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At 03:30 on 23 February 1969 a force from the VC 1st Battalion, 95th Regiment attacked Grant. The attack was repulsed with the VC losing 16 killed and 2 captured. [2]: 11. At 00:30 on 8 March 1969 a PAVN force assaulted Grant again and the battle continued until 06:15 when the PAVN broke contact. The 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment ...
"Uncertain T" also appeared in Hot Rod in July, August, and September 1966. [20] In the September issue, it was listed as for sale, with a price of US$7000; usual for a used custom car was $2000 to $3000. [21] In 1966, "Uncertain T" was offered as a Monogram model kit. [22] Around 1970, the car, then painted metallic gold, was sold to a ...
Died. October 12, 2012. (2012-10-12) (aged 79) Cassville, Missouri, U.S. [2] Occupation (s) Hot rod builder, actor. Norman "Norm" Grabowski (February 5, 1933 – October 12, 2012) was a Polish-American hot rod builder and actor. The heavy-set crew cut -wearing Grabowski appeared in minor roles in many films produced by Albert Zugsmith and Walt ...
Using the popular saying "Keep on Truckin'" as a basis, Truckin’ magazine was created. In 1975, the first issue went on sale at newsstands for $1.00 under the TRM Publications (which stood for Tom and Rose McMullen) family of auto magazines. [6] From 1975 to May 1995, Truckin’ was published by McMullen Publications and McMullen-Yee ...
Coddington was known for clean, elegant designs combining old school with what would come to be known as the "Boyd Look". Some of Coddington's signature innovations were his custom-fabricated alloy wheels, typically machined from a solid aluminium billet, an industry first. Together with John Buttera, [3] Boyd pioneered this "billet" machined ...
The publication was produced 8 times per year from 1989 through 1991. Starting with the October 1991 issue, the magazine went into production on a monthly basis. The magazine covers Goodguys events in depth but also features hot rodding Industry pioneers, Young Rodders and other stories of interest to hot rod and custom car enthusiasts.
Hot Rod is the oldest magazine devoted to hot rodding, having been published since January 1948. [2] [3] Robert E. Petersen founded the magazine and his Petersen Publishing Company was the original publisher. The first editor of Hot Rod was Wally Parks, who went on to found the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA). [4]
The Hirohata Merc is a 1950s lead sled [1] custom car, often called "the most famous custom of the classic era". [2] [3] Setting a style and an attitude, it had a "momentous effect" on custom car builders, [4] appeared in several magazines at the time [5] and has reappeared numerous times since, earning an honorable mention on Rod & Custom ' s "Twenty Best of All Time" list in 1991. [5]