Ron Stetter's 1932 Ford street survivor might make you might think the chopped, channeled, primered, flathead-powered three-window coupe is a recent interpretation of an iconic Fifties ride. With today’s fascination of traditional hot rods, it would be logical to assume it’s a fresh ride made
It’s hard to imagine the 1998 Goodguys West Coast Nationals was two decades ago. What did hot rodding look like 20 years in the rearview mirror? Well, here ya go! [gallery link="file" columns="2" size="full" ids="26979,26941"] Long known as the “Crown Jewel” of Goodguys events, the West Coast
The 1994 Street Machine Nationals was held in a small country town in south central Illinois, named Du Quoin. It’s about as far from any big center of population as you can get. In fact, getting there is a trip unto itself. Looking back on my
Looking back at how fast Northwest doorslammers were, it’s apparent that things started to get serious in the mid 90s. In fact it was the Canadian contingent who outpaced their American rivals for a few years. You didn’t read much about that in the magazines. For
The 1955 Indianapolis 500 played a pivotal role in that tragic season. In the second paragraph of “Against Death and Time” - Brock Yates’ novel about that brutal season begins with an encounter between the narrator and a character who happened to be a photographer: “We
A friend of ours got a phone call from an attorney recently. The attorney said “This person died and left you all of their drag racing memorabilia.” We have never received such a phone call but our friend was kind enough to share them with
Vintage American Truck Ads are a throwback to yesteryear, a place dear to our hearts and one of the hottest markets in the classic car and hot rodding segment. But back in the 1930s through the 70s, these trucks were the workhorses of their day.
Vintage Northwest Oval Track Racing has a decorated past and our agent Larry Pfister was in the middle of the scene, photographing many races in the 70s through the 90s. In this photo essay, he walks us through his experiences. "Northwest oval track racing is where
Steve Coonan, the owner and publisher of The Rodder’s Journal, single-handedly changed the look of hot rod photography in the 80s and 90s. While most magazines back then were stacking up feature shoots at car shows in broad daylight (as many as ten per day),
Tom Medley, who joined Hot Rod magazine on its second issue in February 1948, is best known for his whimsical and mischievous cartoon character Stroker McGurk. Considering that TMed joined HRM as “humor editor,” it makes sense that generating laughs was his primary responsibility. But Medley
