When George Poteet died July 16, the hot rodding world not only lost an incredibly active enthusiast, a prolific car collector, and a champion of land-speed racing. We also lost a tremendous advocate for our hobby and industry – a monumental force who influenced the
If the post-World War II Southern California hot-rod renaissance had a signature ride, it would undoubtedly be the Ford highboy roadster, ’29s and ’32s being the most popular. Many versions have earned our Hot Rod Legend status over the years. Heck, even cartoon character Stroker
P.J. – Two Letters that say it all, Parnelli Jones Imagine F1 star Max Verstappen squeezing in a World of Outlaws dirt race between Grands Prix. Or IndyCar standout Scott Dixon jumping into a World Rally machine. Or 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Antonio Fuoco
Uh oh, not another one. The Hot Rod Legends page is guilty of fawning over famous Deuces this side of Bigalow's. McMullen’s, Doane’s, Edelbrock’s, etc. That said, it recently dawned on us that we had ignored the acclaimed Bob McGee roadster, the era-defining ride that
It seems like we say this a lot, but Southern California in the 1940s was a veritable petri dish of speed-part savants, and one of the very best was Barney Navarro. While perhaps not as well known as the Iskys and Edelbrocks, his influence was
It’s not often that a historic hot rod draws its inspiration from a high-school advanced physics class. Sure, Einstein and Oppenheimer were motivated by unique discoveries they discovered in class – but theirs focused on sub-atomic particles, not modified vintage vehicles. High school brainiac Steve Scott
Many of us of a certain vintage (read: boomer) remember the offbeat TV sensation of the late '60s, Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In. It was a madcap weekly variety show that, among other things, continually made fun of Burbank, California, where it was filmed. While the national
Roadsters of all types were the cars of choice for many post-WWII vets ready to unleash their car-crazy passion after the war. In this column, we have championed some the most famous examples, including standouts by Doane Spencer, Ed Roth, Andy Brizio, Tommy Ivo, and
Today, motorsports fans are seldom surprised to see a woman behind the wheel of a race car and we've profiled a host of standouts – Shirley Muldowney, Shirley Sheehan, and Veda Orr, all successful professional racers in, let’s face it, a male-dominated sport. This time
As the first editor of Rod & Custom magazine, Spence Murray (crowned earlier as a Gazette Legend) had considerable influence on the direction of rodding in the 1950s. But perhaps none of those contributions equaled the first-ever magazine “project car” – the Rod & Custom
