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  1. An up-and-coming Chip Foose got a little write-up in HRM April 1991 with a concept he modeled in college. This project was, of course, the genesis of what later became known as the "Hemisfear".
  2. Likewise, an article about Ron Fournier and his stunning 1/4 scale cars. HRM December 1990 If you do a search of his scale models, the results are incredible!
  3. And speaking of finding inspiration in various places, check out this pedal car done by Dick King! HRM December 1990 Apparently this was what he was doing when not busy making beautiful roadsters, such as the '29 Roaster below: You can see more of this reclaimed classic at https://www.hagerty.com/media/car-profiles/dick-king-roadster/
  4. It's so fascinating the places where we can get inspiration. I myself see '30 Bentley Speed when I look at this car.
  5. Ken "Dutch" Fennical Speed Coupe. HRM November 1990
  6. '70 Dodge Diamante. HRM November 1990 Too cool!
  7. Speaking of the "California Kid", I was browsing online and came across the following kit: It seemed a reasonable price at $20, and would make a pretty good facsimile of the "California Kid". It would also save a lot of time and effort for someone - especially if they were like me, and challenged by two left thumbs where it comes to painting bodies. Has anyone tried this kit (or one from this series)? I'm just curious how good they are.
  8. Roger, do we know if anyone made a diecast or scale model of Cole Cutler's '34 Ford? I would love to own it. (Also, just to give you a giggle, I had to look up "IIRC" because I thought it was a specific racing series I was unaware of! )
  9. Thank you David, I will begin my search forthwith
  10. HRM July 1990. Announcement regarding the movie "Days of Thunder". Made me think it'd be fun to do one or two of the cars in the movie... Turns out @modelcarcrazy had this idea too, and a great job he did of it! Well done Sir
  11. Charlie Edwards '29 highboy. HRM July 1990
  12. Somebody send me a link please! Shoebox cars, Pro mods, Pro street, gasser, fuelie, altered, etc. etc. There must be a dictionary for this stuff somewhere
  13. HRM June 1990 also had coverage of their annual Hot Rod Magazine Model Car Nationals I wonder if any names pop up in these articles that are known to our membership, or better yet - are part of our membership. Don't be shy, speak up
  14. There was an ad for a company called Crystalite Engineering which apparently did body kits for El Caminos to make them look like a Camaro "IROC-SS" UTE. I have no idea how well these were executed, but sure did make for an interesting mash-up of two body types. Here is one with "SS" badging alone. And while I was looking, I ran across a Monte Carlo SS / El Camino... ...and a Buick Grand National / El Camino Apparently, you can take any car and put it together with an El Camino and it will look great! Okay, almost everything
  15. Oh, the 2nd generation Toyota MR2 - how much I pined to buy this car, but alas could not afford the insurance costs for the turbo model! HRM May 1990
  16. The second car in HRM April 1990 was interesting in its own right. Chuck Lombardo essentially took a C4 Corvette ZR1 and re-envisioned it as a roadster. Thus, the engine and tranny is ZR-1, the suspension is Corvette, as are the brakes and rolling stock. I couldn't find a photo of it online, thus the chopped and channeled thing you see here p.s. HRM June 1990 did a write-up on this car as well to discuss its driveability.
  17. It so happened that HRM April 1990 was also the annual Swimsuit Issue. Why do I mention this? Because there were not one, but two cool cars used as backdrops to the fairer sex. The first one was called the Ermie Immerso track roadster. I had not noticed it before in previous issues, but sure loved that engine!
  18. Another offering came from Mitsubishi in the way of the 3000GT VR4, and Dodge Stealth RT/TT. These were beautiful cars in their own right, but never quite caught on like some of the others. HRM April 1990
  19. The early 90's brought a flurry of high-tech cars from Japan. One of the first I recall was the Nissan 300ZX. Beautiful and unique IMHO. HRM February 1990
  20. And thus we reached the end of the 80's. Petersen Publishing had roughly 17 magazines in print in 1980, and by 1990 was up to about 80. The idea was that creating magazines for specific tastes would net greater profits. Hot Rod Magazine had gone from $2.00 an issue at the beginning of the decade, and only risen to $2.95 by the end - owing largely to a greater readership. Their coverage too had become more focused on the hot rod scene, and generally segued away from motorcycles, off-roading, racing boats, etc.
  21. Such interesting history there! For me at least, that '34 coupe is the very definition of ultimate Hot Rod! Thank you for sharing Apparently, the car has gone on to have another life too, now owned by Scott Rogers...
  22. '49 Ford Business Coupe racer. HRM October 1989
  23. And the scale modelers relationship with HRM was apparently growing wings, as this article showcased the 1st Hot Rod Magazine Model Car Nationals.
  24. This small blurb caught my attention in HRM August 1989 Cool car!
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