In the vernacular of the hot rodder, early-model hoods are a pain in the paint For some reason hood sides suffer a serious case of "sliposis," and when they slip off the cowl… you howl. Slipping hood ...

It was a bold move to put a primered car on the cover ofHot Rod Magazinein 1982. That prime piece of car magazine real estate was supposed to be reserved for the hobby's brightest, most pristine stars ...