Australian Hot Rodder #12 has landed and is now available to order.

As with previous issues of AHR Issue #12 is brim-full of great features on some of the best Australian hot rods, new and old, along with interesting and entertaining stories on the people who built them. Also featured are stories on drag racing, and for the first time in AHR, on speedway racing.

Features included in AHR #12 are:

• Ben Mulholland’s Rocket-powered Model A roadster.

  Stripped-back and souped-up Ben Mulholland’s beautifully crafted Model A roadster oozes hot rodding authenticity. With its perfect open wheel stance, laid back windscreen, and period six-carb Oldsmobile Rocket motor you are instantly transported back to the golden days of hot rodding.

  

• Gary Smith’s Thriller Bees.

  The B Model Ford was the preferred ride for the top dogs of hot rod racing at Tracey’s iconic speedway in the late ’50s. Gary Smith’s Bees are rare survivors from the period.

• Paul Catling’s sweet hauler.

  When Paul Catling found the ’34 Ford closed-cab pickup he’d impulsively bought on eBay late one night wasn’t what he expected he set about transforming it into one of the sweetest haulers you’ll ever see.

• Bill Willis – hot rod racin’ ace.

  Bill Willis was one of the hot shots that dominated racing at Melbourne’s iconic Tracey’s Speedway in the 1950s and ’60s. After starting in a stripped-down ’40 Ford Sloper Bill went on to win a heap of trophies, highlighted by the inaugural Australian Hot Rod Sportsman title in 1963.

• Tony Thomas’s sleek Model A racer-styled roadster.

  Tony Thomas took his long term love affair with Henry’s Lady to a whole new level when he set about building his four-cylinder Model A roadster. Tony’s meticulously crafted roadster blends traditional hot style with hints of the great Grand Prix cars of the 1930s.

  

• Strip Tsar – Max De Jersey.

  With unbridled self confidence and a vision for the future of drag racing Max De Jersey was a key albeit controversial figure in the early days of drag racing in Australia.

• A True Believer.

  Hot rodding has been central to Chris Weir’s life since the 1960s. In the 60 years he’s been involved in the sport he’s not only built a number of cool rods, he’s also raced them on the strip and the salt, founded a rod club, and took tin hunting to a whole new level in the 1970s.

Order your copy of AHR #12 right here or by phone on 0409 705 062 and we’ll have it on its way to you home in no time at all.

If you’re an ASRF member you can claim your exclusive 10% discount by using the code ASRF10 at the checkout.

Sadly, Coronavirus is still with us, and looks like keeping us in lockdown for some time yet.

Normally at this time of year we would be getting ready to hit the road to attend the rod runs, shows and swap meets that in other times would take place in the coming weeks and months.

With events cancelled and state borders closed we can’t get out to meet our readers and connect with those who like to buy AHR directly from us.

While we can’t get out to you we’re still here and getting on with business as best we can in these trying times.

To make it easier we’ve cut the price of AHR while the virus is here.

Normally, the price of a single copy of AHR is $29.95, but for the foreseeable future we’ve reduced it by 25 per cent to just $22.50.

The discounted price not only applies to the latest issue, AHR Number 9, but to all past issues as well, so you can catch up with the latest issue, or on any of the back issues you might have missed.

Not only have we cut the price of AHR, we also discounted the cost of mailing it out to you.

Good old Australia Post charges us $12.20 to send a copy of AHR to you wherever you are in Australia, but we’ve capped the cost of postage to $10. That’s another saving of 18 per cent.

But even better, buy two or more copies of AHR and we’ll send them to you post-free. That’s right we won’t charge you for postage.

To order your copies of AHR Number 9 or any of our great back issues, simply go to www.australianhotrodder.com.au and click on the 25%-off button at the top of our home page, or phone 0409 705 062 and we’ll take your order directly over the phone.

It’s been a long time coming but the wait is finally over with the arrival of Australian Hot Rodder Issue #9 from the printer.

Since its arrival we’ve been flat out packing and posting copies pre-ordered by our loyal readers, and the feedback we’ve received has been positive and enthusiastic.

AHR #9 is jam-packed with great features and stunning photography of a selection of new and older Australian hot rods, plus features on drag racing and hot rodding art.

The cover story tells the tale of a channelled ’32 roadster built in the mid-1960s by Queensland rodder, Gary Wright, right through to its stunning rebirth by NSW Central Coast rodder, Michael Morris.

Our telling covers the initial build by Wright, the 1970s rebuild by George Kotevich, and all of the owners before Morris stumbled over it and decided to faithfully restore it the Wright way.

There’s plenty more in AHR #9, like the Sedoupe show star from the 1960s, plus Glen Rewell’s stunning creations crafted from old lawn mower parts, ‘Flat Out’ Frankie Robinson’s adventures at the wheel of his Model A roadster, Keith Stamp’s love of hot rodding and historic racing, ‘Wild Man’ Jim Walton’s time at the wheel of a Fuel Altered drag racer, Rob Hoskins love of early Fords, and Rob Carroll’s classic Deuce highboy roadster.

All of that at the special discount of 25% off the regular cover price while the Covid 19 pandemic is with us.

The 25% discount also applies to all back issues of AHR #9 which makes it a great time to pick up any past issues you’ve missed out on.

Order your copy now! Click here, or phone 0409 705 062.

Australian Hot Rodder Issue No. 8 has arrived, and with Christmas around the corner the timing is perfect for anyone who is looking for the perfect gift for the hot rodder in their lives.

Like previous issues AHR #8 brings to life Australian hot rodding like no other publication.

Packed into its 152 glossy, full colour pages are great features on Kev Kracht’s sweet ’33 Ford Sport Coupe, Ross Baron’s interpretation of a classic ’33 Ford roadster, Glenn Holmes’ ’60s T-bucket, Bob Moule’s early Holden custom coupe, the traditional rods of Michael Ahrens, veteran Sydney rodder Ronnie Williams, Joe Pirotta’s Mustang-powered FX Holden, Neil Stamp’s classic ’35 Ford coupe, and pioneering American rodder Dick Scritchfield.

To order your copy, click here, or phone 0409 705 062.

While you’re here check out our great value past issue packs. Buy two or more back issues, that’s Issue #1 to Issue #7, and we’ll only charge you $20 per issue and we won’t charge you for postage.

The writing is done, the photography is finished, it’s been proofed, printed, and it’s now being shipped.

Yes, the much-anticipated Issue No. 8 of Australian Hot Rodder is on its way from the printers.

With the sharp ’33 Ford Sort Coupe of third generation hot rodder, Kev Kracht on the cover, Issue No. 8 of AHR brings Australian hot rodding alive with great stories and stunning photography on some of the best hot rods and hot rodders this country has produced.

To order your copy, click here, or phone 0409 705 062.