Tag: Hot Rod

Tri-Five Chevy 2” Drop ProSpindle and Brake Kits

wilwood drop spindle

FROM WILWOOD! Wilwood introduces their latest ProSpindle engineered to give 1955-57 Chevrolet Bel Air, and related cars, a 2” lower ride height and simplify performance brake installation. These precision-machined steel ProSpindles provide reinforced brake caliper mounts and an improved stance,…

Benchracing with Musclecars Part 1

Musclecars Part 1

Benchracing With Jersey and T-Bone In this Part One episode we explore the high-performance world of Musclecars! We try to define what a Musclecar is, the origins of Musclecars, and Jersey shares his favorite of all! We dig into early…

SEMA Ignited 2022

I am looking forward to the drive. Most people hate it. Not me. After the first two hours and we are out of the traffic, the desert is a nice place to be. My mind starts to wander and I…

HOT ROD Magazine: 75 Years

I can hear the muffled sounds of Mannix on the old boob tube downstairs in the den. Dad would occasionally yell up the stairs: “Be quiet up there and go to sleep!” My little brother and I have been “in…

Good Times Block Party May 2022

Car Show

Featuring the musical stylings of Papa J Hudson and the Terraplane Blues Band, Sophie Cambra’s SuperComp Dragster, Hot Wheel Racing and more. Enjoy the #FuelFedFun. See more of Papa J Hudson and the Terraplane Blues Band Cambra Speed Shop Cyclepath…

Women N Wheels Car Show 2022

A rockin’ roll through the Women ‘N’ Wheels Car Show at The Zimmerman Automobile Driving Museum in El Segundo California on Saturday March 12, 2022. We roll with the Mercifuls as they support their newly elected Vice President Steffie Hands…

Seal-4-Good Gaskets from Patriot Exhaust Products

Seal-4-Good gaskets are by no means new to the industry, but they’re taking on a new look. PerTronix Performance Brands acquired Taylor Cable products in early 2021 and moving forward with their acquisition Patriot Exhaust will sell Seal-4-Good header flange…

Keep Your Rides at the Ready

What is the point of having a garage full of toys if you can’t play with any one of them at any time? Here is a great tip for you. Keep them batteries charged. Now I know some of your…

The Touch

I have found a good process to follow when you have a project car. 1) Get it running. 2) Make sure all the safety measures are in place. Brakes, Electrical, Steering, etc. 3) Now you can tackle the aesthetics. One…

Historic Main Street Car Show

We host the First Friday at the Historic Main Street Garden Grove, CA Car Show. Come on out and say hi, win some cool prizes. A true PARTY IN THE STREET! This aint no Parking Lot show! Games, live music,…

Hand Me Down Pickup

Eric Heath’s 1953 GMC Truck This sunny Sunday, a fairly unique rolled in to the Mercifuls’ weekly Hot Cakes and Hot Rods meet-up with a fairly unique 1953 GMC Truck. The pale yellow with green flames make a statement, which…