hile you are enjoying all the fun you can have with your ride and reading Classic Truck Performance how about a few words on the fun we are having over here at Modern Rodding. We are moving into the Feb. ’21 issue of MR as we settle into our monthly production routine. Not an uncommon move for CTP Editor Rob Fortier or I as we are longtime monthly scribes. Yet, it’s a different world and everything seems to be moving much faster in compressed time. Could it be all of those technological advancements we hear about are allowing us to work faster and more efficiently while at the same time we are producing more and more in the same period of time as before and ending up with less time? I’m thinking that’s so. It looks like we have figured out how to put more into less … so to speak.

Coming to the February issue of Modern Rodding there will be an assortment of car features, tech, and rodding lifestyle as we visit builders, a legendary figure who understands rodding from multiple vantage points, and an artist who is well known for capturing “moments in time.” It’s these moments that stick in our minds, allowing us to relive the past and enjoy it again and again.

From the tech story aspect, we will give you lots to think about when it comes to cooling fans, whether they be electrical, mechanical, or some combination in-between. We will also take a look at some basic at-home how-tos that include how to fix the floorboard around your manual shift lever. Since we are on the subject of floorboards and shift levers, how about a deeper look at the Lokar Performance Products AxiShift shifter. It’s the best of all worlds as Lokar allows you to position your floor shifter exactly where you want it for comfort and performance. What about wiring and your project? It’s hard to work on your truck or your hot rod and not get into a wiring project a time or two. We will be taking a look at wiring a 1936 Ford. Keep this in mind, it’s the same process you will be going through when it comes time to handle some wiring chores on your classic truck.

As for car features, we will be covering the ’30s-’60s. How about a 1937 Chevy coupe that while looking old on the outside rests on a Roadster Shop chassis and has an LS3 crate motor from Chevrolet Performance? To round out the ’30s, how about a Grand National Roadster Show America’s Most Beautiful Roadster contender in the 1932 Ford highboy roadster pickup built by Dave Shuten of Galpin Speed Shop. Aside from competing on the “big stage” the backstory on where this rpu came from makes an interesting read. Something from the ’50s is a 1956 Ford station wagon that rests on an Art Morrison Enterprises chassis and is powered by a Roush 5.0L Coyote. How’s that for handling and performance? We then have a double dip into the ’60s with a 1969 Camaro and a 1966 Olds 4-4-2. You will have to take the time to view both of these features as they offer a great deal in the way of fit, finish, and performance. The 1969 Camaro was built by Steve Cook Creations and has taken home some impressive hardware during 2020 with a Detroit Autorama Great 8, received a Goodguys Top 5 Street Machine of the Year in Des Moines, Iowa, and a Classic Instruments Pros Pick at the NSRA Nats in Louisville. The 1966 Olds 4-4-2 is no slouch itself, resting on a Roadster Shop chassis and powered by a near-600hp Chevrolet Performance LSA (6.2L, supercharged) crate motor.

For a touch of the rodding life, we take a look (part 1 of 2) at Isky himself. Ed Iskenderian the Cam Father who is a real life hot rodder, builder, and entrepreneur who brought us one of the cornerstones of the rodding manufacturing world in his company Isky Racing Cams. A look at Isky, who will be 100 this year, his history, and his hot rod roadster, which is still around today (currently residing at the NHRA Museum at the Pomona Fairplex in California). One last visit into the rodding lifestyle is a behind-the-scenes look at the art of Tom Fritz. He grew up in SoCal during the ’60s and ’70s and has a vivid memory that allows him to take these thoughts of yesteryear and apply them to canvas capturing with incredible detail of the excitement that was the SoCal automotive culture of the ’60s and ’70s.

That’s what’s in store for you in the Feb. ’21 issue of Modern Rodding. Come on over for a visit and enjoy.