This car is a gleaming work of hot rodding art and was even featured on the cover of the August 1956 issue of Hot Rod ...

More than history, though, we also look ahead and try to predict the future of this engine platform ... months before becoming photo editor for HOT ROD and Car Craft magazine.

The hot rod scene of my childhood seemed cool and subversive; it was reckless and a bit racy. It was all about glinting chrome engines, a sparkle of California sunshine, ZZ Top and Daisy Duke in ...