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Discovery Channel is revving up its schedule with a new show about two buddies and their sons who restore rare classic cars. Rods N Wheels, which debuts at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Monday, Jan. 27, follows Billy Derian and Steve Reck, who have been friends for years with the same dream of working in a…
HOT ROD caught sight of this 1930 Cadillac at SEMA 2013 and had to take a second look. Hot rodding traditionally embraced the cheap and plentiful, but it also incorporated the powerful. In hot rodding’s infancy, Cadillac engines (along with Oldsmobile’s and Chrysler’s) were among the most popular due to their high compression and horsepower,…
Even though the reign of the drag strip is long-gone, Pomona continues to thrill race fans in metro LA. Being only 45 miles east of HOT ROD’s El Segundo office, it’s an easy trek to premiere NHRA events like the Auto Club NHRA Finals. Shawn Langdon clinched his first 2013 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing…
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