Issue# 29

Rodding USA

By Hot Rodders for Hot Rodders

Rodding USA2 min readAutomotive
Jalopyrama
PHOTOS: DALE M. MOREAU TEXT: DALE AND DAN MOREAU It is not every day that one takes a plane 3000 miles to go to a one day car show in the middle of Maryland. After a lifetime of attending automotive events you would think it was a little redundan
Rodding USA3 min readAutomotive
Title Time for Project RPU
By Paul Martinez Project RPU, the Rodding USA 1932 Ford Roadster Pickup is an entirely new car, based upon a new Brookville Roadsters chassis and body which did not include a title. I’ve heard horror stories of rodders trying to get cars titled and
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The End Result 1932 FORD ROADSTER
PHOTOS AND TEXT: PAUL MARTINEZ Thanks to his dad, Robert Kenny of La Verne, CA grew up around cars and has always enjoyed anything car and engine related. His dad was a private pilot so Robert spent plenty of time at the airport learning how to buil
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Hot Rod Vette 1957 CHEVROLET CORVETTE
PHOTOS AND TEXT: PAUL MARTINEZ Corvettes have always been a part of the rodding/custom car culture and the early years provided us with many unique and innovative design elements. Many Corvettes have been customized and restored but not to the exten
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Rodding Products
FOR 30 years car buffs have been buying our high quality Visi-Bowl gas pumps for their garages, barns and man caves. These reproduction gas pumps are an exact replica of the “American Brand” pump which was used during the ‘20s & ‘30s. With over 3,800
Rodding USA2 min readConstruction
Custom Taillight Stand
PHOTOGRAPHY & TEXT: LANE ANDERSON As automotive styling progressed from the Model T, Ford Motor Company was softening the sharp edges and rounding the shape of their cars. By 1933 the progress was evident in the overall design. However we always fe
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Project Hot Rod Roadster Pickup
PHOTOS & TEXT: PAUL MARTINEZ Project RPU, the Rodding USA 1932 Ford roadster pickup is heading into the final stretch after having been dropped off at Charly’s Garage in Mesa, Arizona. Proprietor Charles Spencer and crew will disassemble the car an
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HRIA News
By: Todd Ryden One of the most important initiatives of the Hot Rod Industry Alliance is what we call the Futures in Hot Rodding. The main goal is to showcase the career opportunities within the automotive industry to young adults and the tools tha
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Stylish Delivery 1933 FORD SEDAN DELIVERY
WORDS: BRUCE KROEGER | PHOTOS: PAUL MARTINEZ In 2011 while attending the Barett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, my wife Barbara and I walked past a beautiful red 1933 Ford sedan delivery. I said to my wife that this is one hot rod I’ve always wanted
Rodding USA2 min readIndustries
Not Quite a Farm Truck 1950 CHEVY 3100 PICKUP
PHOTOS & WORDS: PAUL MARTINEZ The infamous words of many rodders, “I was not looking for a new project when I purchased this truck” is what Steve Nightingale mentioned when discussing his very cool 1950 Chevy. He went to a local swap meet and saw th
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Salt Flats ‘32 1932 FORD ROADSTER
PHOTOS & TEXT: KEN SANDERS It’s in his blood” is uttered in all sectors of automotive driving be it by hot rodders, Formula One and Indy car drivers, drag racing guys, sprint car pilots, stock car jocks, those doing drifting, or the salt flats racer
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Pleasanton 2017 31st Goodguys West Coast Nationals
PHOTOS AND TEXT: PAUL GRACE Pleasanton is one of those laid-back places where everything seems to fit into place and a perfect spot to drive a hot rod. If there was one event where you could go to see the best of the best then this is it, and this y
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The Elusive Coupe 1934 FORD COUPE
PHOTOS & WORDS: PAUL MARTINEZ This is a true story of a 1934 Ford coupe that sat in plain view on a fairly busy street in Tucson, Arizona for many years. Of course every car guy in the state knew of the car and many had seen it but it was never offe
Rodding USA4 min readAutomotive
1932-36 Hoods Function Over Form
BY BOB DRAKE PHOTOS: BOB DRAKE REPRODUCTIONS From the very moment the automobile appeared on the scene, the car hood was all about function and NOT about form. The hood served one very simple purpose - to cover the engine using four hinged sides fi

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