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Project FIXER UPPER

The latest news is that all the suspension and brake pieces are on backorder until mid-July! Dang COVID 19 has really slowed things down.

OUR FEATURE CARS OVER THE YEARS!

We’ve had the great joy and privilege over the years to photograph some amazing cars and got to meet some great people.

AUTO RACING

With Weathertech Raceway just an hours drive south of us in Monterey, and Sonoma Raceway just an hour north of us, our home office was in a great place to cover the many different forms of auto racing these two tracks had to offer!

AUTO MUSEUMS

The Nethercutt Collection is a privately owned American multi-storied museum located in Sylmar, Los Angeles, California founded by J.B. Nethercutt in 1971.

Tesla 2Q Deliveries Rse Over 1Q Despite Factory Shutdown

Tesla says it delivered more electric vehicles worldwide in the second quarter than it did in the first.

Replicarz George Follmer 1972 AMC Javelin and 1974 Shadow DN4

Stellar Pair of Racers from the Super Sub’s Stable

The Oshkosh Snowplow– 1983 to Present

From model train layouts to playing in the sandbox, the Oshkosh Snowplow has been a popular casting for many different types of small-scale collectors. Hot Wheels released its first rendition in 1983 as part of its Workhorses series of vehicles, and it has continued to produce it to this day in many different variations.

Kyosho Lexus LX570

Lavishly detailed luxury Land Cruiser

OttOmobile Honda S2000 Type S

Sharper Edged Club Racing Roadster

Automodello 1967 Gurney-Weslake Eagle Mk1 V-12

A Grand Prix great’s historic Spa winner

JOHNNY LIGHTNING SILVER SCREEN MACHINE BOND CAR DIORAMAS

Back in February I attended the New York Toy Fair and while there I visited with the folks at Round2 (parent company of Johnny Lightning) and was surprised—and thrilled—to see prototypes of a new line of 1:64 Bond cars from JL.

Auto World 1935 Auburn 851 Speedster vs.1932 Cadillac V-16 Sport Phaeton

The Pinnacle of Pre-War Performance and Prestige

AUTOart Honda Civic Type R

A hot hatch with everything but looks

AUTO WORLD: JAMES BOND QUANTUM OF SOLACE ASTON MARTIN DBS

1:18 | $110 | Item no. AWSS123

A HISTORY OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE HONDA: Engineering Efficient Speed

Engineering Efficient Speed

Red or Green?

We return to New Mexico’s Chile Challenge

PART BREAKER

Tim Nichols and his ’99 Ford Ranger aren’t scared of hard knocks

The Lokar/Street Rodder Road Tour '34 Ford

Precision Hot Rods Builds A Three-Window Coupe For the 2020 Road Tour

CUSTOM AWESOMENESS

This ’12 Jeep Wrangler was Todd Nonn’s first brand-new vehicle. But its future was planned long before then.

The HOT ROD Archives

20 YEARS AGO August 2000: 154 pages, $3.99

Traction Under Pressure

We use General Grabber X3s to demonstrate the positive effects of low tire pressure off-road

Shop Talk Project Car Update

As this is written, we are all stuck at home, hiding out from the coronavirus, and if there is an upside to be found in all this, it’s that we have some extra time to work on personal projects.

EXPLORER BECOMES EXPLORER

Al Maurine’s ’01 Ford Explorer was built with simplicity in mind— and not just because there were no aftermarket parts

FLASHBACK 1964

This was an exciting time, as the speed equipment aftermarket’s penetration of Motor City really began to take off. The classic example is Hurst, whose floor shift-conversion business exploded after Pontiac anointed the four-speed shifter as standard equipment on 1961 Super Duty Catalinas. Not coincidentally, cofounder George Hurst worked harder at self-promotion and was better at it than any of his peers.

2019 Ram 1500 Rebel 12 Crew Cab

Third report: Life with advanced tech and useful features

Three Mopar Survivor Cars Back on the Road: Two Have Hemis the Other is a 6BBL!

Plymouth technician Ted Robinson owned these drag race, day two Plymouths. His daughter and family friend got them running again.

Bill “Maverick” Golden's wheel standing Dodge A100 borrows off-road tricks on the track

What makes Bill “Maverick” Golden’s Dodge A100 fascinating is not the list of exciting parts on the build sheet but, instead, what’s been removed. Back in the May 1965 issue of Four Wheeler, we got up close with the rig that was, at the time, called the fastest truck in the world.

SCARLETT NOIR

This Stunning Corvette Rides on a Handmade and High-Tech Tube Chassis

LOOKING FORWARD

Last month, I wrote about ways people can cope under a quarantine situation, and it’s my hope that all who read this are safe and well. This is a very difficult time, and it’s impossible to see what the outcome will be.

FAST & FURIOUS

Behind the Wheel With NHRA Funny Car Champion “Fast Jack” Beckman