To celebrate HOT ROD's 75th anniversary, we teamed up with CASTROL GTX to bring you some of the stories that exemplify the core of what HOT ROD is and reflect the brand's influence on America's car ...

Darrell Buehl(right)and Earl Wade play "clutch the carburetor" on their well-massaged 351W. The dynamic duo figure this little flower will put out a good horse-per-inch and cost around $3000 to build.

The Ford 351 Windsor is one of the most popular V8 engines Ford Motor Company has ever built. It belongs to the small block Ford family and was first introduced in 1969 with the Ford Mustang Mach 1.

Whenever someone utters the words, "Hey, I have an idea," it usually falls into one of two categories. Category 1 is for those inspiring, grand gestures with the strength to alter all of humanity.