ea0863 Posted January 18, 2023 Author Posted January 18, 2023 On 1/14/2023 at 11:46 AM, ea0863 said: What a fun article on a great car! The '51 Studebaker Commander Starlight Coupe racer known as "Chicken Hawk" - apparently raced for over 40 years, and a genuine 10 second car with attitude to match! HRM August 2006 I guess sometimes we forget that just as the personalities in hot rodding must some day pass away, sometimes so do the objects of their affection. This article was in HRM October 2009.
ea0863 Posted January 18, 2023 Author Posted January 18, 2023 '22 Ford "Depot Hack" tribute rod. Dare to be different, indeed! 1
ea0863 Posted January 18, 2023 Author Posted January 18, 2023 (edited) On 11/10/2022 at 7:37 AM, iamsuperdan said: Is there an easy way to search for a specific car in a specific issue? Way back in the 80s, there was one that really jumped out at me. I saved like one page of an issue with this picture. Would love to find that article again. I even picked up a kit to build a replica. Well @iamsuperdan, I had pretty much given up on ever finding this article, but lo-and-behold, HRM December 2009 had this: Edited January 18, 2023 by ea0863
ea0863 Posted January 18, 2023 Author Posted January 18, 2023 The only thing I don't love about this '62 Corvette is the name. It needs to be called "Back in Black" or something equally sinister!
Daddyfink Posted January 18, 2023 Posted January 18, 2023 Hey Mods, why don't you just pin this thread and make it kind'a permanent 1
iamsuperdan Posted January 18, 2023 Posted January 18, 2023 10 hours ago, ea0863 said: Well @iamsuperdan, I had pretty much given up on ever finding this article, but lo-and-behold, HRM December 2009 had this: Hmm, so it was actually originally shot in 1979. I guess that narrows down the search. Time to do some more google research. And a quick good search tells me that this is the magazine I'm after. The GTX is a cover car. 1
ea0863 Posted January 18, 2023 Author Posted January 18, 2023 Nice '50 Studebaker Starlight done up like a Lockheed P-38 Lightning. Somehow, this body style lends itself particularly well to the airplane theme. HRM April 2010
ea0863 Posted January 18, 2023 Author Posted January 18, 2023 Just now, keyser said: Needs an Allison. You are absolutely right!!!
ea0863 Posted January 19, 2023 Author Posted January 19, 2023 '32 Muroc Roadster That is to say; Designed by Chip Foose and Thom Taylor, body by Marcel DeLay, frame and suspension by Kugel Komponents, engine by owner Jerry Magnuson, interior by Jim Griffin, paint and assembly by Foose Design. 1
ea0863 Posted January 19, 2023 Author Posted January 19, 2023 BTW; every name that gets dropped in HRM is like a gold thread; you tug on it a bit, and it invariably leads to a spectacular treasure trove of hot rodness! No less so in the case of Marcel DeLay. I looked him and his company up (Marcel's Custom Metal), and it seems he has worked on a world of beautiful hot rods, customs, and restorations. IMHO, his best work was the body he did for Boyd Coddington called "Whatthehaye". I have never seen a scale model of this car (except for a 1:64 scale toy), but boy I would LOVE to build it.
ea0863 Posted January 19, 2023 Author Posted January 19, 2023 (edited) A Raybestos ad featuring the upcoming Troy Ladd '32 Roadster pickup. HRM August 2010 It looked so sharp I had to see how it came out... The 5.0 liter Coyote engine looks right at home in that engine bay! p.s. HRM February 2011 had a nice article on this truck, with nice close-ups for reference. Edited January 20, 2023 by ea0863
ea0863 Posted January 19, 2023 Author Posted January 19, 2023 (edited) HRM September 2010 had a retrospective on the Oakland Roadster shows of the 60's. This small write-up intrigued me, so I had to go searching... Apparently, at one time this car was named the "Red Baron". Later on, it was painted yellow, and renamed "Stellar" Edited January 19, 2023 by ea0863
ea0863 Posted January 19, 2023 Author Posted January 19, 2023 (edited) It's so interesting to see that in 2010, the tension between old/traditional/yet anti-establishment hot rodding was still juxtaposed to new/modern/ yet very commercial hot rodding. This was especially evident as the economy improved, the auction houses were going like gang busters, and cable TV drove the classic car market to ever greater heights. (Conversely, the printed word was in steady decline owing to the internet, and one result was that HRM went from $3.50 an issue in 2000 to nearly double at $5.99 in 2010) Edited January 19, 2023 by ea0863
ea0863 Posted January 19, 2023 Author Posted January 19, 2023 Here, in HRM October 2010, you could see how far-reaching the hot rod craze was with a Brazilian '28 Chrysler roadster where old was fused with new beautifully.
OldNYJim Posted January 19, 2023 Posted January 19, 2023 I’m still enjoying your curated highlights @ea0863 - THANK YOU!! Something I’ve been enjoying in browsing through some of these myself is seeing how much the definition of a ‘period correct’ hot rod changes through the decades. There’s a BIG difference between the 80s interpretation of a traditional build compared to the 2000s. It’s interesting to me to see that paying homage to a particular period of hot rodding often still ended up with results that were influenced by the trends of the time when the car was actually built… 1
ea0863 Posted January 19, 2023 Author Posted January 19, 2023 15 minutes ago, CabDriver said: I’m still enjoying your curated highlights @ea0863 - THANK YOU!! Something I’ve been enjoying in browsing through some of these myself is seeing how much the definition of a ‘period correct’ hot rod changes through the decades. There’s a BIG difference between the 80s interpretation of a traditional build compared to the 2000s. It’s interesting to me to see that paying homage to a particular period of hot rodding often still ended up with results that were influenced by the trends of the time when the car was actually built… Great observation, and well articulated. I too noticed each decade ran its idea of the ideal hot rod through its own filter, but couldn't put my finger on it till your explanation.
Bainford Posted January 19, 2023 Posted January 19, 2023 On 1/16/2023 at 2:43 PM, ea0863 said: Model Cars Magazine issue #217 just arrived in my mail yesterday, and its theme was race car haulers (great issue by the way!) In honor of this theme, here is the Tommy Ivo hauler pictured in HRM September 2008. Looks like another fun build idea to me... Been collecting kits and research info for this build for a few years now. It's one I hope to get to before too long.
ea0863 Posted January 19, 2023 Author Posted January 19, 2023 7 minutes ago, Bainford said: Been collecting kits and research info for this build for a few years now. It's one I hope to get to before too long. That is too cool! I look forward to seeing your build.
ea0863 Posted January 20, 2023 Author Posted January 20, 2023 Bryan Fuller Chevy "Impaler". Gotta love the name!
ea0863 Posted January 24, 2023 Author Posted January 24, 2023 Photo of the Murray Pfaff '59 Imperial speedster. HRM June 2011 Can you imagine the work that went into this? And I certainly would like to try my hand at replicating it in scale. More photos and article at https://www.motortrend.com/features/hrdp-1107-1959-chrysler-imperial-speedster/
ea0863 Posted January 24, 2023 Author Posted January 24, 2023 Glenn Dodd's '48 Plymouth racer. HRM June 2011 1
ea0863 Posted January 24, 2023 Author Posted January 24, 2023 (edited) Smokey Yunick's '64 Indy sidecar racer. What a sad commentary on the disposability of drivers back then! But such a fun idea for a build. Edited January 24, 2023 by ea0863
ea0863 Posted January 25, 2023 Author Posted January 25, 2023 HRM September 2011 was a tribute to over-the-top engines. On the cover was the Mike Harrah's 24 cylinder, 12 supercharger, 27.9 liter engine!
ea0863 Posted January 25, 2023 Author Posted January 25, 2023 A little bit more down-to-earth, but equally beautiful was Rick Dobbertin's Pro Street Pontiac J2000 engine. 1
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