HOT ROD 1978 MAY - CORVETTE SPECIAL, WINTERNATIONALS

 

Within this issue you will discover the following topics:

1)   VETTEMANIA:

A)   ROD TEST: "ENGINUITY" IN ACTION Mark Walek's turbocharged and nitrous oxide-injected '73 T-top

B)   '78 CORVETTE INDY PACE CAR: You can buy one of 6000 duplicates of this year's pace car

C)   MAKE YOUR OWN FIBERGLASS FENDER FLARES: How to fabricate almost anything with fiberglass

D)   GIANT VETTE PICTORIAL SECTION   Six pages' of Vettes, four of them in color

E)   VINTAGE VETTES: How to find and buy used Vettes and Vette parts

F)   CORVETTE PARTS: A CLASSIC APPROACH--Where to get repro and NOS Vette parts

2)   HOW TO IMPROVE VETTE BRAKE PERFORMANCE: Replace those cast-iron calipers with stainless steel units

3)   RACING TWO-BARREL CARBS: The latest mods boost airflow to nearly 1000 efm

4)   AMERICA'S BEST ROADSTER SHOW: Once a year, Oakland plays host to the greatest roadsters

5)   SHOW AND GO: A '72 Monte Carlo that combines the best of both worlds

6)   NHRA WINTERNATS--A DRAGGED-OUT AFFAIR: Sleet, snow and slow going at the 18th annual WinterNats

7)   NEW DRAKE DT-160, THE FIRST OFFY V8: Fuel restrictions lead to development of a new Indy motor

8)   BUILD A TRICK STREET TRUCK: Third prize in the Firestone Sweepstakes: a trick Courier

9)   LOW, MEAN AND NASTY CHOPPED '32 FORD: Gary Meadors' two-door runs as mean as It looks

10)   TESTING THE NEW GMC 454 "STREET COUPE"--How 'bout a pick-em-up that runs low 16s?

11)   HONDA'S SIX-CYLINDER 1050CC SCREAMER: The quickest production bike you can buy

12)   DESTRUCTION DERBY--'78 DAYTONA 500: The safest and fastest 500 ever-until the 61^st lap

13)   WINGS OF MERCURY: The Garbos' '71 Comet GT really flies

14)   BOB DOTSON'S BIG HUSTLER: Name notwithstanding, he does his truckin' in a Chevy

15)   PROJECT ROAD MASTER, PART LAST: Concluding our project with the latest V6 HD part numbers

16)   '51 HAPPY DAYS-STYLE MERC: So sharp even the Fonz would approve

17)   TECH QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

18)   READER'S RIDES

Plus other hot topics.

 

COVER: Al Kielman's Can Am-style Vette is just one 01 many plastic fantastics in our biggest and best Vette section yet.