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By March 1986, there seemed to be this full-on battle over "Pro Street" cars and "real racing cars", etc. in Hot Rod Magazine. The arguments kind of went over my head, and it was more than a little surprising to find animus toward one segment in a magazine that seemed to always embrace all comers. But, in any case, in the midst of all that, I saw this small blurb about an artist named Stanley Wanlass who was doing bronze sculptures of hot rods. A little bit of searching, and it turns out he did some really beautiful work. Not only that, but his incorporation of outside elements into his art gave me some ideas for my future builds. This one was called "First Love".
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What is it with them Aussies and their way cool UTEs? This one started life as a '46 Ford coupe!
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One sexy chopped '79 El Camino. HRM February 1986
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Announcing the Hot Rod National Model Car Contest! HRM January 1986 Apparently, they started out with 18 cars in the series...
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Oh, and as @Scott Colmer forecast, HRM October 1985 had this announcement: The natural question of course is, "what was the list of cars in this series?". Others on this forum broached this topic in years past, and it would appear there is no definitive list to be found. This is one rabbit-hole I am NOT going down, because I get the distinct impression, I will never come out! For some prior discussions, check out;
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HRM May 1985 had the distinction what I believe was the first Japanese car on their cover (and one of only a couple foreign cars period). It showed a Datsun 240z getting an American V8 engine swap. After a few months of updates, HRM September 1985 showed the finished product. Very tastefully done!
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The cover of HRM July 1985 had yet another name that was apparently there when God created man, woman, and hot rod . This name was Pete Chapouris (as in the creator of the "California Kid" and numerous other seminal builds). The article related to the cover suggested Chapouris saw a stagnancy in the hot rod scene, and decided to reinvigorate a long ignored segment of the hot rod world - that of the fat-fendered 20's and 30's cars. I was particularly smitten with the blue car in the foreground.
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On the heels of my Jeffries revelation (forgive me, I'm new to the hot rod scene ), I noticed this really clean '64 Nova called "Novette". Even though it had been built in 1985, it absolutely looked like it would be at home in any car show in 2022. I thought the two-tone colors, stance, lack of chrome, smoothed out panels, and clean engine compartment were really speaking to the future. Then I read that it was built by Chris Buttera - the son of Li'l John Buttera. If you ever Google "Li'l John Buttera", be prepared to get drawn into at least a few hours of fascinating reading! Suffice it to say, I learned more about the hot rodding community, all the famous designers and fabricators who trace their roots back to Li'l John, and the fact that his son Chris can build a mean car all his own. The "Novette" will definitely be a car I will build in scale.
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It was a small article with this little picture, but the car in the background is what got my attention! I never did find out what it was, the article only said it was built for a TV pilot of the time. But, looking up the name Dean Jeffries was incredible! Wow, this guy was every bit as creative, prolific, and colorful as George Barris. I can literally collect another dozen scale models just of his creations...
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I'm digging both drawings in "Sketchpad", but the Larry Wood '34 Ford Coupe with transverse mounted engine over the rear axle is particularly interesting.
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I'm calling this one a legit resto-mod; a '39 LaSalle up top, and all modern underneath.
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Ad for a 1:12 scale Lamborghini Countach from "Model Expo"(?)
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I'm looking forward to it, and will definitely post them here! Thanks for following along
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Of course the sale ads never disappoint, as HRM December 1984 had this little gem I'd never heard of it before, so I looked it up and it turns out to be a part of the Petersen Museum now. It does not appear to have been mass produced as a scale model, although a couple of builders have adapted other models to make it work. One builder in particular did a great job documenting his efforts at http://www.showrods.com/gallery_pages/stage_fright.html
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Rounding out 1984 was the return of artist's renderings - one of my favorite segments in HRM to be sure. A modernized '53 Studebaker by Steve Swaja (think '63 XR-6 Experimenal Roadster) was cool. Darrell Mayabb went with a '57 Edsel meets '84 Corvette Sedan Delivery. Dave Bell went with a caricaturish approach. And Tom Daniel ("Son of Troublemaker") did my favorite; an '82 Camaro UTE. The same Camaro can be seen in another of Daniels' drawings as well; Just WOW, this guy's stuff is amazing! http://www.tomdaniel.com/
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And just to keep the red car theme going, from the same issue comes a '70 Cuda hemi convertible <sigh>. I wonder how many million this changed hands for last go-around?
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A very tasty '81 Buick Regal Pro Street.
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As I have been going through the 80's issues of HRM, it began to feel as though a lot of the cars being showcased were derivative of earlier works. An article in November 1984 seemed to touch on this with two beautiful creations that certainly made a statement. The first was a '40 LaSalle 4-door, the second a '34 DeSoto Airflow.
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I could certainly get the right look with that one. Thank you!
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HRM September 1984 hailed the return of the Thunderbird with a number of interesting custom versions. I liked them all, but the Mercury Cougar racer was my favorite! It may take me a minute to find a model of this vintage Mercury. Off-hand I'm not finding it...
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Sweet '67 Fairlane! HRM August 1984
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And who knew GM marketed Fiero go-carts? Ad from HRM August 1984 I so want one!
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Ad for Monogram NASCAR Pro Stock racing cars. HRM August 1984
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I read this article repeatedly, and still don't know what year this Pontiac Firebird Formula was. The build-up kinda' reminded me of the old Johnny Cash song "One Piece at a Time" (Hilarious car song by the way). All I can say is it looked great in these photos.
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A super-classy '57 Chevy in HRM June 1984. There were a whole series of article on how it was built for Hot Rod Magazine - only to be given away to some lucky bum!
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