May 1972 Volume 25 Number 5 issue of Hot Rod , 50 year old hi-performance car / custom car / drag racing magazine with 174 pages!!!  Magazine is in good condition. There are no missing or damaged pages and there is no cover separation or wear at the spine, but the back cover is missing.

There is a two-page centerspread color picture featuring the Ford Pinto , Maverick and Mustang

There is a one-page color photo of Bob McFarland 's funny car on fire at the finish   

In addition, there are one-page color advertisements for the Olds 4-4-2 , Dodge Charger , AMC Gremlin , Plymouth Cricket , Jeep Renegade , Suzuki GT-750 Motorcycle , Kawasaki Mach II 350 Motorcycle , Harley Davidson 1000cc Sportster and Baja 100 Motorcycles .  

There are also one-page advertisements for the Cox Dune Buggy and Baja Bug and Don & Lynn Prudhomme and Wynn's Oil .  Magazine will make a terrific addition to someone's collection!!

Race Cars and Drivers Featured Include:  

 Tom " the Mongoose " McEwen 's rear engine " Hot Wheels " top fuel Dragster , with one-page of color pictures 

 " Dyno Don " Nicholson 's 351 powered Ford Pinto pro stocker ( on cover ) 

Jack Ewell - Vince Rossi & Bill Tidwell 's " Spaghetti Benders " streamlined top fuel Dragster , with one-page of color pictures 

Mike Kuhl & Carl Olson 's top fuel Dragster , with one-page of color pictures 

LeVan Prothero 's 210 MPH C/ Gas and Bonneville 1967 Camaro 

Dave Benisek & Larry Capsel 's 455 powered C/ Stock Automatic 1972 Stage I Buick 

Races Featured Include:  

IHRA Winter Nationals at Lakeland International Raceway , Don Garlits was the top fuel winner over Clayton Harris , Richard Tharp drove the " Blue Max " Mustang to the Funny Car win over Dale Pulde , and Lee Edwards was the pro stock winner over Arlen Vanke 

14th Annual Bakersfield March Meet , Tom " the Mongoose " McEwen was the top fuel winner over Carl Olson , Ed " the Ace " McCulloch was the funny car winner and Butch Leal was the pro stock winner 

Daytona 500 , with one-page of color pictures , A.J. Foyt was the winner 

Permatex 300 , Bill Dennis was the winner 

Citrus 250 , Bobby Allison was the winner 

Miller 500 at Ontario Motor Speedway , A.J. Foyt was the winner 

Cars and Motorcycles featured include:  

Dwaine Lindebaum 's 1926 Ford Coupe , with one-page of color pictures 

Bob Bellmyer 's 1934 Chevrolet Coupe , wth one-page of color pictures 

Larry Bothwell 's 1929 Highboy Roadster 

Chauvin Emmons 1927 Ford Bonneville Roadster , with one-page of color pictures 

Dave Etheridge 's 1928 Ford Phaeton 

318 powered Dodge Van , Hot Rod / Keystone Project Van 

Kel Manufacturing VW Volkswagen powered trike 

American Yankee 500 Motorcycle 

Additional articles include features on:

Build Your Own Indy 500 Pace Car 

Indy 500 Preview 

Pontiac Indian Cylinder Head Tricks 

$3.00 Hop Up Tips 

How To Prepare For The Street Rod Nationals 

Relocating An Engine Alternator 

STP Oil Filter 

Engine Ignitions 

TRW Chrysler Piston 

Moroso / Eaton Differential 

B&M Shift Gear Set 

Ed Iskenderian & Phil Weiand 's Hi Performance 350 Chevy Nova Engine 

4-Speed Gears For Your 3-Speed Transmission 

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