Indholdsfortegnelse for November 1953 i Hot Rod

FOR THE HANDYMAN Featuring a complete brace and drill set, a new 10-piece interchangeable kit contains the following variety of tools: three screwdriver blades for machine, cabinet and fine work; a nail and tack puller; cross-point blade to fit recessed screws; three drill bits; a steel brace with a four-jaw chuck; and shatterproof, plastic handle. The screwdriver blades are magnetized. Price of the handyman’s kit is $3.98 postpaid. Write: Terry Products, Box 581, Merrick, New York. REAR SUN VISOR The Hilton Rear View Window Sun Visors are excellent protection against damaging sun glare in the rear seat … Cuts direct heat and protects upholstery, especially during long summer rides. Sun Visors are manufactured from especially selected stainless steel polished to a glistening chrome-like finish. Available for most 1949-52 cars at…

Today, there are thousands of cars being driven in the cities and on the highways of this country by performance minded owners. Whether the car is strictly stock or has been modified in some way really doesn’t matter as long as the owner is convinced that the car is giving its best performance at all times. The average owner of such a car is usually quite concerned when his car fails to function properly. He either takes the car to his favorite garage to have it “tuned up” or pitches into it himself with more enthusiasm than knowledge. This series of articles is not intended for the competition car owner, although it may serve as a “refresher” to some. Instead, it is primarily intended for the owner of a passenger…

By this time, most hot rodders are acquainted with the relative merits and advantages of a fuel injection system as compared to an intake manifold and carburetor, or series of carburetors. To describe these advantages again briefly, we find that an injection system, as applied to a racing engine, will give greater fuel economy (20 to 50%), increased power (10 to 30%), smoother engine operation, equalized fuel distribution to each intake port and will operate upside down or in any other attitude with no ill effects. Actually, the term “injector” is a misnomer in this case. With direct fuel injection systems, as used in diesels and other engines. the fuel is injected directly into the combustion chamber under extremely high pressures, shortly before the point of ignition. A direct fuel…

The Lincoln Continentals have always been regarded as one of America’s most interesting cars. The ’47 Continental convert shown here is even more interesting because the owner, Stanley Moore of Hinton, West Virginia, has incorporated some of his own customizing ideas in the car. Stan did all of his own body work which included partial dechroming, filling and molding the hood and installing ’50 Olds ’98’ tail lights in the rear fenders. Stan finished the car with a beautiful Newport blue paint job. The padded white canvas top is removable. Another interesting part of the car is in the roomy engine compartment where Stan has installed a Chrysler V8 FirePower. The engine is equipped with a Howard 3/4 cam, Mallory Magspark ignition, exhaust headers and an intake manifold with four…

Requirements of “Hot Rod Mart” are: limit of 25 words per ad, not including name and address. Ads will be placed in this column on a first come, first served basis. We reserve the right to edit ads when necessary. We are rot reportable for the accuracy of descriptions, but we will reject any obviously misleading state rents. No ads will be knowingly accepted from commercial firms. A charge of $2.00 per ad will be made and must accompany each ad. Only one car may be listed in any one ad. This limitation will not apply to parts or equipment, however. Address all ads to Hot Rod Mart, 5959 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles 28, Calif. SELL—248 cu. in. ’37 Ford engine with Cummings ohv, fuel injector, manifold, carbs, Howard cam,…

I’ ve slung a hammock in Tuxtla, shucked scorpions out of my bed in Durango and picked cactus spines out of my Argyles for all 2000 miles of the Panamerican Highway that serve the Mexican Road Race. And for three years I’ve been told in German. Spanish. French, in fact in nearly everything but Choctaw Indian, that nothing on wheels can stand up to the bombs from over the Atlantic. To the guys who say “windscreen” for “windshield” and “bonnet” for “hood,” the idea that a backyard job could clean the field is to laugh. loud and long. “A hot rod,” they gasp, “couldn’t get to Juarez on a burro cart.” In spite of Mercedes and Ferrari sweeps, the question, to me, is not whether a rod can win ……

NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION NHRA at BONNEVILLE: Members of NHRA who attended the Bonneville National Speed Trials were somewhat surprised when they walked up to the gleaming red & white trailer bearing NHRA’S insignia. Instead of a sink, stove and household items they saw a well-equipped office on wheels. More than that, they found a crew of experienced hot rodders in charge of the unit, foremost of whom was Police Sgt. Bud Coons, of Pomona, Calif., who, as a member of NHRA’s Board of Directors, spent most of his time discussing drag strip operation problems with affiliate groups. All in all, some twenty-one states were represented in the guest register as club and association members signed in. Some of the clubs represented were: CALIFORNIA—Hilltoppers, San Francisco; Valve Benders, Los Angeles;…

For the fifth consecutive year, hot rodders from all over the country gathered at the Bonneville salt flats for the annual running of the Bonneville Nationals during the week of August 31st through September 6th. Co-sponsored by the Southern California Timing Association and HOT ROD MAGAZINE, this year’s event witnessed more entries than ever before plus a great increase in the number of spectators. Almost 300 entries were clocked on 1771 individual runs by the Crocker printer timer that operated throughout the week in its usual flawless manner. Speculation ran high as to the capabilities of the many new cars and engines which centered mainly about the streamliners. Could they reach their anticipated speeds? Were they aerodynamically stable? Would the new Firestone “Bonneville” tire stay together? Would new engines and…

The most unrelentless speeder in history is Father Time— and—he cannot be arrested.” So the saying goes. Hot rodders who took part in the recent quest for new International speed records will vouch for this statement almost to a man. Their race against Time was two-fold; first, that of getting their cars in top condition, and, second, their duel against an electronic clock which measured their cars’ ultimate speeds on the salt straightaway course during the period of September 8th through nth. The first of the above items took its toll early, as only five out of ten potential sanctionee cars showed up for the opening of the International Record Trials, sponsored by the National Hot Hod Association in cooperation with General Petroleum Corporation, and under official sanction of the…

Back in December ’52, HRM featured Fox and Cobbs “White Hot ’36". The chassis of this fine car was subsequently sold to Bob Joehnck, owner and operator of Joehnck’s Automotive in Santa Barbara, Calif. Bob spent a considerable time modifying and changing the car to suit his own ideas, finishing it off with a maroon lacquer paint job inside and out. Bob, who owns several competition cars, uses this car exclusively for drag racing. To date, the best time is 109-89 mph, recorded at the Pomona drag strip. At the recent NHRA Championship Drags, held at Paradise Mesa, Calif., the car turned a very creditable 108.69 mph, but lost out in the last elimination run due to a clogged fuel strainer. The power source is a 3/8 by 295-cubic-inch ’49…

This very interesting, special-bodied Jaguar appeared at the recent Championship drag races held at Paradise Mesa, Calif. The car is owned by Bill Pickford of Coronado, Calif., who drove it to a class win with a speed of 93.07 mph. With road racing competition in mind, Bill built the frame from 17/8 inch diameter chrome-moly steel tubing and used all stock Jaguar chassis components. The aluminum body was hand formed by Marvin Faw of Culver City, Calif. The engine displacement has been increased from 210 cubic inches to 240 cubic inches by enlarging the cylinder bores. Other modifications include special cams, larger valves, and domed pistons giving a 9 to 1 compression ratio.…