Hot Rods and Racing Cars #66
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThe featured story "Clint Curtis and the Road Knights" follows a father-and-son team as Clint discusses automotive modifications and performance tuning, including details about engine components like the big Chevy 409 engine and torque distribution on vehicles. An additional story titled "Mean Cop" depicts a police officer known for issuing speeding tickets to hot-rodders, shown pulling over vehicles and enforcing traffic laws. The issue also includes an informational text piece titled "Always Automobiles" that discusses speeding violations, legal speed limits, and a cautionary anecdote about a driver named Burt who receives a ticket for exceeding the posted speed limit.
Clint Curtis and Alex take turns driving Deputy Sheriff Paul Liston’s aging car in a high-speed pursuit after a reckless driver, Rex Balzer, evades capture by speeding through back roads. Though the deputy’s vehicle struggles to keep up, the boys devise a plan to outmaneuver Balzer by studying his routes and relying on their own driving skill.
Drexel Clay, a high school graduate with a passion for automotive engineering, wins a county drag championship with his customized '62 Chevy, impressing his skeptical father, a lawyer, with both his mechanical skill and deep understanding of performance tuning. As his father begins to reconsider his disapproval, he surprises Drexel by diving into hands-on automotive work himself, hinting at a surprising shift in priorities.
Clint Curtis, still recovering from a wrecked car, stumbles upon a young model builder named Tim Todd and his impressive scale racing set in a basement workshop. As the two bond over their shared passion, Tim introduces Clint to the world of model car building through a thrilling new catalog, sparking a fresh adventure in craftsmanship and friendship.
Clint Curtis, a young man visiting a Central American country, finds himself in a tense rivalry with Pepe de Luna, a wealthy and arrogant local who owns a prized red Alfa-Romeo. After a series of confrontational encounters on the road, the two agree to a high-stakes match race to settle their feud. As the race unfolds on a narrow jungle road, both drivers push their vehicles to the limit, each determined to prove superiority in a dangerous test of skill and nerve.
Patrolman John Lasher, known for his strict enforcement of traffic laws, pulls over a group of hot-rodders after catching one speeding. When the teens attempt to prank him by staging a high-speed chase, Lasher responds with surprising calm, revealing the deeper reason behind his tough demeanor.
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