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How to Hot Rod a Fairmont

Once you’ve taken the time to wrap your brain around the terms “Fairmont” and “Hot Rod” in the same headline, you should read a little further. You’ll discover this story is not about a Ford Fairmont sedan, but rather a Fairmont Railroad Motorcar – the one built in Fairmont, MN.

1932 Ford Model B Crager Hot Rod Hill Climb

After you watch the video, check out our story on what makes the Ford Model B engine so great.

NHRA Supports Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge

The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA), whose professional drag-racing teams employ some of the nation’s top auto technicians, is supporting the next generation of auto experts through the Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge. The NHRA has donated its table at the 2014 SEMA Show Banquet to the top two teams competing in the Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge.

Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center Students Are Top Hot Rod Builders

Team Moroso, from Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center in Choctaw, Okla., defeated 22 other schools from across the nation to win the Hot Rodders of Tomorrow National Championship recently at the PRI Trade Show in Indianapolis. School instructor Jim LaFevers tutored a six-student group that broke the event’s national record in breaking down and then

Racing Industry Loses Fuel Injector Pioneer with Passing of Stuart Hilborn

ALISO VIEJO, CA  – Stuart Hilborn, a pioneer of fuel injection in automobiles and racing applications, died at 96 Dec.16, 2013. Family said Hilborn died of natural causes and congestive heart failure.   He lived in Monarch Beach and had a manufacturing facility in Aliso Viejo. Hilborn became interested in amateur racing on dry lake

The Art of the Build: Rods & Kustoms At the AACA Museum

 The Art of the Build: Rods & Kustoms celebrates the cars and their creators that dared to be different by individually customizing their vehicles. Hershey, PA – A new year will begin with an unusual display at the Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) Museum in Hershey. A new featured exhibit The Art of the

Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Showdown at SEMA 2012 Las Vegas

Doesn’t this get you excited for the SEMA and PRI shows coming up in the next few months? This video is from the Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Showdown at SEMA National Championship Oct 30th – Nov 2, 2012 in Las Vegas, NV. Which team will be crowned the champ this year at the 2013 National

Major Engine Parts Companies Sponsor Classic Hot Rod Exhibit

Several major automotive parts manufacturers were on hand for the opening reception of a classic hot rod exhibit recently held at The Gilmore Car Museum in Michigan. One of the vehicles featured in the American Legends: Hot Rods and Customs exhibit is the three-window 1932 Ford that was pictured on the Beach Boys’ 1963 album, Little Deuce Coupe.