Built by the legendary Joaquin Arnett and modified by Andy Granatelli, this hot rod first burned rubber over 60 years ago. Let’s take a closer look at the Bill Couch ’34 Ford Coupe. Continue reading
Category Archives: Hot Rods
Video: American Drag Racers Invade England, 1964
In bright, beautiful color, presenting a classic drag racing moment: when American hot rodders crossed the pond to compete in Britain’s 1964 International Drag Festival. Here are two minutes of newsreel heaven. Continue reading
Road Runners—an Original 1952 Hot Rodding Film
REVISED AND EXPANDED—This great old film from 1952 shows original hot rods in action all over Southern California—on the streets, at the Santa Ana drag strip, and on the El Mirage dry lake. Don’t miss it. Continue reading
The Anglias: Drag Racing’s Little Monsters
Spooky to drive but fun to watch, the Anglia gassers contributed more than their fair share of excitement to the glory days of drag racing. Here’s a quick look back at the colorful little devils. Continue reading
Video: Danny Ongais and M/T Rule the 1969 Funny Car World
In this short film, we get a look inside the all-conquering Mickey Thompson funny car team of 1969. It’s one of the great stories in drag racing—check it out. Continue reading
Video: Hot Rod Racing on the El Mirage Dry Lake in 1946
It doesn’t get any more old-school than this. See where hot rodding and drag racing were born in this circa 1946 film clip from El Mirage Dry Lake in Southern California. Continue reading
Lost Hot Rods: Five Sweet Model A Ford Roadsters
Here’s the latest in our Lost Hot Rods series: a group of five noteworthy Model A Ford roadsters from the golden age of rodding. These cars never found fame, as far as we know, but they look like winners to us. Have a look. Continue reading