Rod & Custom - 1998

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January
Special Section: '32 Ford - America's Favorite Rod - '32 Ford Three-Window Highboy (Mike Martin thought, "If I Had A Cammer", I'd drive it all over this land.), '32 Ford Tow-Door Sedan (When David Hamilton saw this Deuce, it was "Love At First Bite".), '32 Ford Vicky (When pinstripper Dan Figliozzi drives to an event, everyone knows it's "Figgie's Flyer".), '32 Ford Three-Window (Mike Pretorius took a stock Deuce and turned it into a "Three Window Wonder".), '32 Ford Vicky Custom (Starting with the back half, Jim Harmon and Dale Boesche created a "Bustle With Hustle".), '32 Ford History ("The Deuse Is Dead. Long Live The Deuce"/) Feature Stories - Goodguys West Coast Nationals (Thousands of street rodders had a pleasant time in Pleasanton, California.), Dash Panel Buyer's Guide (Here's the cure if you are inflicted with "Instrumentation Infatuation".), Ford Motorsport's SVD '36 For Kicks (After a short hiatus, the '36 returns with the sound of music.) Rods & Customs - '36 Ford Cabriolet (One look at Hugh Mason's black convertible and you know it's a "Class Act Cabriolet".), '57 Buick Custom (This car-show prometer built himself a "Bewitching Buick" that will take home the trophies.), '53 Buick Super (It was a "Precision Decision" when Harry Hartkemeyer purchased this fixer-upper.), '39 Chevy Truck ("PC3-Gee's" Mike Cardenas built his daughter's truck with a little help from his friends.), '33 Ford Victoria (Combine a classic Ford with America's only sport's car and you get "Vicky A La Vette".), '35 Ford Phantom Cabriolet (Vic Klein took an "Ugly Duckling" and definitely turned it into a swan.) How-To Tech - IFS Frontend (With a beautiful Kugel frontend, your car will be "Getting Independent".), Electric Hood (How to make an electrically-operating '32 Ford hood.), Gauge Re-Do (When it comes to gauges, United Speedometer is "Turning '47s Into '97s".), Fuel Door (If you're tired of dripping fuel on your fender, you need Hagen's "Magic Door".), Dash Install (With a Haneline panel and gauges, you'll have more than "One Good Turn".), Steering Column (If you have a nostalgic street rod, Mullin's column will give you "A Turn For The Better".)
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February
Special Section: Fast '50s Fun - '57 Ford Ranchero (This black beauty is definitely a "Haulin' Ranchero".), '55 Chevy Two-Door (An awesome Porsche Red '55 two-door fulfills a "Childhood Fantasy".), '56 Ford Wagon (Would Ward drive a Ford, and, if so, would he "Leave It To Fever".), '57 Buick Hardtop (Long, Low and Candy Red, this Buick's a "Roadmaster Deluxe".), '53 Ford Wagon (A good, make-up man - Thom Taylor - can turn a Plain Jane into a "HollyWoodie".), '56 Chevy Two-Door (This "High School Consequential" is a beautiful red and white LT-1-powered tri-year.), Sketchpad (Jairus Watson sketches some killer ";50s Hot Rods".), '50s Suspension Buyers Guide (Parts to make your '50s car handle like a 'Vette.) Special Section: Top Chops - Chopping a '55 Chrysler Hardtop (Here's how you can give a cool Chrysler a new profile.), Chopping a '33 Ford Roadster Top (Rich Santana works his magic "To Top It Off".) How-To Tech - Frenched '39 Taillights (When you finish this easy installation, you'll be trippin the "Light Fantastic".), Grille Peaking (If you want to customize a '39 grille, "Take A Peak" at this story.), Cool A Flathead (With Cornhusker's Rod & Custom's new kit, you won't be a "Hothead:.) Feature Stories - Rat Rods (Backyard-built cars that are a throwback to the '50s.), NSRA Rocky Mountain Nationals (Hot cars, great weather and plenty of fun for everyone in Colorado.), NSRA Mid-American Nationals (This year, Springfield, Missouri, was the host city for the Midwest's largest event.) Rocs & Customs - '37 Ford Cabriolet (This Americruise-winning rag-top was really "Wheeling 'Em In" at Lincoln.), '33 Ford Cabriolet (In order to attract a little more attention, this Ford underwent a "Full Tilt Facial".), '41 Willys Coupe (When Alan Williamson's wife, Becky, came home from a trip, she got "A Willy Big Surprise".), '48 Chevy Trucks (Thses "Hot Dog Trucks" look like catsup and mustard.)
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March
Special Section: Fun Truckin' - Fun Truckin' (A quuick overview of this great hobby.), '40 Ford Pickup (Rod Dorman's "Patent Bending" pickup is a stellar show winner.), '40 Dord Sedan Delivery (Owning a shop truck like this one was "Manifold Destiny".), '57 Chevy Stepside Pickup (One step on the throttle, and you'll see "How The Crow Flies".), '48 Chevy Pickup (This flamed pickup was named "Dragonheart" as a tribute to the owner's best friend.), '35 Chevy Sedan Delivery (Turning a '35 Chevy four-door into a delivery was a "Tail & Tangerine" task.) Collector's Section: Hot Rod Magazine's 50th Anniversary - Speed Seekers (A comprehensive look at early hot rod speed parts.) How-To Tech - Wilwood Pedals (Hang this unit from your firewell and you'll be a "Pedal Pusher".), Hemi Installation (When you install a 426 Hemi in a Willys, you'll ask :Pass The Shoehorn, Please".), Windshield Installation (With new front and rear glass in your tri-year Chevy, you'll be "Visionary".), PC3g/So Cal Speed Shop Shifter (If you install one of these traditionally styled shifters, you can "Gear Up For Fun".), Riding On Air (We installed an Air Ride Technologies suspension on a '53 Buick convertible custom.) Feature Stories - Ford SVO '36 For Kicks (The '36 Cabriolet is finally finished and on the road again.), Goodguys 6th Heartland Nationals (If you build a car show in Iowa, it will become the "Yield Of Dreams".), Resto Parts Buyers Guide (Since traditional hot rods are "in", here's where you can get some parts.), Historical High (Frank Currie's awesome '32 Ford street rod has a faster-than-thou attitude.) Rods & Customs - '48 Cadillac Convertible (Boyd Coddington and Chip Foose design and build another ultimate Cadillac cruiser.), '37 Ford Cabriolet (When this car was built out of a stocker, a "Commitment To Excellence" was made.), '58 Chevy Custom (On the way to Americruise in Springfield his friends called him "Rolling, Rolling, Rolling:.), '50 Chevy Custom (At the drive-in, cruising the boulevard or at car events, this is an "Impressive Impala".)
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June
Special Section: Wicked & Wild - '32 Ford Highboy Roadster (With 500 hp on tap, this roadster will make you you say "Geez Louweez".), '32 Ford Two-Door Sedan (With a blown Chrysler for power, this black chariot is "Wicked & Wild".), '38 Chevy Coupe (When you install a 500 hp Hemi in a Chevy, it takes "Science And A Six-Pack".), '33 Ford Coupe (Strap yourself behind the wheel of this car and immediately your "In Jeopardy".), '37 Ford Club Cabriolet (What does a used car salesman drive? A "Cream Puff Cabriolet" with a Chevy big-block.), Blower Buyer's Guide (If you want a wicked and wild street rod, put a blower or supercharger on your engine.) Technical & How-To Tech - Olds Engine Rebuild (We turned a '65 4-4-2 400cid engine into a "Hairy Old Oldsmobile".), Classic Chevy Brakes (Adding a power booster and dual-master cylinder will "Give It A Brake".), Big-Block Engine Installation (A 468ci Chevy big-block turned this truck into a "Tire-Fryer '40".), Cool Your Car (We'll show you an easy way to "Cool It, Man".) Feature Stories - NHRA Hot Rod Reunion (When the NHRA stages a nostalgic drag race, it becomes "A Yearly Happening".), Darryl Norenberg (A look at R&C's top photographer in the '60s and '70s.), NSRA Southeast Nationals (Tampa, Florida was filled with bright and shiny street rods and customs.), Dennis Carpenter Reproductions (Here's a look at 100,000 square feet of quality reproduction parts manufacturing.), Roadster Roundup (Roadsters from all over California joined in on a weekend of fun.) Rods & Customs - '62 Chevy Bel Air (Jim Ward created a cool cruiser out of a big, heavy Chevy.), '49 Ford Three-Window Coupe (You don't even have to be a "Stanford Graduate" to build a really cool shoebox Ford.), '56 Ford F-100 (The key elements of this cool pickup are "Flames & Louvers".)
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August
Special Section: Rockers' Rods - '32 Ford Coupe (Brian Setzer's "Switchblade 327" is his favorite hot rod and car song.), '36 Ford Coupe (Billy Gibbons keeps his rods in "The Best Li'l Warehouse In Texas".), '57 Chevy Two-Door Sedan (Nikki Sixx owns a big-block powered '57 Chevy, so you can say it's "Nikki's Seven".), '40 Ford Convertible (Michael Anthony's awesome '40 Ford is "The Third Evolution Of A Classic".), '32 Ford Roadster (Jeff Beck's '32 Ford Roadster is a "Car Full Of Soul" with 51,000 miles on the odometer.) Technical & How-To Tech - Vintage Air's Heat & Cool System (With this unit in your '55-'57 Chevy, you can "Cool Off & Warm Up" at will.), TCI Engineering's F-100 IFS (If you install one of these in your '56 Ford Pickup, the truck will be "Sweet 'N' Low".), Building a Pontiac Engine (Performance rebuilding a 400-ci "Tin Indian".), Wipers For A Tri-Year (Pacific Western Design's high-tech wiper system will ensure you don't "Wipe Out" your car in this game.), Floor Aid For An Early Chevy (Think rust is a problem common to early Chevys, so we "Trunkaided" this one.) Feature Stories - Hot Rod Magazine History: 1948-1958 (An inside look at hot rodding's formative years as a tribute to Hot Rod's "Big Five-Oh".), Headlight & Taillight Buyers Guide (An informative guide to illuminating your ride.) Rods & Customs - '39 Ford Coupe (When you chop and channel a '39 Ford, the result is a "Slim Jim".), '37 Ford Cabriolet (This LT-1 powered Ford is so yellow, it almost glows.) Exclusive Section: "50s Rods & Customs - '51 Henry J (When you see this wild blown Ford-powered compact, all you can say is "Oh, Henry".), '53 Cadillac Custom (John D' Agostino built this gorgeous convertible custom as a tribute to "Marilyn".), '55 Studebaker (Even though it had graceful styling, the "Studesaurus Rex" became extinct.), '48 Studebaker (Bob Perreault blended a '48 with a '51 Studebaker and came up with a "Beauty Baker".), '54 Plymouth Savoy (Hot Rods By Troy installed a Viper engine in a '54 Plymouth to create a deadly "Sniper".)
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September
Special Section: Show & Go - '36 Ford Woodie (Tom Doran's Calypso Green '36 is a "Kule-Runnin' Wudie, Mon".), '57 Chevy Convertible (The awesome tri-year Chevy is "Black On Bl;ack On Black".), Styling And Detailing Tips & Tricks (Here are some hot ideas that may work on your rod or custom.), '34 Ford Cabriolet (Paul Medgyesi built a highly-detailed '34 Ford and thought that "Green Is Keen".), '34 Chevy Coupe (When Vern Santos designed this rod, he wanted it to be a "Show & Go Chevy".), Affordable Engine-Detailing Tips (We'll show you how to detail a 502ci Chevy engine.), '41 Willys Coupe (After a total rebuild from racer to street rod, this is a "Gas With A Class".) Technical & How-To Tech - Tin Indian (Performance rebuilding a Pontiac 400 engine.), Go With The Flowmaster (We've got totally tubular with a set of pipes and mufflers on a tri-year Chevy.), '28-'34 Independant Frontend (Follow this story and you;ll see "IFS Made Simple".) Feature Stories - 38th Houston Autorama (Here's a pictorial look at the final Grand Finale.), Steering Wheel Buyer's Guide (We'll show you what's new and hot from billet to banjo.), Artist's Profile (Darrell Mayabb is a talented, versatile artist and a good friend of Charlie Cruz's.), Goodguy's 9th Spring Nationals (Thanks to El Nino, the show in Pomona, California turned out to be the "Sprinkle Nationals".) Rods & Customs - '50 Ford Custom (Bob Stone has wanted this candy custom since he was 16 years old.), '56 Ford F-100 Pickup (This two-tone pickup was built with the best of everything.), '57 Cadillac Eldorado Custom (This candy apple red mild custom is a Watson-styled crowd pleaser.)
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October
Special Section: Fat Fender Fun - '40 Ford Convertible (Page Jenkins updated this '40 Ford Convertible in "Love Me Two Times" fashion.), '36 Ford Tudor )"It's About Time" is what Don Osborn will say when he sees his '36 Ford in R&C.), '37 Chevy Cabriolet (Terry Solarski saw a '37 Chevy ragtop in a movie. and instantly he was on a "Cabriolet Quest".), '39 Chevy Coupe (When Jim Jensen isn't driving for a lilving, he's in his '39 Chevy "Driver's Driver".), '36 Chevy Coupe (Cover Car) (Steve Rieger "Master Crafted" his first hot rod, a '36 Chevy Master coupe.), Sketchpad (Here are some fat fender hot rod styling ideas for you to ponder.), '48 Ford Woodie (When Doug Bryant heard about an old Woodie for sale, he got there at "Warped Speed".) Technical & How-To Tech - Rollbar Installation (With a kit from Art Morrison Enterprises and a little welding talent, you can have a "Caged Willys".), Rear Suspension (Your street rod can ride like a new "Vette with "Plastic Fantastic" springs from Speedway.), Crossmember Repair (Chassis Engineering's new repair kit will have your frame "Cross Dressing".), Installing Seat Covers (In you want an interior for your tri-year Chevy, try some "Cool C.A.R.S. Covers".) Feature Stories - Darryl Starbird (The man from Kansas was an innovative customizer and the inventor of bubbletop rods.), NSRA Southern Street Rod Nationals (With rain in the forecast, it was "Know On Wood" that the event would be a success.), Wiring Component Buyer's Guide (The parts listed in the story will get the juices flowing through your street rod.) Rods & Customs - '63 Olds Starfire Custom (Richard Zocchi built another award-winning cruiser.), '32 Ford Roadster (Detailed to the max, Mitch Lanzini's Zipper roadster is a rolling calling card for his bodyshop.), '51 Merc Custom (The real Hirohata Merc emerges from the depths and is back on the street again.), '48 Chevy Pickup (Pat Coleburn may live down south, but his awesome pickup won't be hauling a "Thunder Load".)
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