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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]
The presenting sponsor of the museum is the Automobile Club of Southern California. Steve Gibbs, now a retired vice-president of NHRA, led the team that reconditioned a WPA -constructed 28,500-square-foot (2,650 m 2 ) building on the grounds of the Fairplex to house the museum, which opened to the public in 1998.
Chapouris began his hot rodding career in the 1950s in Southern California, where he was a member of the Vintage Tin Hot Rod Club. [2] He is best known for the '34 Ford 3-window The California Kid, featured on the cover of Custom Rod (along with a similar coupé built by Jim Jacobs) [2] in November 1973 and in the movie of the same name in 1974. [1]
The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) is a governing body which sets rules in drag racing and hosts events all over the United States and Canada. With over 40,000 drivers in its rosters, the NHRA claims to be the largest motorsport sanctioning body in the world.
Lai's own interest in the Mooneyes story has two parts as well. He has a family connection to hot rodding, so he was aware of the company's importance in the car community, and he was intrigued to ...
In 1949, while Al Slonaker was preparing for his first automobile show at the Oakland Exposition, an Oakland area hot rod club convinced him to exhibit ten of their cars . [8] The Inaugural show was a massive success, attracting over 100 cars and 27,674 attendees. [ 9 ]
The "Hot Rod Power Tour" is an organized tour where hot rodders drive a pre-planned route throughout the United States. It began in 1995 when Hot Rod staff members decided to take some of their project cars on a cross-country drive from Los Angeles, California to Norwalk, Ohio. Thousands of people participated along the way but only seven ...
According to California penal code 597.7, it’s illegal to leave any animal — dog, cat, rabbit or pig — inside an empty car if it’s too hot and the animal could be in danger. The same rule ...