The little Rod that could!


You may notice, particularly in the publishing credits, that there have been some changes to this edition of SA HotRods.

We have moved on from our previous publisher, to producing the magazine in-house. A parting of ways is often not easy, and we would like to apologise to our subscribers and advertisers for any inconvenience that may have arisen as a result. We will continue to honour all the promises made to our readers. That is, to bring you a Rodding magazine of the highest standard, and deliver all the value that you signed up for (and more). We have already begun by slashing our advertising rates by 40%, so I encourage all Rodding and lifestyle-related businesses to support us so that we can continue to bring you South Africa’s only Hot Rod and Muscle Car magazine, and help grow it from strength to strength.

Anyway, change is good and we love a challenge. The build-up to our first in-house issue has been a crazy rollercoaster ride, with added things like our ’49 Chevy dropping a valve on the drive up to the Nationals. A big thanks to the rest of the convoy for helping us get to the Nationals, sans car. A long-distance road trip always reminds me of why I love Rodding. We may have had breakdowns along the way, but that’s part of the Rodding journey. Each breakdown adds to the adventure and each kilometre travelled becomes a triumph...more info

The Rat Fink ‘51 Ford F1 Truck 09 Nationals Car Shine ’69 Pontiac Firebird
Camshaft Street Festival Detroit Show ’57 Chevy Bel Air Brass Pan Bobber

Cars Online

1930 Ford Model A Pickup
Affectionately known as a short wheelbase bakkie by its owner, George von Backstrom, the 1930 Ford Model A Closed Cab Pickup is a hard find for even American collectors, and this one is suspected to be the only one in South A
1936 Ford Coupe
This stunning candy apple gold 1936 Ford 3-window Coupe, was given to a delighted Mac McCarthy for his 70th birthday. Having been his 1st car when he was 18, and the car he took his wife on their 1st dates in, one can believe
1948 Chevy Pick-up
Ray Exton from Knysna has always wanted a 1948 Chevy Pick-up. When he rode in one as a kid he was determined to own one someday.

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Calendar

So what is happening in SA? Click here to see SA event list.
Date Event
2009-06-26 Street2Strip Streetcars
2009-06-26 Street to Strip
2009-06-27 Wesbank Super Series
2009-07-04 Regional Main Circuit Racing
2009-07-11 Northern Regions 
2009-07-12 Streetracing
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