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Hot Rod Magazine - Issue 05 (May)

FEATURES

Big Go West - LeRoi Smith pg 26
The Gyron - pg 38
World's Fastest 500 - Ray Brock pg 40
401 HP Ford - Ray Brock pg 48
HR Kart Test: Eliminator - Eric Rickman pg 80
HRM Salutes the Vapor Trailers - pg 86
Girls are Hot Rodders too! pg 90
Top Ten Club - pg 96
Slope Shooter - pg 98

TECHNICAL

All About Alternators - Don Francisco pg 75
Putting the Comet in Orbit - Eric Rickman pg 82
More on the Chevy 409 - Ray Brock pg 94

CARS

Fascination! Eric Rickman pg 51
Accomplishment to be Proud of - Jim Lytle pg 54
Half a Ton of Dynamite - Curt Hamilton pg 56
Record Wrecker - Don Francisco pg 58
The Word is Choice! - Pete Sukalac pg 60
Cheesecake Chassis - Eric Rickman pg 62
The Wild Hare - Joe McBride pg 64
Dad's Got a Show Stopper - Gareth Neumann, George Barris pg 66
Nine Years Abuildin' - Bob Hegge pg 68
A Coupe to Crow About - Jim Chasse pg 70
Tough Tudor - Eric Rickman pg 72

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COVER: A look into the future via Ford's Gyron dream car and a touch of the past with Holly Hedrich giving HRM's LeRoi 'Smith the technical lowdown on his clean drag chassis.
Photos by E. Rickman & Ford Motor Co.

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