Hot Rod – January 1978

HOT ROD 1978 JAN - SMOKEY'S BUICK, SHIRLEY'S T/F RAIL
 
Within this issue you will discover the following topics:
1)   THE  NOSIEST ROD IN TOWN: Jim Jacobs' NieKamp roadster is a classic of its kind
2)   PIECING TOGETHER THE LUV TRUCK: Part 2 of the buildup involves fiberglass parts
3)   THE HOT ROD STORY: Take a trip through the past and remember when
4)   BRACKET RACING AMERICA: Check out the tracks in California, Oregon and Washington
5)   CARY WEISNER'S IMMACULATE '56 CHEVY: This piece of perfection is enough to make a believer out of anyone
6)   THE HITCHCOCK BROTHERS' '33 SEDAN DELIVERY: This Street Rod Nats winner is something to see
7)   A CANDY-COATED '56 CHEVY SEDAN DELIVERY: Richard Russell's  Kansas-based beauty is a delectable morsel
8)   PICKUP WITH FLARE: Dennis Crispin's Springfield Ohio-based "Li'l Hustler"
9)   BOBBY RODRIGUEZ'S 1928 MODEL A: This award-winning rod is a real survivor
10)   MULDOWNEY'S TOP FUELER CUTAWAY: Get inside the fastest dragster in the world today
11)   THE WINSTON WORLD FINALS: This time it was the world champs who got whupped
12)   TUFF ENOUGH: Jack and Peggy Pieknik's '34 Vicky
13)   TRIPLE THREAT RETURNS-PART 4: Bolt-on tune-up equipment makes all the difference
14)   ROAD-TESTING THE DATSUN 510: What it lacks in muscle, it makes up in magic
15)   DAVE ROENL'S '33 FORD COUPE: Check out this almost-perfect 45-year-old body
16)   HISTORY'S QUICKEST AND FASTEST MODEL T: Its name is Super Nanook and Jim Perkins was its lucky winner
17)   THE TURN OF THE CENTURY: Smokey's development of the 355-hp Buick V6
18)   FAT TIRE GUIDE: Everything you need to know to roll in style
19)   SUZUKI'S GS750 FOUR: The quickest, quietest, smoothest bike in its class
20)   TECH QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
21)   READER'S RIDES
Plus other hot topics.
 
COVER: Smokey Yunick's incredible 355-hp NASCAR-style Buick V6 engine heralds a new era in automotive power and performance.
PAGE 32: For more fun photos from the past, be sure to check out Part 1 of the HOT ROD story.