Pioneering NASCAR Official Robert “Hoot” Auton Passes
There’s another golden generation of people slowly leaving us, and that’s the people who were working and guiding NASCAR through its age of glory and growth back in the day. One of those...
Breaking News: Saleen Sells Off All Its Assets
Wow. We knew that Sallen was shopping for a buyer but this one hit us upside the head. MJ Acquisition was the purchaser and they are already in the high-performance industry, overseeing the operation...
The Lohnes Wreck Files: Litton at Epping, 2006
It seems that lots of guys dug the stories of racing accidents that I have witnessed from last week’s Barnstormin’ column so I am going to profile a wreck or odd occurrence I’ve...
Barnstormin’: Sidekicks
Most of the stuff that happens in the world of cars and hot rodding is not just the handiwork of one person. Normally, it’s at least two people who have designed, created, or fabricated...
Deep Inside Darren Tedder’s 654ci, E85-Burning, 1,261HP Hemi!
Darren Tedder owns what’s probably the cleanest 8-second ’71 Cuda ever. He was a Top 10 finisher in the 2006 Hot Rod Pump Gas Drags, where we got to know him a little, and had his car...
The Top 11 Things That Freiburger Found in His Office Today Upon His Return to Hot Rod Magazine
As most of you know by now, David Freiburger is returning to his position of Editor In Chief at Hot Rod magazine following 15 months of frolic here on the Web. Today is his first day back at the...
New Scratch-Free AN Wrenches!
AN Fittings are great as long as you don’t ever touch them, because when you do they always seem to scratch. Using a crescent wrench clearly doesn’t help, and continued removal with the...
Monday Time Killer: Bitchin’ Old Magazine Stories
We got this as a tip from a reader: it’s a blog site that features scans of old magazine covers and stories from Popular Science, Mechanix Illustrated, and Modern Mechanix. The link here goes...
Roy Brizio Reunion Coming to Goodguys Pleasanton
Here’s the official press release from Goodguys: For the first time in history, builder Roy Brizio will attempt to round up the hot rods and customs he’s built over the past thirty-two...
Up Close With Carl Tasca’s Mustang Cobra Jet No. 17
Man, sometimes even we get a little sick at our luck. We got an e-mail from our pal Jon Sandahl at Tube Chassis Designz in Hanson, Mass. You may remember Jon’s name from the ongoing saga of the...
Friday Excuse to Go Home Early and Drink: Hail to the Chief Edition
Well, since DF has to get back on the short bus come Monday and head into the office, we thought we’d use this opportunity to say thanks, and don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the...
Photos From the 1969 Detroit Auto Show
We got this one as a tip from CarDomain. Someone on Flickr has posted 21 photos from the 1969 Detroit Auto Show, including the Sox & Martin car (shown), factory concepts from Ford and Mopar,...
Killer Gearhead Toy!
We spotted the link to the Dragmasters die-cast dragstrip in a post on our forums and checked it out. We ordered one within 6 seconds of seeing the demo video. It’s a long, gravity-feed...
CraigsList Pick of the Week: Dirt Cheap Centurion Convertible
I drove past this car every day for nearly 15 years on the way to work at Hot Rod magazine, and I will again starting Monday unless one of you snaps it up this weekend. The car is pretty rusty for...
