Part 3: HOT ROD's 40th anniversary coverage from the January 1988 issue portrays a decade, the 1960s, when racing set the tone.
Part 3: HOT ROD's 40th anniversary coverage from the January 1988 issue portrays a decade, the 1960s, when racing set the tone.represented a period of unprecedented growth and experimentation. Hot rodding embraced the full spectrum of automotive expressionism-ingenuity, performance, and genuine craziness—reflecting the unrest that characterized contemporary '60s society. HOT ROD mirrored the rapidly expanding automotive enthusiasm of those times.
Bob Tindle's fabulous "Orange Crate" graced the February '62 cover of HOT ROD after being named America's Most Beautiful Hot Rod at the 1961 National Roadster Show. The 1932 Ford sedan was powered by a 417-cubic-inch, supercharged Olds V8 and represented the state of the art in show-quality drag cars.became the first man to break into the 400-mph club with his Spirit of America jet-J powered Land Speed Record car.
Wally Lassila's Cadillac-powered '23 T was featured in the May '66 issue. It was one of the earliest cars to use a fiberglass kit body. Wally's rod was a prime contemporary example of a clean, well-built '60s-style street rod.The L.A. Roadster Club and the Bay Area Roadster Club held annual North-South runs to share their views on hot rodding and show off their cars.
Bill Burke's Bonneville streamliner was the 15th car in a historic series of LSR cars run by the former HRM ad manager. This shot illustrates the quality incorporated in Bonneville cars of that period."Big John" Mazmanian's A/G Supercharged '41 Willys was unquestionably drag racing's fastest and most beautiful coupe at 9.77 at 149 mph. Driven by Rich Siroonian , the 467-cu-bic-inch, blown, injected Chrysler was the leading player in the Gasser wars of the mid-'60s.
Racing science also brought the introduction of up-and-coming superstars such as Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins. The Grump's A/S 66 Nova with a 350-hp 327 broke the backs of big-block-powered stock eliminator cars by using the emerging technology of the day.at Daytona in 1963. It featured a combination of 409 innards with new porcupine heads and a cylinder block that really got everyone's attention. Unique canted-valve cylinder heads provided tremendous increase in breathing potential.
Jim Clark, Lotus, and Ford Motor Company put an end to the front-engine, Offy domination at Indy by winning the premier American race with the Ford-powered, mid-engine Lotus in 1965. Front-engine cars disappeared almost immediately as the genre evolved rapidly toward its present state.
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