Hot Rod – January 1973

HOT ROD 1973 JAN - HISTORY OF RODDING & BONNEVILLE
 
Within this issue you will discover the following topics:
1)   NHRA WORLD FINALS: How things went in Amarillo
2)   IT'S THE WATER: The 1972 Mexican 1000
3)   OUR FIRST 25 YEARS: History of hot rodding
4)   ED WINFIELD: THE FATHER OF HOT RODDING: Interview with the first hot rodder
5)   SPEED TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS: History of Bonneville
6)   INDY 500: HOOSIER MOTHER? : History of the Indy 500
7)   THE NIGHT THE FLATHEAD DIED: History of street rodding
8)   FLATHEAD COMMEMORATION: Artwork by Robert Williams
9)   IN THE GRAND (NATIONAL) MANNER: History of NASCAR racing BEAN FIELDS TO BIG BUCKS: History of drag racing
10)   COMPLETE GUIDE TO HEAD SWAPPING: Part 1 in a series
11)   HOW TO PERK UP YOUR 351 C: Part 2 in our Ford engine series ALUMINUM HEADS FOR YOUR SMALL-BLOCK CHEVY : They're now available to the public
12)   AUTO SHOP SERIES: Karl Ludvigsen on springs and suspensions
13)   WIRE STRIPPERS: Mini guide to wire strippers
14)   CARB MAGIC: How Paul Blevins does it
15)   THE SHOCKING DIFFERENCE: How to install shock absorbers
16)   OLD ROADSTERS NEVER DIE: Ed Iskenderian's '24 T roadster
17)   RETURN OF THE GLASS SLIPPER: Ed Cortopassi's classic dragster
18)   RACING ACTION: The Braskett & Burgin Funny Car
19)   EVOLUTION OF THE SPORTSTER: Harley's Sportster dates back 25 years
20)   UP ON TWO WHEELS: A trip down Memory Lane
Plus other great hot rod, racing or how-to items.
 
COVER: We just had to come up with something unusual for the 25th anniversary of Hot Rod. And following weeks of meetings, conferences and 20 different "comps" (artist's sketches) the decision was made to zonk you, the reader, with this all-blurb silver jobbie. Hope you're all zonked.