1972 Hot Rod Complete Collection with Hot Rod Binder

January 1972 Hot Rod Magazine

• Features
  • Tall in Texas NHRA World Finals Amarillo
  • Early Iron Trends Pictorial Essay
  • Peroxide Bomb Bill Frederick 311 mph quarter mile racer
  • Dynatorquer! George Hurst incredible test everything dyno
  • New Motown Missile wildest ever Pro Stocker
  • Mexican 1000 Parnelli Jones defeats Baja with the Oly Bronco
  • AHRA Air Show Points Finals in Fremont
  • Gremlin X
  • Twin Turbo Olds 350
  • Manley new titanium valve kit
• Technical
  • Jack Lufkin 898 horsepower Chevy
  • John Dianna Hot Rod Magazine
  • Dr Dean Hill Piston Rings
  • Blowers for the Street
  • Throttle Linkage
  • High G Pinto
  • Budget Ignition Tune Up
  • Shocks
  • Project Street Bug
  • Lakewood new metallic brake linings
• Cars
  • Kolb Polish Lotus Leland Kolb Drag Am Hemi AA/FD
  • New California Charger AA/FC Pinto
  • Phil Castronovo 1972 Funny Car
• Motorcycles
  • Webco/Hodaka Pabatco Ace
  • Mexican 1000

February 1972 Hot Rod Magazine

• Features
  • Carburetors Carter Holley
  • Buick GS Performance Test
  • Donovan 417 Drag Racing Engine
  • O C I R Mfr Funny Car Champs
  • Jumping V8 Jeep AM engined CJ-5
  • Supernationals
  • George Hurst Performance Team
  • Ignitions
  • Stewart Warner
• Technical
  • V8 Vega Don Hardy bolt on kit
  • Racer by Request engine build up Part 2
  • Pro Stockers dry sumps
  • V8 Dick Scritchfield Chevy powered Corvair
  • John Dianna bolts on a turbocharger
  • Swingin Early Iron Front end setups
  • Pedal Pushover
  • Dennis Aikin Chevy powered Datsun pickup
  • Adjustable headers
  • Cross Leaf Springs
  • Jim McFarland analyzes the gas chamber
• Cars
  • Art Johnson immaculate Eastern roadster
  • Dwaine Lindebaum three window 1932
  • Ken Hedman Maverick Pro Stocker
• Racing Action
  • Gary Dyer Mr Norm Super Challenger AA/FC
• Motorcycles
  • Honda Fabulous Hawk
  • Three Little Bears Comparison test 175s
  • Rokon

March 1972 Hot Rod Magazine

• Features
  • The Roadster: Still King - Street Rods rival world's best cars
  • Street Rod Nationals - See you in Motown
  • Street Roadster Buyer's Guide - Let your fingers do the shopping
  • 1972 1/2 Fords - Report on the Courier pickup and Pinto wagons
  • Street Roadster of the Future - HRM designs a 1980 highboy
  • Two-way Blazer - Mini road test of a nice schizoid
  • West Coast Vans - Colorful look at California's new subculture
  • Winner Take All - Keystone and HRM join in a grand giveaway
  • Buyer's Guide: Shifters - John Fuchs saves you some shopping time
  • Don't call it a Station Wagon - Test of Vega's '72 Kammback
  • UDRA Awards Banquet - HRM honors UDRA's super achievers
• Technical
  • A Touch of Tomorrow Today - Rod styling ideas by Harry Bradley
  • Times are Changin' - Lenco's Driveline Quick-Change
  • Kendiguretor - Kendig's sensational new carburetor
  • Datsun-of-a-Gun - Making a BRE handler from a 510 sedan
  • $19 Tach - Testing assembling a useful electronic kit
  • Sweetie for the Streeter - Edelbrock's new Torker
  • Wired-In - The fine art of lockwiring made simple
  • Diary of a Converted Vanner - What to do if the van bug bites
  • Van go for Less Dough - Deep-six the Econoline mill for a V8
  • Project Street Bug - Concluding with the ultimate VW street engine
  • Auto Shop Series - E.K. von Delden discusses connecting rods
  • Deep-Breathing Demon - Mr Norm's STP Paxton-blown streetster
  • Piston Potpourri - The latest in developments
  • Racer by Request - Dianna winds up with a drag strip anaylsis
• Cars
• 200-mph Street Roadster - Cotton Werksman's mid-engine mod rod
• Roadsters - Color coverage of some of the finest
• Infini-Tee - John Gourd's '23 'T' showpiece
• Rebel Road Rail - Chuck Mack's C-Cab with Chevy power
• Racing Action
• Leon Fitzgerald - Pure Heaven II's unicycle act
• Motorcycles - Up on Two Wheels - 1972 offers many motorcycling surprises

April 1972 Hot Rod Magazine

• Features
  • 25th Anniversary
  • Street Rod Nationals
  • Don Garlits Speaks on Vietnam
  • Hot Shot Meets Cat Shot Garlits recruiting poster
  • Funny Revue 1972
  • 1973 Chevelle
  • Pomona 1972 NHRA Winternationals Coverage
  • Nova up for Grabs
  • End of the Road Runner?
  • Keystone van at Chaffey College
• Technical
  • Glass or Steel?
  • Blueprinting the Super T10
  • Do it Yourself Pistons
  • How to Jet Your Holley
  • Twin Cam Head for Vegas
  • Trouble Shooting Plug Wires
  • Auto Shop Series
  • It Only Looks Stock Project Datsun
  • 88 cents Pinion Bumper
  • Rod Tips Steering
  • Less Strain on Your Drivetrain
  • Dirt and Dust Off road air cleaners
  • Bearing Down
• Cars
  • Mellow Yellow Mike Winfrey 1934 Ford Coupe
  • Electric Lakester Eagle Picher Bonneville Record Holder
  • Chevicky Richard Tiebout 1932 Chevrolet Victoria Coupe
  • Not so Standard Bob Lessard 1939 Ford Tudor
  • Eastern Thoroughbred Dick manley 1932 Ford Roadster
• Motorcycles
  • Four Stroke Revenge Honda
  • Russ March of the AMA

May 1972 Hot Rod Magazine

• Features
  • The Pennsylvania Crisis - The hot rod industry fights back
  • IHRA Winter Nationals - Tharp and the Blue Max pull through again
  • 30 Lo-Buck Hop-Up Tips - C.J. Baker's inflation-fighting mods
  • How to Prepare for the Street Rod Nationals - Getting it together
  • 210-mph Camaro - A Close look at LeVan Prothero's incredible Chevy
  • To Stop a Theif - How to protect your machine
  • Bakersfield's Bitchin - The 1972 Fuel and Gas Championships
  • Roundy-Round - The 500s: Daytona, Indy, Ontario
  • V'Dub Trike - The ultimate wheelie machine
  • Hot Rod/Keystone Van: Conclusion - Wrapping up the van project
• Technical
  • Rod Tips: Alternator - How to mount it the right way
  • How to Build a Winning Pure Stock - Expert info from John Dianna
  • Dual Filter - STP's racing oil filter for the street
  • 318 Sleeper - A Dodge van gets reworked
  • Build Your Own Indy Pace Car - Analysis of the Hurst/Olds
  • Auto Shop Series - E.K. von Delden on ignition systems
  • Introducing the '72 Convertible - TRW's piston for the 340 MoPar
  • Indian Head Tricks - Getting more horsepower from your Pontiac
  • Watts Going on in the Desert - Off-road lighting
  • Brute Strength - Eaton/Moroso positraction for your Chevy car
  • A Shift in Time - New gears from B & M
  • Motor by Iskenderian - The Project Nova gets a 400-horse engine
  • 4-Speed Gears in Your 3-Speed Trans - How to stuff 'em in
• Cars
  • Lindebomb - Dwaine Lindebaum's '26 Ford Coupe
  • Angry Highboy - Larry Bothwell's '29 Ford Roadster
  • Emmons Express - Chauvin Emmons' hand-built Bonneville Roadster
  • Rodding on the Family Plan - Dave Etheridge's '28 Ford Phaeton
  • Enchantress - Bob Bellmyer's '34 Chevrolet Coupe
  • McEwen's Thing - Tom McEwen's hottest wheels
  • The Spaghetti Benders - First of the new streamliners
  • Kuhl & Olson - The Winternationals Top Fuel Eliminator
  • Racing Action - The wild ride of Bob McFarland
• Motorcycles
  • YANKEE 500 - An American Motorcycle gets tested
  • Winner Takes All...Including the Bikes - Keystone contest bikes
  • Up on Two Wheels - BMW's throttle linkage

June 1972 Hot Rod Magazine

• Features
  • Jungle Jim Turns Pro - Jungle and Dutch Irrgang team up on a Vega
  • Chevy Parts Guide - Four-page guide to the hottest Chevy parts
  • Sleeper Six - Chevy's turbocharged six-cylinder Camaro
  • Team Racing, Non-Factory Style - Sam Gianino's four-car drag team
  • A.J. Foyt - Hot Rod visits Foyt at his Houston home
  • NASCAR - Analysis of the cars of Allison, Petty, Foyt and Penske
  • Motorsports Show - A look at one of the biggest auto shows
  • Loner's Van - First look at Tony Nancy's van
  • How to Paint Flames - Learn to do 'em yourself
  • The Bumpercar Nationals - The world's screwiest auto race
  • National Tractor Pull - Tractor competition in Louisville
  • Roadster Exhibition - The L.A. roadster show is bigger than ever
• Technical
  • Investigating the Vega - Results of Speedwin's dyno-testing
  • You-Build-'Em Cranks - Chevy's unfinished crankshafts
  • Installing Chevy Valve Seals - How to do it the right way
  • Early chevys Never Die - Screw-in rocker studs for early Chevys
  • Driveway Troubleshooting - What to check when the car won't run
  • Independent Rear Suspension for Rods - A complete guide
  • Keeping your cool - How to install a coolant recovery system
  • Good Vibes for your Wheels - Auto stereo installation made easy
  • Rod Tips: Steering - The VW contributes a steering box
  • Rod Tips: Brake Lines - How to bend, flare and install 'em
  • Project Street Rod - Part 1: Building the frame
  • Auto Shop Series - Jim McFarland on exhaust systems
  • Road Grabber - Weber's new clutch for street or strip
  • Portable Power - We test a power converter
  • Bolt On a Bite - Ansen's new traction device
• Cars
  • One Bad Coupe - John Holmes' '37 Chevy coupe
  • The Good Ship Chevrolet - Steve Broadus' '31 Chevy four-door
  • Trojan Horse - The Funny Car of Kevin Doheny and Larry Fullerton
  • Wheeler Dealer - The Top Fueler of Chastang, Wolf and Niemeyer
  • Flip Front Forty - Glen Krapff's '40 Ford coupe
  • Racing Action - The Cerny-Moody rail goes up in flames
• Motorcycles
  • BSA Gold Star - The big thumper gets tested
  • Up on Two Wheels - Bob Greene reports on Daytona

July 1972 Hot Rod Magazine

• Features
  • Spirit of the Dry Lakes - The birth of hot rodding
  • Street Rod Nationals - Map and schedule of events
  • Junkyard Buyer's Guide - A hot rodder's guide to graverobbing
  • Chevy's Aluminum V8 Vega - The factory's own little project car
  • Bonneville Warm-Up '72 - Speed Week is coming
  • Martinsville's Dogwood 500 - Chevy wins twice
  • Subcompact Buyer's Guide - A look at the hottest mini-cars
  • Toyota Corolla Project Car - Birth of a mini-musclecar
  • Rotary Motion - The Wankel-motored Mazda gets tested
  • Little Trucks for Big Jobs - Mini-pickup buyer's guide
  • Mint 400 - Off-roading's richest and meanest race
  • Nova - The Lee Sweepstakes Nova is ready for you
• Technical
  • Project Street Rod - Part Two: Wooding the Body
  • How to Read Spark Plugs - Expert instruction from John Dianna
  • Stop Action - How to install a brake proportioning valve
  • Roll Me Over - Do It Again - Mini-guide to rollbars
  • Streetable Pinto Power - Winkelmann's 150-hp Stage 5 Pinto
  • Investigating the Vega - Speedwin's Vega motor warms up
  • Anti-Diesel Device - Stopping the chug-chug
  • Rod Tips: Spare Tire - BFG's space saver does a trick
  • Pinion Probe - How to mount that rear-loading differential
  • Auto Shop Series - Dr Dean Hill on rearends
  • Rod Tips: Gauges - Stopping the tick-tick
• Cars
  • '72 Oakland Roadster Show Winner - John Corno's '31 roadster
  • Timber Twins - The '40 Woodies of Jim Sadler and Tom Karp
  • Early Road Runner - John Oliver's '33 Plymouth four-door
  • Willys Lives! - The Edmisson Brothers' A/Gasser
  • Racing Action - Tommy Ivo's fire burnout
  • Local Boy Makes Good - Bob Lambeck's Pro Stocker
• Motorcycles
  • Kawasaki 750 - Superman's bike gets tested
  • Up on Two Wheels - Getting ready for the salt

August 1972 Hot Rod Magazine

• Features
  • The Beach and Old San Gabe - The "Golden Age" of drag racing
  • Indy 500 - Steve Kelly covers this year's classic
  • Antique Nationals - A short trip through the time tunnel
  • Corvette - Introduction to our Corvette section
  • 'Vettes That Never Were - A look at what might have been
  • 'Glass Grenade - Road testing the '72 LT1 Corvette
  • Ultimate Van - The super-trick Yamahauler giveaway van
  • Jumpin' Jimmy - Hot Rod's GMC pickup workhorse
  • Hang Ten Funny Car 500 - Going to the races at OCIR Bakersfield Sand Drags - Something different in drag racing
  • Disguised Indian - Road testing the '72 Pontiac Le Mans
• Technical
  • Torqueflite Tips - Hopping up the MoPar automatic
  • Plastic Patching - Tips on Corvette body repairs
  • Suspending the 'Vette - Trick goodies straight from Chevy
  • 4-Speed Trans for Early 'Vettes - How to do it the right way
  • Custom Corvette Kits - Easy-to-use customizing kits
  • Drag Strip Weather Corrections - How the pros do it
  • Auto Shop Series - John Dianna on engine rebuilding
  • Cleveland Confidential - An inside look at Ford's 351C engines
  • Rivet Rivet - Mini-guide to rivet fasteners
  • Van Vent - Roof vent installation made easy
  • Project Rod - Installing the power train
  • Rod Tips - Engine detailing per the Concours crowd
• Cars
  • The Scorpion - Jerry Pennington's wild Corvette
  • Corvette Pictorial - The wildest street 'Vettes we could find
  • Racine Action - Carey Stanley's Jeep pulls a wheelie
  • Catch Me If You Can - Doug and Linda Gray's '33 Willys
  • Powell's Roadster Pickup - Eddie Powell's '23 Ford
  • Colson's Coupe - Harvey Colson's '40 Chevy
• Motorcycles
  • The Big Horn - Bob Greene tests the Kawasaki 350
  • Up on Two Wheels - The latest in tires

September 1972 Hot Rod Magazine

• Features
  • Where were they then? - The humble beginnings of rodding's heroes
  • Baja 500 - One of off-road racing's biggies
  • The Great Land Grab - The off-road crisis
  • Yamahauler - Progress report on the Yamaha contest van
  • Hello Grump, Goodbye Columbus - The NHRA Springnationals
  • Dragster of the Future - Lil' John Buttera's monocoque streamliner
  • Stereo Buyer's Guide - It's finger-popping time
  • To Finish is to win - The Plymouth Trouble Shooting contest
• Technical
• Kit & Easy - Guide to engine swapping kits
• Lo-Buck Offy Eater - Smokey Yunick's 900-horse small-block Chevy
• Street Building the 340 Mopar - Dave Koffel's screamin' Demon
• Chevy's Aluminum Alloy Rat Motor - For big-block fans only
• Milodon's Aluminum Alloy 426 Hemi - Milodon's magic motor
• Auto Shop Series - Part 2 on rebuilding your first engine
• Project Street Rod - Installing the front suspension
• Investigating the Vega - Wrapping up the Speedwin project
• Clean Air Corvette - Increasing performance while reducing emissions
• 350 Turbo Hop-Up - Installing a Fairbanks shift kit
• Rod Tips - Making steering arms safe
• Cars
• Strip Blazer - Malcolm Durham's Funny Car
• Miniature Masterpiece - Fred Stebbins' homemade roadster
• Allison Chevelle - Ed Wood's Allison-powered '64 Chevelle
• Racing Action - Craig Breedlove's new rocket car
• Burlington Bullet - Sox & Martin's new Pro Stocker
• Motorcycles
• 250cc Cooper Road Test - The new Mexican built wonder
• Up on Two Wheels - The Wombat and other things of interest

October 1972 Hot Rod Magazine

• Features
  • Bench Racing Hall of Fame - 25 years of nostalgia
  • Detroit '73 - The Hot Rod editors look at the new cars
  • Yamahauler - The ultimate van gets an interior by Tony Nancy
  • NHRA Summernationals - Big guns at Englishtown
  • Pony Express - Part 1 on the Project Pinto
  • Toyota Corolla Project Car - The mini-musclecar is finished
  • Street! - 12 pages on the third annual Street Rod Nationals
• Technical
  • Pontiac's New Super Duty 455 - Pontiac is back
  • Project Street Rod - Part 5 covers miscellaneous hardware
  • Shop Series - Part 3 on building your first engine
  • Rebuild Your Carb for $5 - How to do it yourself
  • The Road Runner - Building a Super Stocker from scratch
  • Engine Stands at Backyard Prices - A mini buyer's guide
  • Lo-Buck Bike Rack - How to do it the right way
• Cars
  • The Bushmaster - George Schreiber's Top Fuel dragster
  • Racing Action - Lil' John Lombardo's Funny Car
  • Readers' Page - Our readers' own cars
  • Big Art - Art Gray's '32 Ford Cabriolet
  • 3 Window - Jim Maltagliati's '32 Ford Coupe
• Motorcycles
  • Big Bore Bultaco - The 350 Sherpa T gets tested
  • Up on Two Wheels - The MIC takes action

November 1972 Hot Rod Magazine

• Features
  • Street Rods of the Fifties - The "Golden Age" of street rodding
  • How to Buy a Used Musclecar - The best deal in town
  • Bonneville Speed Week '72 - Rodding's granddaddy of events
  • California 500 - Roger McCluskey's first big victory
  • Yamahauler - Finishing touches for the Yamaha contest van
  • Street Machine Nationals - The inaugural edition of this event
  • Tulsa vs Indy - Drag racing's Labor Day Weekend clash
  • NHRA Indy Nationals - The 18th edition of drag racing's top event
  • Tulsa National Challenge '72 - Drag racing's first bucks-up event
  • Who Really Won? - Tulsa (Garlits) or Indy (NHRA)
  • It was Bigger than Peoria - Andy Brizio's Sixth Annual Picnic
• Technical
  • Pony Express - Dress-up tips for your Pinto
  • American Motors Parts Guide - What the factory has to offer
  • A Hot Rodder's Most Common Mistakes - How to avoid them
  • Auto Shop Series - Conclusion of the engine-building story
  • How to Clean Up Your Act - Guide to hand cleaners
  • Metric Tool Guide - Complete your tool set with metrics
  • Showin' Some Glass - Glass beading, a boon to parts cleaning
  • The Road Runner - Allread & Glover build the motor
• Cars
  • Motta & Williamson - Dave and Don's Funny Car
  • Truckin' All Your Blues Away - Steve Hight's blown '29 stakebed
  • Racing Action - Kenney Goodell melts his Funny Car
  • Racing Action - The wild Anglia of Barnes & Berona
  • Readers' Page - More photos from out there in Readerland
  • Reschlein & Trisch - John and Tom's AA/Altered
  • Rolls/VW - The classiest Beetle yet
• Motorcycles
  • Motocross Master - The 400 CZ gets tested
  • Up on Two Wheels - Bonneville wrap-up

December 1972 Hot Rod Magazine

• Features
  • Hot Rod Hot Rods 25 Years
  • Saga of Sadd Teague and Bentley Bonneville Godfather
  • Vantastics Wild vans
  • Trick Van Interiors
  • Van Happening 600 West Coast vans
  • Spanish Motif
  • Loner's Van Tony Nancy wild tow car
  • 1973 NHRA Rules Preview
• Technical
  • What Makes Grumpy Happy Bill Jenkins
  • Super Buggy Sandmaster Off Roader
  • VW engines for racing
  • Darrell Vittone Fiat/VW
  • Rearend Strengthening Summers Brothers
  • Moroso New Lightweight Chevy Oil Pan
  • Jim McFarland on clutches
  • Pump Up Your 289/302
  • Torker for 340 MoPars
  • Aluminum Hemi Heads
  • Tap and Die soft Shoe
• Cars
  • Patton Rides Again Bob Perry wheelstanding tank
  • California Stud Dave Bowman Funny Car
  • Kirby Truck Don Kirby Chevy/hemi
  • Castronovo Funny goes blooey
  • Veldon Kropf 1955 Chevy Altered
  • Plummers Roadster
• Motorcycles
  • Three Wheeled Wonder
  • Speedway Racing Ups and Downs
  • Yamaha TX 750
  • 24 Hour record up for grabs

Good Condition, normal wear from age, storage and handling. Condition of each magazine may vary.