Promoted as a
life style magazine for
custom lowrider and lead
sledenthusiasts, the premier
edition of Street Cruizin’ (Winter
1991) featureda1948 Fordfat-
fendered lead sled (witha’48
Cadillac grilleretrofitted) with
Brandi Downs adding some glitz
and glamour.Those are1955
Cadillac ‘Sombrero’ wheel
covers.Featuring topless
models and an X-rated
crosswordpuzzle, as well as
in-depth technical articles, the
premier issue (November 1982) of
Autobuffmagazine featured Lisa
Andea posing withasupercharged
1964 Chevrolet El Camino cover
car.“We arediffe rent becauseit’s
ourfirm beliefthat today’sauto
enthusiast wasn’tborninthe ’40s,
didn’tcut his teeth ona’32 High
Boy roadster and didn’tswing
and sway to the music of Glenn
Miller,” said editorial director
Dale Naef in his opening
editorial.
She’salegendary
woman in the
motorsports world
and the automotive
aftermarket, and here’s
ust one example of the
numerous magazines
which she graced.Featured on the
cover of Street Rodder
July 1997, here’sLVwithher
‘WhiteLight ning’ hotrodLincoln,
afully composite-built car that was
referred to asasportsrod, created
by San Diego’sThunder Ranch.
Theengine was located mid-shiipin
sidewinder fashion,aLincoln moodular
4.6-litre, 32-valve V8. The bodyyi
styled offthe 1934 Fordroadster,,
designerTomMcBurnie had vision
his creation beingacar that wouu
handle, corner,brake and perform
on the straights. Likearacecar,
butwithretro,cool looks.Model Stevie
Sterling was featured
front and centreofHot
Rod magazine’sfirstannual
swimsuit issue (April 1987)
whereeditor Pat Ganahl noted
in hi seditorial that “cute girls
naturally go with customised
cars, and the two have been
photographed together as long
as car magazines have existed”.
Inside therewas a12-page
spread celebrating high-
performance cars...
and bikinis.aaeB
a
ju
ns,lRight:For 1969 thetoptrimlev
wastheGTmodel,asporty‘m
equippedwiththehi-revving 344
engine.ADartGTcost$ 2627 aandwe
wasalsopopularforeconomytypeswhoop
115 - horsepower 170 cuinSlantSSiix.Above:TThheeDDooddggeePPhhooeenniixx
convertible from 1961 featured
the top trim level for the
division, and it hadabase
price of $2988. The available
big-block engine was the
375-horsepower 413,fitted
with dual Carter four-barrel
urettors. 1961 was
hefi year hryysler
gwide,Above:The Chrysler 225cu in Slant
Six engine’sunique featurewas its
characteristic 30-degree inclination
of cylinder block originally designed
for clearance on the lower lines of
the early Sixties passenger cars.
Starting on the newly designed 1961
Dodge pick-up truck line, this engine
replaced the previousflathe ad
inlinesixwhich powered Dodge
trucks in the Fifties. The 225
incorporatedatalle rblock than
the smaller 170- and 198-cu in
versions.Thegeneratorwas
anar