Sentences with phrase «hot rods when»

My dad was always into cars and had hot rods when he was younger.

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When he told her his plan — sell the printing business so he could create a reality series centered on a hot - rod shop that didn't exist yet — «I kind of thought he was crazy,» she says.

That was the month when the Indians looked promising; when the Cavaliers had rookies Brad Daugherty, Ron Harper, Hot Rod Williams and Mark Price and were looking like a team rising; when the Browns....

When I walked out of Starbucks to see this hot rod, I knew we were in luck.

When: June 3rd Why: With two cult favorite comedies under their belts, directors Akiva Schaffer («Hot Rod») and Jorma Taccone («MacGruber»)-- two - thirds of the comedy music group The Lonely Island, along with Andy Samberg — are back to deliver what may be the «This Is Spinal Tap» for the social media generation.

There was a time when a Mustang hot rod wouldn't be much more than this plus a shopping basket of appearance parts selected from the best booths at SEMA.

When it goes on sale, Ford says the Cobra Jet will be eligible to enter National Hot Rod Association competitions, as well as multiple National Mustang Racers Association and National Muscle Car Association classes.

Being one of the founders of Pete & Jake's Hot Rod Shop, the landmark «1970 / 80s - era hot rod aftermarket parts and chassis business, Chapouris was among the best when combining professional - level promotion and showmanship with a high - quality parts busineHot Rod Shop, the landmark «1970 / 80s - era hot rod aftermarket parts and chassis business, Chapouris was among the best when combining professional - level promotion and showmanship with a high - quality parts busineRod Shop, the landmark «1970 / 80s - era hot rod aftermarket parts and chassis business, Chapouris was among the best when combining professional - level promotion and showmanship with a high - quality parts businehot rod aftermarket parts and chassis business, Chapouris was among the best when combining professional - level promotion and showmanship with a high - quality parts businerod aftermarket parts and chassis business, Chapouris was among the best when combining professional - level promotion and showmanship with a high - quality parts business.

Aston Martins are far removed from American car culture, but the V12 Vantage that when you shoehorn the biggest engine possible into the engine bay of a smaller car, the result is a hot rod.

The photos of the hot rod «when it still shined,» as Bill describes it, show the car with a four - banger under the hood, topped by a pair of two - barrel carbs.

When General Motors reregistered the Grand National and GNX names, rumors erupted that a hot - rod Buick would return.

I can't vouch for its contention that the Chevy «pony» car was quicker around Barber Motorsport Park's 3.6 kilometres (like many of you, I have always found it suspect when the magazine anoints yet another American - made machine superior to the imports), but author Jonny Lieberman was completely correct in saying that «never in one million years» would one have predicted that a Camaro could compare, favourably or not, to two of sportscardom's most iconic hot rods.

Sales will recover somewhat when the 5.0 and hot rodded V6 start arriving in a month or so.

He was a founder of the SCTA and the NHRA; he launched the notion of the car magazine in America when he became the first editor of Pete Petersen's Hot Rod magazine; he helped give birth to the automotive speed - parts industry when he and Petersen organized a trade show that would go on to become the massive SEMA show; and he basically legitimized all the leather - jacketed hot - rod motorheads of his day by bringing their drag races out from darkened alleys and onto national Hot Rod magazine; he helped give birth to the automotive speed - parts industry when he and Petersen organized a trade show that would go on to become the massive SEMA show; and he basically legitimized all the leather - jacketed hot - rod motorheads of his day by bringing their drag races out from darkened alleys and onto national Rod magazine; he helped give birth to the automotive speed - parts industry when he and Petersen organized a trade show that would go on to become the massive SEMA show; and he basically legitimized all the leather - jacketed hot - rod motorheads of his day by bringing their drag races out from darkened alleys and onto national hot - rod motorheads of his day by bringing their drag races out from darkened alleys and onto national rod motorheads of his day by bringing their drag races out from darkened alleys and onto national TV.

When you think of a classic hot rod, efficiency doesn't spring to mind.

When Chevrolet added its 6.2 - liter V8 to the Tahoe to create the Tahoe RST, we took it for a spin and called it a full - size SUV hot rod.

But when you feel like hot - rodding it, you won't be disappointed.

The show's tech themes include more hybrid vehicles, 500 - hp supercars with microprocessor driver engine management that allow for 20 mpg driving when you're not hot - rodding, and high - end downsized cars for baby boomers who don't want to give up their luxuries just yet.

The race came to fruition at the 2009 SEMA Show, when HRIA Chairman Rick Love of Vintage Air and HRIA members Eric Saltrick of Steele Rubber Products and the late John Menzler of COMP Cams decided to walk the Show floor and ask every well - known hot - rod builder to participate.

This highly modified 1964 Buick Riviera, which is a cherished muscle car when restored to original specifications, is so innovative and so skillfully enhanced that it absolutely stole the show among a sea of exemplary rides at this year's Detroit Autorama; sponsored by the Michigan Hot Rod Association (MHRA).

When she was recognized with the John Menzler Memorial Scholarship during the Hot Rod Industry Alliance reception at the 2017 SEMA Show, she could hardly hold back tears of joy when Mr. Menzler's granddaughter herself congratulated her on the awWhen she was recognized with the John Menzler Memorial Scholarship during the Hot Rod Industry Alliance reception at the 2017 SEMA Show, she could hardly hold back tears of joy when Mr. Menzler's granddaughter herself congratulated her on the awwhen Mr. Menzler's granddaughter herself congratulated her on the award.

When I did 71 miles of half freeway / half stop - and - go slogging I got 13.8 and, apart from two full - throttle launches to 60 mph, I wasn't hot rodding it.

She could hardly hold back tears of joy when she was recognized with the John Menzler Memorial Scholarship during the Hot Rod Industry Alliance reception at the 2017 SEMA Show and Menzler's daughter herself congratulated her on the award.

In fact, the Chevrolet Colorado, when outfitted with its available 5.3 - liter V - 8, is a veritable hot rod, as its 300 horsepower mill gives it substantial acceleration and decent towing capacity.

«But here's what happened — which I thought was incredibly unique for our audience: When we'd go up to an off - road vehicle, our hot rod and tuner guys would take a step back, and our four - wheel guy would step forward and take center stage.

Chevrolet's SSR hot - rod pickup will haul a base price of $ 41,995, including destination charge of $ 625, when it becomes available this summer, the automaker said

So it came as a crushing blow when the National Hot Rod Association effectively banned it from unleashing its full 840 - hp potential on its quarter - mile tracks because the muscle car's extreme speed doesn't meet regulations.

Much as the Viper gave the Dodge division a boost when it was flagging, Chrysler expects the hot rod Prowler to do the same for the Plymouth brand.

When the US National Hot Rod Association certified the new Dodge Demon's drag strip time, they immediately banned it for being too fast.

Although the base Avenger is no hot rod, it offers respectable performance when mated to the five - speed.

We got a taste of what the ATS» lightweight chassis is capable of when we drove the hot - rodded ATS - V.

When the talk turns to future classics, one of the first Japanese cars that pops into mind is the Honda S2000, a quick and aggressive little roadster with an engine that loves to rev.. The S2000 is something of a throwback to the British sports cars of the»60s, and it has earned a reputation as a raw and demanding hot rod that rewards the driver with its unique style and performance.

One of Meguiar's inspirations occurred a few years earlier, when Noel Carpenter, publisher of the monthly trade journal Hot Rod Industry News, hosted an industry - only trade show that would later be acquired by Petersen Publishing Company and rebranded as the SEMA Show.

The offer was tempting — about six times what the car was worth brand - new for just its used body — but Floyd Phillips refused.He said $ 15,000 might have been a fair price, but the two men from Fayetteville, Ga., wanted to turn the vintage Packard into a hot rod and Phillips could not allow that.Whoever buys the Packard will have to be content to keep it as it is — as close as possible to how itlooked when it sold for $ 2,554 off the showroom floor in 1940, he said.Phillips, a Tampa hospital respiratory therapist, was one of about 150 owners of antique and classic cars at Ormond Beach's 30th annual Antique Car Show and Flea Market this weekend.

The race came to fruition at the 2009 SEMA Show, when Saltrick, fellow HRIA member Menzler and HRIA Chairman Rick Love of Vintage Air decided to walk the Show floor and ask every well - known hot - rod builder to participate.

We miss the little hot rod aka The Divine Princess, we miss her bright eyes when it was time to go outside, we miss her yip yip when the meals weren't fast enough, we miss watching her be-bop up the steps and the neighbor misses her chasing his truck in the morning.

In the old days you wouldn't see this happening for a new IP but hey, when the hype train has enough inertia that even Denzel Washington can't stop it you might as well paint hot rod flames down the side.

It could be said that hot - rodding began with this car when our veterans came home from World War II and wanted something affordable they could work on and build up.