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    HRM May 1998 had something a little different than their usual; a Datsun 260Z with an American V8, but also warmed over to have a more contemporary look. I thought owner Jim Biondo did a great job, and this car would actually still look in place today.
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    Take a '48 Studebaker Champion convertible, put a '50 bullet nose and rear fenders on it, make about a thousand other changes - and voila, you have this beauty! HRM April 1998 only had a few photos of the car, so I dredged up a few more - although their quality wasn't great either.
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    HRM December 1997 and February 1998 had a two-parter on the Chip Foose designed and Troy Trepanier built "Sniper" - a combination of Dodge Viper and '54 Plymouth Savoy. What wasn't said was that Foose and Coddington were parting ways, thus I imagine this solo endeavor by Foose.
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    Purchase number 18 was equally circuitous, as it all began with an HRM October 1989 article about a totally unrelated car - a '49 Ford Business Coupe racer. I posted the article, and @Plowboy said he remembered this as Cole Cutler's '49 Ford, and believed it had the 429 Boss engine that was in his '34 Ford prior to it being crashed. Of course now I had to look up Cole Cutler's '34 Ford, and what a car it turned out to be! Here is the beast racing: And here it is after it was crashed, rebuilt, and sold: The design just struck me as so perfect, but try as I might, I could not find a model of this car. Thus, I have picked up a Revell Chopped '34 Ford Coupe as a starting point. I have no idea whether I'll be able to turn it into a 5-window, but it never hurts to have a '34 lying around Anyone know of a better starting point? - perhaps the AMT '34 5-window, or something else? Online searches being what they are, I also ran across a GMP 1:18 scale diecast "Porkchop's '34 Ford Altered Coupe" that spoke to me, thus it too is now in my possession
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    Purchase number 17 took a circuitous route to come together. Hot Rod Magazine September 1986 had an article about the Christman Bonneville racer restoration. The color photos were gorgeous, and I immediately fell in love with the car! This racer had been featured in HRM February 1954, but it had not caught my attention when I first saw it. Finding a scale model became a bit of a hunt, as I found nothing under "Christman Bonneville racer". A more generic search eventually yielded a body which is spot-on, except for the positioning of the roof mounted scoops. For anyone interested in this resin body, it can be found on ebay under 32 Ford Coupe T&T Productions. p.s. Because the HRM article mentioned Barris, I feel compelled to include that at some point the vehicle was sold to him, and he recommissioned it for use on a TV show called "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis". Later purchasers returned the car to its Bonneville glory, which thrills me to no end!
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    Since my initial 15 purchases, I have continued to go through Hot Rod Magazine online from August 1983 through November 1997. And of course, this has meant I found more cars to fall in love with, and more models to purchase Number 16 on the list is the very interesting Hot Rod Magazine article from November 1988 of Matt and Debbie Hay's Thunderbird Pro-Street. And the Revell 1:25 scale model I found online. The model looks excellent, and particularly does a nice job of representing that awesome engine bay.
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    I can neither confirm nor deny that I also picked up a Danbury Mint fixer-upper of the McMullen Roadster by convincing myself that it; 1) deserved saving, and/or 2) it could be useful for parts.
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    Is it cheating that I also broke down and got a really clean version of the Danbury Mint version of the California Kid from an auction? It was just too pretty to pass up
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    They are a dime a dozen on the west coast
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    So cool! I love the low and wide look, and the roof is so cool!
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    HRM November 1997 had an article on the Jimmy Oddy '37 Chevy Pro Mod. Good info on a cool racer, and a little education on Pro Mods. (Wouldn't it be cool to see a family tree of racing development - what led to what, where they split, etc.?)
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    CheZoom part deux - aka RodZoom
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    Boydster II - a beautiful sequel. HRM April 1997
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    Today, we might call the LE-1 Ground Fighter a hypercar. Back in March 1997, HRM called it a "gigabucks car".
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    And finally, in the same issue was a great article on Steve Moal's "California Special". I have long been an admirer of Moal Coachworks, particularly since they continue to work in handmade metal bodies. His website shows some gorgeous creations, but IMHO none is better than the "Gatto" Oh, and if your tastes run strictly toward hot rods, how about his "AeroCoupe"?
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    Another big development was the appearance of TV programming such as SpeedVision and Hot Rod TV
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    For Corvette lovers such as myself, HRM February 1997 also announced the new C5 Corvette. As GM nearly mothballed the Corvette program after the C4, the fact that this car came about was nothing short of a monumental triumph of gearhead engineers over administrative bean-counters. For those interested in the full story - including the type of internal politics that goes into many such developments, I highly recommend James Schefter's book "All Corvettes are Red".
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    HRM February 1997 highlighted a newfound affinity in Russia toward hot rods. A bit of looking, and I found a few samples of such handicraft, such as the GAZ GL-1 racer below which was built in 1938 Or the Toyota Crown rebodied in fiberglass with a GAZ-21 flair The Volga V12 And even this cool rendering of a ZIL-130 truck
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    A shout-out to the Chrysler community with a graphic of the '62 - '64 Dodge/Plymouths.
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    Okay, I promise - no more Pro Streets after this one last monstrous beast! '59 Cadillac by Paul Barnes. HRM January 1997 BTW; try as I might, I could not find the "Cad-zooks" mentioned in this article online. There was a scale model by that name, but it didn't come till 2004. Anyone know what it was referencing?
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    Dodge Dakota V10 concept.
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    These graphic illustrations seem to have been hit-or-miss in terms of years and vehicles covered, but they certainly are educational and artistic. Here is one of the '55 - '57 Chevys. And two months later, the '55 - '56 Ford
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    Picking up where HRM January 1995 left off, here is a graphic of the '49-'51 Fords. (Where the '41 - '48 Fords went, I don't know)
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    Ad for the newly opened Petersen Museum had this in the background: A bit of research revealed it was the Peter Stengler '41 Mercury. Way cool in a classy, coachbuilt sort of way! The engine alone is worth the price of entry Nice article on it at https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2018/12/03/built-by-coachcraft-peter-stengels-41-mercury-was-a-masterpiece-of-prewar-design Just for giggles, I photoshopped the landaulette roof off, and look at the sexy hot rod that appeared!
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    Less readily accepted by hot rodders, the introduction of the '97 Plymouth Prowler. This photo alone must have started a hundred discussions! HRM June 1996 While opinions varied, one bit of common ground seemed to be that a Prowler could be a hot rod - if it were customized and unique. To that end, Thom Taylor offered some suggestions
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