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Roddings Largest Online Magazine HotrodHotLine Newsletter Dec 11 2008

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We can’t believe another year has passed ....  Hotrodhotline has been online since 1999 and the time has just flown by !  We’d like to remind you of all we’ve put online this year .... We’re the largest online magazine in the rodding field and the largest Online Rodding Community in the world.
   Not only do we have tons of articles and stories by our staff and our guest columnists .... we have lots of pages contributed by YOU .. our visitors.....
           In 2008  --   Car Show Articles = 1091 so far !
                       Rodders Rows from our visitors  500+
                       Pages online -  Over 29,000 and counting
                       Cars for Sale  2000+ listed now
                        Businesses represented here - 250+
                        Visitors Each DAY - 50,000+
                       Plus - Barn Finds,  Shop Tours, Garage Shots + more
 We want to thank all of YOU who have made this possible and we wish you all a Merry Christmas,  Happy Holiday,  and a Wonderful New Year in 2009....


SOLD SOLD SOLD

 if you have a car to sell... we can do it !

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Use our “Featured Ad” like these sellers did .... and sell your car like them
The prices on these sold cars ranged from $37k to $95 k and we sold them

You can place your ad online using our system, you can email your ad or you can call us for Help and we’re happy to be sure that your ad gets online. Online Ad Placement

  This season Hotrodhotline.com has teamed up with Championship Auto Shows and the ISCA to bring more young people into our hobby and to honor those excellent “Rising Stars” in our field.  The Houston Autorama was the first of the “Rising Star” competitions and we have some awesome young builders to show you... 

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Congratulations !

Best Overall and Best Paint went to Michael Shelburne with his 79 Chev Pickup

 Best Display: TIM FORD 79 HURST OLDS
Best Engine: TIM MCKINNY 06 GTO
Summit Kid Choice Ron Bartee 2003 Hummer
See all of these cool cars here

Industry and Product News

  In case you haven’t seen it.... we have a “NEWS” section where we publish product information, news articles and industry updates every day.
... See the Latest NEWS from the world of Rodding and Muscle Cars.

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No Limit Engineering is offering FREE Shipping on all Custom Fuel Tanks ... AND we are offering an “in store” special... bring in an unwrapped toy for Toys for Tots to our store and get 10% off your purchase ..... details here

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Bundle and SAVE! Cast deep pan 70390 with Synthetic Trick Shift bundle from B & M Racing. Cast deep pan, GM - With Allison 1000 (2500HD & 3500) with Duramax Diesel Take a look now..

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The terminal strip is absolutely the best way to create common grounds for fiberglass cars and metal cars you want to do correctly..  You can get this kit from Ron Francis Wiring .. get all of the details here

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502  Big Block Chevy Engines and Ford Stroker Engines from the Engine Factory are IN STOCK.... beef up your hot rod or muscle car now with a TURNKEY engine ..... these engines start right out of the crate.  Many options and HP combinations to choose from... we’re the worlds largest producer of Muscle Car and Hot Rod Engines ....
Check out www.MuscleCarEngines.com 

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A Pro-Touring Tri-Five Chevy needs a new foundation to deliver chassis performance in keeping with that extreme drivetrain. Fatman’s chassis is precision welded in proven fixtures, using 3 x 4 x .188 main rails, with a critical fully closed X member design made with 2 x 4 x .188 tubing. See what Fatman Fabrication has for you here..

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Holley Performance Products is proud to announce the availability of their new line of HP mechanical fuel pumps for small and big block Chevy and small block Ford engines.. Holley HP mechanical fuel pumps are CNC machined from 6061-T6 billet aluminum for durability and good looks. 

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When building your next car don’t be discouraged if your shift lever hits your brake pedal. Introducing ididit’s Half Moon Shift lever. It will alleviate all of your frustrations towards your brake pedal. The Half Moon Shift Lever will act as a standard shift lever except it will maneuver around your brake pedal.

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Give the gift that keeps on giving! A great gift idea for those you know who are restoring their classic car or hot rod ... A Gift Certificate from Old Air Products ... how easy is that !

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Need help pushing those doors open? Door Poppers (DP-1) are spring loaded plungers that assist opening doors. Great for thin doors or doors with limited space. Super Door Poppers (DP-2) give you more "throw" than regular Door Poppers. Our most popular "door popper". Both DP-1 and Dp-2 are sold in pairs.  Check it out from Zigs Street Rods

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Steele Rubber not only has all of the rubber you need for your car but all of the tools you will need to help you do a great job too. These high quality tools have been selected by Steele Rubber to be sure that your project is finished right !  Take a look.

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Our snug and stretchy glove slips on your finger and turns it into a professional tool. The powerful magnet at your fingertip allows you to hold and retrieve any small metal object with precise control.
 Use it to easily start a variety of ferrous fasteners in tight-fitting or difficult to reach places.

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EZ Wiring offers not only wiring harnesses but a large selection of accessories like this Mercury Dash Panel ... Take a look at this and the rest of the product line from EZ Wiring. Our Dash Panels are made from polished billet aluminum. Many models are available with more being added constantly. If you do no see your model, give us a call.

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Although Zoops does not manufacture the following components, we added them to our line as a convenience for our customers. The components we have chosen to carry are all brand new and of very high quality from well known manufacturers. The Ford water pumps, timing chain covers and dampers are from Ford Racing

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The mobile audio installation market continues to grow through innovation, but taming the problem of unwanted heat and vibration remains an ongoing problem. Many installers continue to use thick, unsightly cut and paste mat products .... for details on the Lizardskin way ..

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We specialize in Turn Key Street Rods as well as 100% Complete Packages, Partial Packages, Bodies and Chassis. For your convenience we have developed Build Sheet software which enables you to actually design your car and obtain a cost online. We offer several models each with a number of options for you to choose from. If you don’t see what you’re looking for we will be glad to customize your turn key car or package to your specifications.

Upcoming Shows

  There are still a lot of great shows every weekend around the country... Here are some exceptional shows that are coming up soon.

Championship Auto Shows

Autorama has 3 big shows coming up Jan 9 - 11 .. Boston,  Grand Rapids, and Cincinnati ... WOW what a lineup.  Be sure to check out the details of the show nearest you... you’ll see the finest cars in the country. . Check out the Lineup of Shows from Championship Auto 2009

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The West’s finest shows are brought to you by John Buck and company ... and now is the time to be planning for them all.... The Grand National Roadster Show in January, followed by Sacramento, Portland and Seattle... all fantastic shows... plan now CLICK HERE Hotrodhotline.com will have a booth at Grand National Roadster Show.

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There’s been a big change for the San Francisco Rod, Custom and Motorcycle Show for 2009 .. The date has been moved to FEBRUARY 20- 22  The show had previously been held in Jan. but this new later date works out better for everyone.... Check it out and be sure to put this long time show on your Calendar.

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The National Rod & Custom Car Hall of Fame Museum announces The 52nd Annual Darryl Starbird’s Hall of Fame National Championship Rod and Custom Car Show at Century II Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas $5,000 Award; picked from the “High Five” ; Jan 16, 17, 18 2009 AND the 45th Annual Darryl Starbird’s ... FOR MORE

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A show that our own Big Al Liebmann always enjoys is
 Frank Maratta’s Auto & Cycle show . The longest running, family owned independent custom car show in America Feb 6th, 7th & 8th, 2009. “The Show of Dreams” is Celebrating 50 years 1960 to 2009. Cash prizes will be awarded for the Best Bike, Best Car and more! Come enjoy the cars, the exhibitors and the Swap & Collectable Corner.  Check it out

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The National Street Rod Association has announced their  2009 Schedule ... as always, there are many fantastic events planned with more great prizes on the line for participants... Check out the complete schedule and get your registrations in and rooms reserved !

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Good Guys Rod and Custom Association has announced their 2009 schedule and it’s packed with some really awesome events... from the Good Guys gettogethers to the new Nostalgia Drag events... the season is packed with fun ! Check out the details so you can get your registrations in early.  Go Now

Parts Parts Parts.....

FREE Parts Ads for Private Parties ..... Clean out that garage !

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The swap meets around the country may be closing up for the season.... but the Hotrodhotline SWAP MEET is just getting started for fall... You know all those parts you don’t need ?? Well someone needs them..... someone a few miles away may see your ad and take them off your hands and you won’t even have to ship them !  Go for it....  It’s FREE to LIst your parts ...

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  NEW NEW NEW .... A new feature added to our Parts Dept. is the addition of parts offered by our premium advertisers.... they are listing some of their parts for sale, showcasing sale items and new products... ! AND .. if you have a business that sells parts to pre ‘76 enthusiasts.... you may want to get in on this...fantastic deal
contact Jen@hotrodhotline.com  for business ad information

Need Tech  Info ???
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Our HUGE Knowledge base of articles includes hundreds of articles with great photos to cover almost anything of a technical nature you might want to see... Chassis,  Suspension, Air conditioning, Drive Shafts, Wiring .. and so much more...   Check out the Hot Rod MD before you start your next project.

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We’re adding many new businesses every month... This is the place to find all that you need for your project.. You can find ANYTHING you need for your car right HERE

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Established in 1915, Egge Machine Company is a world-class piston manufacturer and distributor of internal engine components and nostalgic performance products for domestic vehicle applications from the early 1900s to 1980. Egge is one of the few remaining U.S. based piston manufacturers. Egge operates a state of the art foundry, machine shop, Where real Hotrodders get their parts... Egge Machine Company

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Hot Rods & Threads - Full Service Hot Rod Shop, can help you get your Hot Rod, Muscle Car or Cool Truck project completed. Want a factory correct restoration, pro-touring modifications, Hot Rod construction or some help to get you cruising? At HR&T it will be built with the highest quality. Simple fabrication to complete turn-key hot rod, No job is too big or too small.

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Our Industry is the WINNER .. now that Downs is back as a family owned business .... providing you with the quality and respect for customer service that we have come to know from Downs in their 28 years of serving this industry. Jamie Downs is running the show again and they promise to have many great things ahead.. Check out the latest at Downs Industries.

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WOW... Look at this .... need a car trailer but you’re short on space ?  This is the PERFECT solution... from Kendon USA, possibilities are endless. After you're done using the Folding Car Trailer, simply fold it and store it.. For details and specs look here

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We’re pleased to have Krist Kustoms online with us... We saw Shawn and the great work that he does at Louisville this year and we know you’ll find great deals and quality, classy interior products at Krist.  Check out the great work they do and the products you can find at Krist Kustoms

American Musclerevised

'Twas some weeks before Christmas and you still need a gift.
Santa is ready, but you must decide swift.
Cruiser Ken has created a new kind of game,
American Muscle Challenge - that is the name.
I know what you’re thinking, a game is a game.
But this features muscle cars, it’s so not the same.
An Olds! a Camaro! and a GSX! -
A Corvette! a Judge! and a 396! .....  For Details  Click here

Information for Businesses

  Do you have a business that provide products or services to Pre ‘76 Enthusiasts ?  Are you represented on Hotrodhotline.com ?   If so .... GOOD .... If not .... WHY NOT ??   Stop and think about where you get most of your information now ?  It’s the Internet isn’t it ?  Well, it’s the same for your customers. And if your customers are car guys ..... they come to Hotrodhotline.com for their information.  We are well established as the most heavily visited and well know online magazine in our field. We have 50,000 visits per DAY ... and we have ad plans from $89. per month up to $400 per month.... Imagine that .... for about $1000 per year your company will be in front of thousands of potential customers every single day. Signing up with us is FAST and EASY .... all you do is say “sign me up” and we do artwork and take care of all the details ....  so email us today ... Maryann@Hotrodhotline.com or call  1-877-700-2468  and join the hundreds of industry leaders who advertise with Hotrodhotline.

More Hotrodhotline Features

  The Original and Still the Best.... Online Rodding Social Network and Magazine !
Not only do we have great articles from staff and guest columnists... we have great pictures and articles from YOU ... our visitors and readers... We have over 500 great cars in our “Rodders Row” ... is yours there ? Check it out and then send us yours.

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Bill Rafter sent in shots of his
cool ‘39

And look at Kendall Long in Montana .... very cool

Check out Hundreds of Cars from our Visitors.... in Rodders Row ... 

Did You Know ???

  We have many contributing Guest Columnists who write articles for us. Take a look at our Guest Columnist menu and check out the many articles we have... We add new articles every week and they’re really great reading.  Guest Columnists at Hotrodhotline

DID YOU KNOW..... This newsletter is just a TINY Part of all that we have ??? If you visit www.Hotrodhotline.com  you’ll find thousands of articles, and many different sections with useful and entertaining information. 

Show Coverage This Week

  Thanks to our amazing Roving Reporters for sending in all this great show coverage.  The season is slowing down as winter approaches but we continue to get many shows each week. 

  ... Here are Just a FEW of the many shows covered by Hotrodhotline Roving Reporters this week !  Check out the entire list ... CLICK HERE

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Al Engels Christmas
Party with Dean Court

Australias season is in full swing .. Linnie Carew sent some great shots

Check out the latest show coverages this week...

Gale Banks and his son at the opening of the Banks Exhibit at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum

  If you have pictures from a show in your area we’d love to share them ... you can download a “zipped” folder at www.Hotrodhotline.com/pics or you can email the show pictures to  staff@hotrodhotline.com   They will be greatly enjoyed !

WE want to remind you that Hotrodhotline.com has a CATALOG ORDER page where you can order catalogs directly from many businesses It’s a great way to get the catalogs you need from many many vendors.

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New Featured Car Ads ......

Featured Ads SELL best.... have you noticed ?  It’s well worth the small extra cost to get all of that extra exposure.... Check out the latest
Call us if you need help with your ad  877-700-2468

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We have lot’s of NEW Ads every day....  Take a look

BikerHotline.com  is having a SALE 
1/2 Off Motorcycle Ads... $15. for 6 mos.

  If you have a motorcycle to sell, now’s your chance to list it for only $15. for a six month ad on BikerHotline.com.  All ads are half off ....  What a deal.. And if you’re looking for a bike we have lots listed there too.... take a look. www.BikerHotline.com 

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From a Vintage Indian to an
Arlen Ness Custom

We have lots of bikes
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We have many very fine Car Dealers who have inventories numbering in the hundreds of cars ... they have many cars listed here on Hotrodhotline.com but you can see what else they have at their websites. CLICK HERE FOR DEALERS
 

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   That’s all for this week ...... or that’s all we could fit into this already so long newsletter... remember, there’s lot’s more in our Online Magazine at www.Hotrodhotline.com  We add new stories and articles every day.  

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Jack Lawfords 34 Ford

Until Next Time
 Keep Rodd’n and we hope to see you on the road this year...
Jack, Mary Ann
and the Staff at Hotrodhotline

 

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