Hot Rod – April 1984

HOT ROD 1984 APR - NEW HURST/OLDS, BLOWER SHOOTOUT
 
Within this issue you will discover the following topics:
1.   Santa Cruise: Home of the Beach Street Revival 
2.   Plumber's Helper: Dress up your engine compartment for under $200
3.   '84 Hurst/Olds: A comfortable performance car that tries
4.   Blower Bash: Part II: The big blowers show their stuff on Keith Black's dyno
5.   Quick & Slick: Mike Blower's '41 Willys American combines smooth with move
6.   Rat On: Dennis Wood has one goin' goat
7.   Ground Assault: Vince Imnpastato's multiple-mission attack vehicle
8.   Bigfoot III: Bob Chandler's third in a string of Ford Frankensteins
9.   The HOT ROD Super Nationals: Prizes galore and much more are at Indy '84
10.   Flashback '57: Part III Chassis rebuild on the Super Nats giveaway project
11.   Going Strong: A new look at an old '29 highboy HOT ROD feature car
12.   Let It Stand: Check and tune your motor before installation
13.   Tough Trucks: The hot rodders way of building what's fun truckin' real
14.   The Great Pretenders: Drag racing with radio-controlled model Pro Stockers
15.   Short Order: Dave Basa's home-brewed '68 AMX really cooks
16.   Coiled for Action: Buick's new coil ignition systems
17.   Machinist's Union: A coalition of five of the finest street machines
18.   Up On Two Wheels: Kawasaki Ninja-only 900cc, but look out
Plus other great hot rod, racing or how-to items.
 
Cover: It would take more than an April Fool to 'go up against Bob Chandler's Bigfoot III and Dennis Wood's bow tie-blown GTO; so, being no ordinary fools, we caught these two fine examples of automotive excess just about the only way they can be caught-via the photographic talents of contributor Barry Wiggins and our own Gray Baskerville, respectively.