Issue# 33

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By Hot Rodders for Hot Rodders

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Rodding News
2019 marks the 70th anniversary of the Grand National Roadster Show, as a special feature the GNRS will celebrate the 90th anniversary of the 1928-1931 Ford Model-A. This will be a special display in building number nine with historic and iconic road
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Austin, Tx To Saint Paul, Mn Sarah’s Model A Rpu
By Sarah Hoffman Every summer for about 9 years, I have been going on Road Tours around the country in the back seat of my papaw’s (grandfather Ron Hoffman) hot rods, and for the last three years, I have been driving my ‘29 roadster pickup with papa
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True Blue
PHOTOS & TEXT: DALE M. MOREAU 1923 FORD ROADSTER PICKUP It is true, a good share of longtime hot rodders remember seeing, even if very briefly, a cool car in their youth, and never forgot the image. It was the same with nine-year-old Bill Layman. He
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Johnson’s Hot Rod Shop Kinmont Safety Stops
PHOTOS: JOHNSON’S HOT ROD SHOP & PAUL MARTINEZ Many folks state that hot rods are all about the look, which is a semi-accurate statement in that along with the looks you must factor in safety and dependability. Johnson’s Hot Rod Shop in Gadsden, Alab
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Back To The Fifties Is Unbelievable
PHOTOS & TEXT: PAUL MARTINEZ The first Back to the ‘50s was held in 1974 with approximately 150 cars participating in a cruise to Porky’s Drive-In. Fast forward a mere 45 years and it’s grown to 11,707 participants, 450 vendors, over 80,000 spectat
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HRIA News
By: Todd Ryden The Hot Rod Industry Alliance is a hard working sub-committee within the Specialty Equipment Market Association, better known as SEMA. The group, made up of SEMA Member industry volunteers, pulls together to address challenges within
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1:1 Model Car 1932 FORD ROADSTER
PHOTOS & WORDS: PAUL MARTINEZ “Keith then went on to become a member of the California Roadsters and has since put 17,000 miles on the odometer…” For so many kids, model cars were the first exposure to hot rods and custom cars and Californian Keith R
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50 Days of Fun!
By Paul Martinez What happened in the last 50 days from May 9 to June 27 has really been a blur. May 9th I took a trip to Mesa, AZ to pick up the freshly painted rpu body, which was mounted to the finished rolling chassis and included the upholstere
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Indurapower Lithium Battery
The regular lifespan (cycles) of a wet cell/dry cell is 200-300 while the lifespan cycles of Indura Power is 3,000-5,000; more than double of what the wet / dry cells. Elitise was created by a think tank in March 2014 and is an R&D founded company wi
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The Sangster Gangster
PHOTOS & TEXT: KEN SANDERS 1932 FORD SEDAN Don Sangster is the owner of Sangster Buick GMC in Wenatchee Washington and as can be imagined, for an away from the big city dealership, gets the occasional phone call enquiring if a certain a car, pickup,
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Project Hot Rod Roadster Pickup
PHOTOS & TEXT: PAUL MARTINEZ It was a mad rush but thanks to the crew at Charly’s Garage and Steve Codianni/Lone Wolf Speed and Custom, the deadline of getting the Rodding USA ’32 Ford roadster pickup completed in time for the L.A. Roadster Show wa
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Canadian Roadster Resurrection 1932 Ford Roadster
PHOTOS & TEXT: MONIQUE SACHE By now, we’ve all heard many exciting tales of barn finds of one sort or another. You know the kind, a gearhead stumbles across an old barn by chance which has an old ’32 tucked in the back corner with horse blankets pil
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Sponsors/partners
AMSOIL Inc. www.Amsoil.com (800) 777-8491 Axalta Coating Systems www.Axalta.us (855) 629-2582 B&M Racing & Performance www.BMRacing.com (707) 544-4761 Bed Wood & Parts www.BedWoodandParts.com (877) 206-9663 Bob Drake Reproductions www.BobDrake.com (8
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Rodding Products
FULL of function and thought, our new garage stool brings modified to a new level. From the adjustable height seat, removable tool caddy and stand for your mobile device, this shop stool is the opposite of stock. • ADJUSTABLE | Cushioned seat raises
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Tech Development To Reproduction And Back Again
BY BOB DRAKE PHOTOS: BOB DRAKE REPRODUCTIONS Since I’m a self-professed “car guy,” and I’ve built a few cars over the years, I’m sure it isn’t news to any other “car guys” reading this, when I say that a tremendous about time and effort goes into

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