ea0863 Posted November 28, 2022 Author Share Posted November 28, 2022 A small photo of the Corvair "Astroid". HRM March 1974 It would appear this vehicle is being rebuilt, and the renderings look quite promising. Check out https://www.undiscoveredclassics.com/sport-customs/restoration-continues-on-lost-show-car-bill-meadors-asteroid/ for more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted November 28, 2022 Author Share Posted November 28, 2022 A cool paint job on the Datsun B210. HRM July 1974 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted November 28, 2022 Author Share Posted November 28, 2022 Here is an article about a company named Solar Automotive who was taking '60's Corvairs, updating them, and dropping a Chevy V8 behind the front seats. I would have liked this article when I was doing my build of an AMT Corvair earlier this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted November 28, 2022 Author Share Posted November 28, 2022 (edited) Two more pages of illustrations by Harry Bradley, this time of the '49 Mercury and various Fords. My gosh, this guy was good! Edited November 28, 2022 by ea0863 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted November 28, 2022 Author Share Posted November 28, 2022 Good article about the Gapp and Roush Ford Maverick they went racing with. The same Jack Roush pictured here later went on to head up Roush Performance. HRM September 1974 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted November 28, 2022 Author Share Posted November 28, 2022 Interesting Ford Thunderbird Fastback custom. HRM November 1974 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted November 28, 2022 Author Share Posted November 28, 2022 How is this for a centerfold?; Tom "The Mongoose" McEwen's US Navy Duster Funny Car. HRM December 1974 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted November 30, 2022 Author Share Posted November 30, 2022 January 1975 did an article on the VW Rabbit (aka Golf) and Scirocco coming to US shores. Being a fan of designer Giorgetto Giugiaro (founder of Italdesign), I have always loved the wedge shapes and formal lines he introduced to cars - which became the norm for pretty much the entire 80's. I have built the AMT Scirocco and can attest to it being a very nice build (even if the engine is not quite right ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted November 30, 2022 Author Share Posted November 30, 2022 Here is a sweet Ford Mustang II Pro-Stock known as "Super Fly". HRM January 1975 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted November 30, 2022 Author Share Posted November 30, 2022 Seeing this ad in HRM February 1975 made me wonder; has anyone ever built Bonnie and Clyde's car - complete with bullet holes? That would be a fun build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted November 30, 2022 Author Share Posted November 30, 2022 (edited) Not that the Petty #43 car was ever very popular , but for those few who want to build one, HRM April 1975 had a good article on the various iterations of the car - including a build-up on their Charger shown on the cover. Edited November 30, 2022 by ea0863 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted November 30, 2022 Author Share Posted November 30, 2022 (edited) A very kool cop car/ hot rod from HRM April 1975. For those inclined to build something like this OOB, MPC made a similar model called "Smokey - The Convoy Chaser" which looks to be quite fun, although I have no idea of its quality. Edited November 30, 2022 by ea0863 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted November 30, 2022 Author Share Posted November 30, 2022 HRM July 1975 had a beautiful '69 Chevelle on the cover, with an article on how it was built. Someday, when my skills with the airbrush have progressed enough, I will build this in scale and retire a happy modeler! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted November 30, 2022 Author Share Posted November 30, 2022 Revellution. HRM July 1975 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted November 30, 2022 Author Share Posted November 30, 2022 (edited) I noticed a small photo in a Motorama ad from HRM July 1975 that caught my eye. An online search yielded three things about this vehicle: 1) There have been a lot of cars named "Invader" 2) This one was in my opinion the most beautiful! Check out https://speedrevolutions.com/throwback/invader-show-rods-of-the-1960s/ for many more photos and background on this show car. And 3) There was at least one model made of it, albeit I'm sure very rare... Edited November 30, 2022 by ea0863 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted November 30, 2022 Author Share Posted November 30, 2022 Great article on an Anglia racer. (BTW; HRM did a whole series of an Anglia build they did in various issues 1974 through 1975) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted November 30, 2022 Author Share Posted November 30, 2022 For the 70's custom van crowd, HRM November 1975 was chocked full of tricked out "shaggin' wagons". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted November 30, 2022 Author Share Posted November 30, 2022 Okay, so it's a little weird - but am I the only one who thinks a VW bug kinda' makes a cool little rod? HRM November 1975 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted November 30, 2022 Author Share Posted November 30, 2022 (edited) And from HRM December 1975 comes some Kenny Youngblood drawings - this time of fantasy vans Edited December 1, 2022 by ea0863 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted November 30, 2022 Author Share Posted November 30, 2022 AMC dragster called "Gremlin Express" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 17 hours ago, ea0863 said: January 1975 did an article on the VW Rabbit (aka Golf) and Scirocco coming to US shores. Being a fan of designer Giorgetto Giugiaro (founder of Italdesign), I have always loved the wedge shapes and formal lines he introduced to cars - which became the norm for pretty much the entire 80's. I have built the AMT Scirocco and can attest to it being a very nice build (even if the engine is not quite right ) You can definitely see the Giugiaro influence in GM's '77 models. I've been going through these a little slower, and I'm just up to the early '50s. A few observations. As popular as the flathead Ford V8s were, they didn't have the playing field all to themselves. Chevy and GMC sixes also seemed to be popular in racing circles, and people were still running Ford 4 cylinder engines. Starting with the November '48 issue, and continuing for the 8 issues, there's a step by step series on how to build a hotrod, which should be very interesting for anyone attempting a traditional style rod. The July '51 issues looks at the V-8s available, including the newer OHV models from Cadillac, Studebaker, and Chrysler, and concludes the writing is on the wall for the venerable flathead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted November 30, 2022 Author Share Posted November 30, 2022 2 hours ago, Richard Bartrop said: You can definitely see the Giugiaro influence in GM's '77 models. I've been going through these a little slower, and I'm just up to the early '50s. A few observations. As popular as the flathead Ford V8s were, they didn't have the playing field all to themselves. Chevy and GMC sixes also seemed to be popular in racing circles, and people were still running Ford 4 cylinder engines. Starting with the November '48 issue, and continuing for the 8 issues, there's a step by step series on how to build a hotrod, which should be very interesting for anyone attempting a traditional style rod. The July '51 issues looks at the V-8s available, including the newer OHV models from Cadillac, Studebaker, and Chrysler, and concludes the writing is on the wall for the venerable flathead. Richard, you are too funny! You're right, The Italdesign influence is all over the Impala! As for the topics you present, I have been encouraging anyone so inclined to upload such information to this thread and make this more of a community effort. My primary reason for this very time consuming effort has been precisely because there is so much in Hot Rod Magazine useful for our hobby, but with roughly 75,000 pages available and no index anywhere, the only other way to get the information out is by posting it. Thanks much for your input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted December 1, 2022 Author Share Posted December 1, 2022 Deora, eat your heart out! HRM January 1976 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted December 1, 2022 Author Share Posted December 1, 2022 Parson Camaro, and what a photo! HRM January 1976 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted December 1, 2022 Author Share Posted December 1, 2022 That is one wicked ride - a rear engine Corvette called the "Scorpion". HRM January 1976 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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