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What's your plan for a flat tire off-road?
Four Wheeler

What's your plan for a flat tire off-road?

This issue of Four Wheeler includes a story on the assembly and test of the new Tauler Jack, and that got me thinking about all the flat tires I've had off-road.

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February 2023
SANDTASTIC!
Four Wheeler

SANDTASTIC!

Dangle the opportunity to put the hammer down on more than a dozen square miles of the largest coastal dune complex in the world, add in partying with family and friends at sand camps, spice it up a bit with a variety of motorsport competition and nightly concerts, and it's easy to see why the five-day

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February 2023
JEEP GRAND CAMPER
Four Wheeler

JEEP GRAND CAMPER

This custom 1994 Grand Cherokee and homebuilt trailer were made to go camping

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February 2023
VAN LIFE MEETS OFF ROAD
Four Wheeler

VAN LIFE MEETS OFF ROAD

Lance Blair's 2019 Ford Transit Quadvan 4x4

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February 2023
THE HOT ROD ARCHIVES
Hot Rod

THE HOT ROD ARCHIVES

WHERE IT ALL BEGAN

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February 2023
Chevord
Hot Rod

Chevord

While he was covering the 1955 Bonneville National Speed Trials, Petersen Publishing photographer Bob D'Olivo ran across Gary Guinn's yellow '33 Ford coupe.

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February 2023
THE BIG TOP
Hot Rod

THE BIG TOP

In the January issue, we featured Gray Baskerville's '32 Roadster. In that article, we heaped praise on Gray for his witty and engaging writing style, so this month, we present two examples written from his early tenure at HRM. Both these features appeared in the February 1979 issue, and both are replete with Gray's signature humor and clever turns-of-phrase. Though there's no writer credited for the single pager on the fiberglass '32, it's pretty obviously Gray.

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February 2023
John McGann: The Cover That Almost Was
Hot Rod

John McGann: The Cover That Almost Was

There are a lot of things that factor into the decision of what picture goes on the cover of the magazine.

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February 2023
Make it Happen!
Hot Rod

Make it Happen!

Ford rolled out a 2024 Mustang GT3 race car during the 2024 Mustang launch-but what about a Cobra Jet?

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February 2023
STROKER POWER
Hot Rod

STROKER POWER

THIS 383CI CHEVY MAKES 610 LB-FT ON THE DYNO!

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February 2023
TRACK WARRIOR TRUCK
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TRACK WARRIOR TRUCK

DESIGNED TO HAUL CARGO, THIS PRO TOURING MUSCLE TRUCK NOW HAULS SOMETHING ELSE

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February 2023
Crazy Godzilla
Hot Rod

Crazy Godzilla

Bob and Preston Folkestad swapped F Ford’ s 73-liter Godzilla engine into their 1988 Mustang and prepped it to compete in the Optima Ultimate Street Car Challenge.

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February 2023
Swapping Solutions
Hot Rod

Swapping Solutions

Fitting a 5.0 Coyote in a 1979-2004 Mustang is easier with the Holley Ford Coyote-swap oil pan.

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February 2023
SLIPPERY SITUATION
Hot Rod

SLIPPERY SITUATION

Is diesel motor oil the right choice for a gasoline engine?

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February 2023
DANISH BEACH PARTY
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DANISH BEACH PARTY

Vintage racing on the beach in Denmark.

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February 2023
TRANSLAMMED
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TRANSLAMMED

A 2003 Corvette Z06 \"Vette kart\" wears 1977 Trans Am bodywork to create an IMSA Camel GT race team that never was.

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February 2023
BYA RAZOR'S EDGE
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BYA RAZOR'S EDGE

Tom Bailey wins his fifth Drag Week to become America’s Fastest Street Car.

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February 2023
Taking it to the Streets
Car and Driver

Taking it to the Streets

Skateboarding is not a crime, but sliding a car is. Maybe the key to reducing arrests is giving hot-rodders a place to play.

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December 2022
White Light, White Heat
Car and Driver

White Light, White Heat

Fully weaponized SUVS are no longer an underground The Porsche Cayenne and the Aston Martin DBX 707 face off to see which is king of the high-riding wagons.

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December 2022
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
Car and Driver

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

THE 2023 HONDA CIVIC TYPE R SHARES OUR FAITH.

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December 2022
The World's Heaviest Minivan (Also, Its Fanciest)
Car and Driver

The World's Heaviest Minivan (Also, Its Fanciest)

To suggest that Jeep's seven- or eight-passenger Wagoneer L/ Grand Wagoneer L twins are elephantine is to libel pachyderms. Both vehicles boast seven newfound inches of wheelbase and 12.0 bonus inches overall, compared with what we now quite inadvisably call their short-wheelbase kinsfolk. We are here to make you smile.

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December 2022
BRINGING CONTRAST BACK TO THE LUXURY SEGMENT
Car and Driver

BRINGING CONTRAST BACK TO THE LUXURY SEGMENT

Highs: So quiet, so smooth, so big. Lows: So expensive, so much like an S-class.

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December 2022
Comfortably Numb
Car and Driver

Comfortably Numb

Highs: Roomy interior, comfortable and quiet around town. Lows: Lazy acceleration, polarizing looks, pales next to more exciting competition.

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December 2022
Answered Prayer
Car and Driver

Answered Prayer

Highs: Greater driver engagement, nearly as quick as the automatic, no additional cost. Lows: Not offered with the base four-cylinder, EPA fuel economy takes a hit.

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December 2022
Shaping Up
Car and Driver

Shaping Up

Hyundai's latest EV throws a curve.

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December 2022
Change Agent
Car and Driver

Change Agent

The Kia EV6 GT scrambles brand perceptions.

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December 2022
TRENDING
Car and Driver

TRENDING

THESE SIX-FIGURE ELECTRIC SUVS ARE THE LATEST IN MEGA-POWERFUL PEACOCKING.

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December 2022
ROUGH-CUT WOOD
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ROUGH-CUT WOOD

Highs: Perky hybrid powertrain, hushed cabin, it's finally new. Lows: Unwieldy handling, lengthy braking distance, poorly packaged third row.

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December 2022
High M-tensity
Car and Driver

High M-tensity

BMW's M4 CSL is the ultimate M car, and it’s not for the faint of heart.

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December 2022
The Great Capitulation
Car and Driver

The Great Capitulation

It was only 20 years ago that the Porsche Cayenne shocked the automotive world. An SUV from the preeminent sports-car maker seemed wildly incongruous in 2002. Today it's easier to list the few automakers that don't offer one for sale than those that do.

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December 2022