HOT ROD 1984 SEPT - TURBO EXP/SUNBIRD/COLT SHOOTOUT

 

Within this issue you will discover the following topics:

1)   The T-Bird Is Back And it's the best thing out of Dearborn in a long, long time

2)   Aero Camaro Part 2: How to build a contemporary street machine

3)   EXP/Sunbird/Colt: Mini turbo road test: Three hot dogs to go, please

4)   Predator Camaro: How many times have you heard. . . you don't race dynos?

5)   Finishing Touches: This '29 Tudor took a little more than paint and chrome

6)   Tiger Beat: The gr-rrreat 1984 GTO Convention in Kalamazoo, Michigan

7)   Something Olds, Something New: Allan Patterson's new SS/GTC '84 aids

8)   Humpback: Tom Duncan's daily driver is a dump-front, hump-trunk '38 Ford

9)   Chevy Street Manifold Comparison: HOT ROD takes the guesswork out of manifold selection

10) Deceiver: What's real in rodding, anyway?

11) The Low-Buck Special Part 2: Bringing an old altered back to life

12) Knock It Off: Lil' John Buttera's new knock-off hub adapter kit

13) HOT ROD's Hot Rods PART 2: On the sand, salt, streets, strips, and the sea

14) Scosh O'Nova: No knucking this north-of-the-border neat machine

15) Up on Two Wheels: Speed school-you're a better rider in just one day

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

 

Cover: Bruce Frybarger's IMSA racer, The Scribner Bros. Pro Stock, Fat Jack's black street cruiser, and Fred Stebbins' gennie '55 herald the T-Bird's return to rod ding in a photo coordinated by Pat Ganahl and shot by Matt Keefe. The "backside" (see above) of our cover photo shows that sometimes reality needs a helping hand.