June 1989
SPEED SPEEDER SPEEDING FAST CAR CARS RACE RACING RACES NASCAR DRIVER DRIVERS DRIVING STOCK AUTO AUTOMOBILE RACETRACK
VOLUME 18, NUMBER 6 JUNE 1989
STREET N1 ACT11N
6 JUST CRUISIN'
8 TWO WAY
IF RIMING INTEREST
17 BELOW-THE-FLOOR BATTERY BOXES
. . . are neat, practical, safe — and easy!
22 HOT WEATHER? COOL FACTS!
Ways to evaluate your cooling system for trouble-free cruising
12 READER'S ROD SHOP
14 NSRA NEWS
54 WOT'SA MACUNGIE?
It'sa Cars! It'sa Fun! It'sa Summertime in Pennsylvania!
72 CHOP, CHOP, CHOP
16 WIRE WORKS
An annual holiday season treat
64 '50s FLASHBACK
90 HIGHBOY HORNS
Styling tips for fenderless front ends
83 ROD ROUTES
92 LOADING ZONE
In a full, triSimt color partnership of
cover car duly we find the bright Big Bad
Green '34 gullwing coupe owned by Ken
and vicky Norris in counterpoint with the
chopped and Starthane Pink '37 humpback
built by Mark LeDuc. Both are on the
leading edge of street rod fashion for
1989. Cover photos by Steve Anderson
and D.G. Leadbetter.
RIMER'S IMS
36 FORTY DAYS AND FORTY NIGHTS
. . . was all it took to build this bright pink '37 cover car!
42 A PERFECT '40
Randy White will never lose another sweetheart with THIS car!
48 HOT RODDING THE CLASSICS:
1934 PACKARD LIMOUSINE
It takes a REAL man to cut one up!
58 GULLWING!
What else would you call this masterpiece?
66 OAK TREE HAULER
After 10 years of languishing in the shade, this Deuce is back on the streets
78 U-UGLY-2
' 'It's too ugly,'' they said. ' 'I know;' he replied. ' 'Ain 't it great!''
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ED SCHNEPF/Publisher
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