Bloody Mary

I don’t know how many of you are familiar with Octane magazine out of the UK, but its a very high end, glossy monthly with great photos and articles, mainly on classic European racing and sports cars. I caught this fantastic article in the October issue and had to share: Two boys in England in 1929 decided to build their own race car. Wooden chassis, JAP overhead valve bike motor, straight axle, and hand formed body. It doesn’t get more “home built hot rod” than that, my friends. Brew up some PG

Hilo Hot Rod

I’m sitting high atop a cliff that looks over Hanalei Bay. We’ve got just about every door and window open in our little beach house and the waves are crashing hard down below us. The breeze is as cool and delivers as constantly as the Modelo Especial beer we’ve been drinking all weekend. Put simply and frankly, this is paradise. And you’d think hot rods would be the furthest from my mind considering this environment. Of course, I’m a sick and deranged bastard. I’ve been fighting the urge all

AFVTech Inc. Developing Dedicated CNG Hot Rod

CNG conversion company AFVTech Inc. is developing a dedicated CNG Hot Rod. Based on a 1933 Ford Roadster, this Hot Rod is intended to showcase the possibilities and the performance of using Natural Gas in a fun and unique way. The CNG Hot Rod. Click to enlarge. The Hot Rod features a modified GM LS-7 engine producing more than 600 hp (447 kW); a six-speed transmission; drive by wire engine management system; 4 wheel ABS Disc brakes with selectable traction control; and othe

Pre-49 Jolly

Hot rods were again on the agenda this past weekend here in London, with numerous hot rod and custom car events scattered around the city. But with so much choice, I found it near impossible to decide what show to attend! So I narrowed it down to location (the closer the better!) and made my way to a nice little pre-49 meet and greet. This event was more about quality then quantity, and as you can probably see by the photos, the rods were near spotless! Hi-Boys, Coupes, Buckets and even a Willys

The Hot Rod Culture of Star Wars [Star Wars]

Star Wars ! Epic spaceship battles! Space wizards with laser swords! Aliens! Chosen ones! Hot rods ! Wait, hot rods? Yes indeed, science fiction's biggest franchise is lightly infused with car culture. Allow us to explain. George Lucas , Car Guy We've already shown you George Lucas' USC thesis film A Man And His Car , plus the guy did American Graffiti, for cryin' out loud. His fascination with cars runs deep; that's him riding in the Cobra with Allen Grant at the 1963 Pacific Grand

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