HOT ROD MAGAZINE - SEPTEMBER 1992 - 540 HP Street-Stroked Ford 351 FORD.

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CONTENTS

COVER SECTION

30 BEST OF THE SUPERNATIONALS

Wet, wild, and hot action from Canfield, Ohio

44 FASTEST STREET CARS!

The 10 quickest boulevard bruisers in the USA!

FEATURES

50 '68 CAMARO

Dave Sevy's simply great street machine

60 '37 FORD

John Mayer's multihued, canvas-backed cruiser

65 THE ULTIMATE HOT ROD CAFE

Bitchin' cars hanging from the ceiling and good food, too!

68 "HEY, LITTLE COBRA"

The story behind the song

70 '33 FORD

"Fast" Eddie York's too-cool three-window coupe

72 THE CUSTOM EVOLUTION

Customs are making a comeback-90s style!

76 '56 MERCURY PICKUP

Yes, that's right, a rare Merc pickup with blown-Rat style

82 STREET ROD BUYER'S GUIDE

What all the best-dressed, high-tech rods are wearing this year

88 '64 GALAXIE

Ted Walker's great custom and Pro Street crossbreed

90 THE HOT ROD CLEAN TEAM

HRM builds an emissions-legal 11-second Mustang and a 12-second Camaro

97 '64 FALCON

Tom Gross' "And Now For Something Completely Different" wagon

TECH

52 540HP 351W FORD

Dyno-flogging a Sherman-built 351W street stroker

56 NOVA DISC-BRAKE SWAP

A super disc-brake and handling how-to for early Chevy IIs

78 HOT CAMARO TECH

The '67-'69 Camaro Built By Design series

118 TECH INSPECTION

How to bolt on a hi-po automatic shifter