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HRM December 2000 did an article on the demise of the Plymouth (isn't it incredible how many brands have come and gone in our lifetimes?). One part of the article was devoted to recent concepts under the Plymouth brand, and had a small shot of the 1989 Plymouth Speedster. A better photo I found the photo of the Speedster interesting, but it also made me a little sad. While Plymouth had been developing the "Pronto" series of concepts in the late 90's, they had done another speedster in 1998 that I was totally captivated by. It was called the Pronto Spyder, and was to be a mid-engine, plastic body panels over sheet metal, affordable car. Sadly, this car never reached production. It would have been such a fun response to the Toyota MR-2, and perhaps even some other roadsters of the time. As far as I know, only Maisto made a 1:24 scale diecast of this car (which I have), and no other diecasts or kits have been made of it.
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Two articles about automotive designer Ed Newton in HRM November and December 2000. It seems this gentleman penned many of the krazy kustoms of the previous millennia! This is just a small sampling: Li'l Redd Wrecker Mega Cycle Sand Draggin' Vigilante
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Chip Foose designed and Steve Frisbie built custom Nomad called "Realmad". HRM August 2000
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It wasn't till HRM July 2000 when this car got a feature story all its own - - - and the photos were gorgeous. For anyone looking to replicate this car in scale, there are wonderful close-ups of the engine, interior, and even undercarriage.
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I love seeing the hot rod scene in other parts of the world: '72 Challenger in Lebanon, '70 Camaro in Turkey, '72 Australian Valiant, and '78 Argentinian Nova. HRM July 2000
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Black on black on black always looks good, but it looks downright sinister on this lowered '67 Buick Riviera. More photos of it in HRM July 2000
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Who would've thunk it? - An awesome looking Cadillac Northstar engine or two! Which automatically begged the question - did anybody drop these into a Roadster? The answer was yes, at least one company named Cadillac Hot Rod Fabricators specialized in them...
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Seriously modified '71 Javelin SST called "Thumper". HRM June 2000 By the year 2000, what we used to call "cool" was now "hot". This Thumper is Hot!
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Here the famous Gene Winfield still going strong in HRM May 2000 (BTW; he's still going strong today!) '61 Cadillac Coupe De Ville "Maybelline" article In more recent photos:
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Hot Rod Magazine September 1998 issue had a write-up on collectible kits and diecasts of the time. One such kit was the "Hurst Hairy Olds" - an AWD twin engine show beast I had never heard of before. Finding one was no trick, as they were initially released in the 60's and 70's by Monogram, and re-released in the 90's by Revell. I scored one of the Monogram models on ebay
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For those following along, I've been going through the Hot Rod Magazine archives, and am now up to Y2K. As I've been posting items of interest on this forum, I have naturally been motivated to order certain kits, diecasts, resins, etc. for future builds. I am now up to number 19 of such purchases. An ad in HRM November 1998 showed the Franklin Mint '57 Chevy racer, and immediately caught my eye. Besides buying this diecast on ebay, I also wanted to get a kit for a full-on custom. The Revell Snap Tite '57 Bel Air did the trick, and it comes with flame decals
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A little shout-out to the upcoming "Diva Roadster" - described as part Cobra and part Caterham Seven. HRM February 2000 When pulling up other photos, you can see the references to the aforementioned cars, although it really did have a look all its own - a cool one at that!
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With that, we reached Y2K. Petersen Publishing now had over 80 monthly publications, and had come under new ownership with the retirement of Robert Petersen in 1996. The Petersen Automotive Museum had been established, and was becoming a premier custodian of the very cars featured in its magazines over the years. Hot Rod Magazine had only gone up a buck in ten years, and was now at $3.95 an issue. Their coverage remained focused on the hot rod scene, with a three year flirtation at the beginning of the decade involving Harley Davidson. This included monthly feature articles on HD motorcycles as "two wheeled hot rods", as well as technical segments on HD motors, etc. As always, I encourage those following along in this thread to post any articles or photos you may find of interest in the pages of Hot Rod Magazine. I am thoroughly enjoying what I believe is a communal effort on our part to bring enthusiasm, inspiration, and education to our hobby. Happy New Year to all!
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It's also funny that the word "apocalypse" was interspersed numerous times throughout this issue - none less prominently than in a really cool article on what a future flathead might look like.
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With HRM December 1999, we were reaching the end of a millennium, and thus this issue was largely devoted to forecasting the future of the automobile. One article suggested that the major manufacturers would be trading on their respective heritages by reinterpreting popular and defining designs from their past. It seems this article was equal parts intuitiveness and observation, since car concepts of the time were suggesting this was the direction of the car industry anyway. But, in any event, it made for fun reading and included some inspirational sketches as well.
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Article on the Hot Wheels offerings coming for the new millennium... There were a bunch of cool designs, but the one that totally captivated me was the 1:64 "Bizarro" collectible. I'm going to look for it in scale, but definitely would love to do one as a scratch build at some point. The rib up the middle notwithstanding, I think it is a spectacular design!
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'64 Barracuda with attitude
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Article on the Chip Foose "Shockwave" AMBR winner Stunning car, with shades of "Hemisfear" incorporated in the design.
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Ad for the Shelby Series 1. I've seen this car in the flesh a number of times (the Shelby Museum is 20 minutes away for me), and it never fails to impress. Both beautiful and purposeful. I have also built the Revell 1:25 scale model of this car, and found it to be a fun build
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'59 El Camino
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'66 GTO. Nuff said
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'27 Model T Lakes Modified HRM May 1999
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Interesting technical article on the planetary gear transmission. That would be fun to incorporate into a scale model build!
