HOT ROD 1973 SEPT - SMOKEY's RAT, GRUMPY EXPOSED

 

Within this issue you will discover the following topics:

1)   WHAT REALLY HAPPENED AT INDY: How to prevent it from happening again.

2)   SMOKEY'S ROAD TRIP: Smokey Yunick's tips on the big-block Chevy

3)   HOW TO CURE THE DRIVING HABIT: The EPA strikes again

4)   ALL THE CORVETTES IN THE WORLD: Western States Corvette Council Convention

5)   'MAD WORLD: National Nomad Club Convention

6)   RACY ACTION: Grumpy Jenkins reveals all (almost)

7)   PROJECT OPEL REVISITED: Part two of the Opel Manta story

8)   WORLD OF WHEELS: The Kansas City car show

9)   THE '74s: New cars from AMC, Chrysler and Ford

10)   SPRING NATIONALS '73: What happened at Columbus

11)   DUST-TO-DUST: The 1973 Baja 500.

12)   THE SPARTANBURG FLASH: David Pearson and the Wood Brothers

13)   CHOPPER PICTORIAL: Four pages worth

14)   MEANWHILE, BACK IN THE PITS: Taking up the lag between races 

15)   AUTOMATIC PERFORMANCE: Hopping-up the 350 turbo

16)   CRANK SWAPPING MADE EASY: TRW's new Spacer Saver bearings

17)   RAT RODS FOR YOUR MOUSE: And some Fords too

18)   CARB HOP-UP BUYER'S GUIDE: What's available in kit form

19)   HOW AN ENGINE WORKS: Part five in the series

20)   AUTO SHOP SERIES: The ins and outs of hydraulic systems

21)   LAS VEGAS: Two different approaches in custom Vegas

22)   FORGIVING FOREIGNER: Road-testing the new five-speed Toyota

23)   1 FOR THE MONEY 2 FOR THE SHOW: Three cars from DeFrank & Cohen

24)   OSSA-ROCK HOUND: Testing Ossa's new wonder

25)   UP ON TWO WHEELS: Safety tricks for your bike

Plus other great hot rod, racing or how-to items.

 

COVER: The action gets a little hectic in off-road racing. And Barry Wiggins of George Callaway Photography was right there when it reached its most hectic point. See page 110 for the Baja 500 story.