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The first streamliner powered by a Flathead Ford to go over 200 mph (320 km/h) is the Edelbrock-equipped Bachelor-Xydias SoCal Special; [4] it was featured on the cover of the January 1949 issue of Hot Rod magazine. [5] Bill Burke of the So-Cal Speed Shop was the first to attempt to convert a P-51 Mustang belly drop tank to a hot rod roadster. [6]
Honest Charley was an American businessman and pioneer in the high performance automotive parts industry. Born Charles Edward Card Jr. (January 18, 1905 – October 26, 1974), he was known throughout the racing and hot rod communities by the trade name Honest Charley.
Up through the 1950s, the emphasis was on children's toys, though some of these so-called toys could be fairly sophisticated, like the eleven and a half inch long Indian 'crash car' cast iron motorcycle complete with parts and accessories, or a fairly complex tow truck. Hubley made simple diecast metal toys all the way through the 1970s.
The Street Rod Nationals is viewed as a showcase of street rodding and over 150 new items were introduced there in 2006. The Street Rod Nationals is known as one of the world's largest automotive participation events [citation needed] with more than 70,000 visitors, and up to 15,000 cars attended the last event, according to the National Street ...
Wells was a partner with Ray Brock in Rod Action, a street-rod publishing venture, and set up the NSRA headquarters office in the magazine's business suite. [ 2 ] By 1973, Wells had set up thirty volunteer state representatives who advised the NSRA headquarters of regulatory developments, and also engaged with local officials and attended ...
Parts books were often issued as microfiche, though this has fallen out of favour. Now, many manufacturers offer this information digitally in an electronic parts catalogue. This can be locally installed software, or a centrally hosted web application. Usually, an electronic parts catalogue enables the user to virtually disassemble the product ...
The Goodguys Rod & Custom Association headquarters are located in a 10-story facility located at Texas Motor Speedway, overlooking Turn 2. Goodguys employs a team of 26 full-time staff members. The Goodguys organization through the years set up many programs to highlight young talents and builders such as the "Trendsetter Award" which was ...
Street Rod 2 is a video game developed by P.Z. Karen Co. Development Group and Logical Design Works as a sequel to Street Rod, based on an original concept by Magic Partners and published by California Dreams for Amiga and MS-DOS. Street Rod 2 exclusively features American muscle cars, specifically those from GM, Ford, and Chrysler.