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    Some common intake/carb combos. HRM January 2002
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    This one's for @Claude Thibodeau and the lovers of all things Bonneville Salt Flats (of which I am becoming one!) List of 20 fastest. HRM December 2001
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    Bunch of cool concepts from the 50's and 60's. HRM November 2001 '64 Pontiac Banshee '53 Chrysler Thomas Special '57 Ghia Dart Diablo '53 Buick Wildcat '55 Chrysler Falcon (my favorite)
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    Will keep looking for follow-up articles...
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    This little article about Tom Gale and his roadster was intriguing. HRM September 2001 Turns out Tom Gale was responsible for a lot of the great concept coming out of Chrysler and Plymouth during the 90's and 2000's - including the Viper and Prowler. And his personal roadster was no slouch either!
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    I had posted some photos elsewhere in this forum regarding a Hot Rod Magazine article in 2000, and particularly liked a Hot Wheels car that was coming out called "Bizarro". I included a bunch of photos of Bizarro from other sources, and ordered one in 1:64th scale to use as a reference for a build. As far as I can tell, the car maybe started life out as a '57 Cadillac Eldorado (?). I have obtained one of the Atlantis kits and will see how it goes...
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    Two part coverage of the Ford Forty-Nine Concept car. HRM July and August 2001 BTW; AutoArt made a beautiful 1:18 scale diecast of this car!
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    This was one of those moments where I remember exactly where I was when it happened. Some time afterwards, I bought the Revell 1:18 diecast of Dale Earnhardt's last ride - with the distinctive air dams, etc. I am not a NASCAR aficionado, but the car seemed like an accurate representation. Here is a photo of mine: This car still seems to be fairly accessible on the used market. I also noted that at least one model builder on this forum built his own scale model, although I couldn't see pictures of his work as the links did not work for me. I would think a good starting point for such a tribute build would be the Revell 2001 Monte Carlo kit.
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    HRM June 2001 was all about muscle station wagons: '57 Mercury Montclair Voyager '59 Chevy Kingswood '65 Chevelle two door '65 Plymouth Belvedere '65 Pontiac Tempest custom (my favorite)
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    The cover of HRM February 2001 just begs to be a poster! The car is a '40 Ford Deluxe Business Coupe called "Sherry Lou" Just stunning photos in the article
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    How many of us remember the "Yugo" (for that matter, how many of us remember "Yugoslavia"?) I barely remember them, and here an article in HRM January 2001 about a Yugo turned into a racer! At first it seems incongruous, but upon further reflection - - - a cheap and light car tuned to its owner's best ability for the joy of going fast might very well be the definition of what a "hot rod" is all about. I think I'm going to have to see if I can find a Yugo scale model, and maybe an old map of where Yugoslavia was...
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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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    So cool! Thank you for the link
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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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