HOT ROD 1979 JAN - MOPAR BRACKET BASICS, TURBO PONY

 

Within this issue you will discover the following topics:

1.   ROAD TEST: THE '79 TURBO MUSTANG: Boost can be beautiful, once you get the hang of it

2.   WILD CHOPPED CUSTOM VW: Lynn Mancini's V-dub really flies

3.   1955-'57 CHEVY BUYER'S GUIDE: What to look for, where to find them and how much to pay

4.   WILD HORSES: Gary Stift's Vega hatchback takes a back seat to nobody

5.   HOT ROD HERITAGE: ROBERT E. PETERSEN: If it weren't for him, we wouldn't be here

6.   MOPAR BRACKET BASICS: Parts & mods to directly connect your MoPar to the winner's circle

7.   ROD TEST: '27 T TRACK ROADSTER: Pete Chapouris, Junior's rod is very a-track-tive

8.   SHORT STUFF: Scott Fisher's "mini-pickup" is as American as apple pie

9.   SAND-TASTIC: The sand drags are like what drag racing used to be

10.   BONNEVILLE: 1978 The last amateur race

11.   CHEVY SUPERCARS: Six pages of the Number One team-the wildest yet

12.   LARSEN ENGINEERING'S TURBO VETTE: 100-hp bolt-on for late-model Corvettes

13.   BACK TO BASICS: IGNITION TIMING: How to set it right for mileage and performance

14.   CHAMPION THREE-WINDOW: Terry Hegman's '32 Ford is a real winner

15.   SHOP SERIES: INTERNAL COMBUSTION: First in a new series about what makes your car tick

16.   CHEVY PERFORMANCE PARTS GUIDE: You need look no further for those "secret" Chevy part numbers

17.   BIKE TEST: YAMAHA XS-750SF: Get there in style with this DOHC, 3-cylinder, shaft-drive screamer

18.   CHEVY WAGEN: A Chevy 302 in a '56 VW is only the beginning

19.   CREAM PUFFER: Dennis Kuklow's '75 Comet black cat eats Chevy mice

Plus other great hot rod, racing or how-to items.

 

COVER: John Garrard's blown Vette, Bruce Schmidt's immortal '57 Chevy and Tim Weber's ex-Pro Stock Camaro illustrate the wide diversity of the Chevrolet world--as do six pages of Chevys (page 46), a '55-'57 Chevy buyer's guide (page 19), a turbo Vette (page 52) and the latest in factory performance parts (page 66). COVER PHOTOGRAPHY: BOB McCLURG, BRUCE CALDWELL

PAGE 43: HOT ROD returns to Bonneville, and what do we find there but the same car featured in our March 1958 issue ("Roadster Par Excellence"), running the same class (D/Modified Roadster) with the same motor (an injected 303 Olds).

 

 

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