<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Rod & Custom Blog]]></title><description><![CDATA[Join the Rod & Custom Blog and get expert opinions and discuss hot rods with enthusiasts from all over the world.]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/index.html]]></link><image><title><![CDATA[Rod & Custom Blog]]></title><url><![CDATA[Join the Rod & Custom Blog and get expert opinions and discuss hot rods with enthusiasts from all over the world.]]></url><link><![CDATA[http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/index.html]]></link></image><item><title><![CDATA[Greetings from Nashville]]></title><link>http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6276662/editorials/greetings-from-nashville/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ If you haven't received or bought the November issue of Rod &amp; Custom yet, you should soon. Our coverage of the Goodguys Nashville Nationals is part of the package. This was only the  third year for this event, and...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Editorials]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:08:28 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6276662/editorials/greetings-from-nashville/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Support the cause]]></title><link>http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6272663/editorials/support-the-cause/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ It's Sunday night and I'm emptying out my wallet after the weekend car show. It’s stuffed to overflowing. Not with money (no kidding), but with a weekend's accumulation of car show leftovers. Business cards of people I...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Editorials]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:07:28 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6272663/editorials/support-the-cause/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cool Is How You Use It]]></title><link>http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6267748/miscellaneous/cool-is-how-you-use-it/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ “What do you look for when you’re choosing which cars to photograph?” 
 I get that question a lot and it’s taken me 20 years to think of an answer that is accurate and short. I’m still working on it, but what I say...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:07:01 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6267748/miscellaneous/cool-is-how-you-use-it/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The World Is Going Flat]]></title><link>http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6265307/rod-custom-magazine/the-world-is-going-flat/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Flat. Suede. Primer. Non-gloss. Call it whatever you want, this style in hot rod and custom car paint has been around too long to be considered a fad. And it’s too widespread to be dismissed as a half-baked alternative to...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Rod & Custom Magazine]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:07:19 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6265307/rod-custom-magazine/the-world-is-going-flat/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA["You Might As Well Be A Vegetarian" or "A Fork In The Road" or "Street Is Meat"]]></title><link>http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6265524/miscellaneous/you-might-as-well-be-a-vegetarian-or-a-fork-in-the-road-or-street-is-meat/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ I had dinner with an old friend recently at a fancy high-dollar steakhouse in town. I had a ribeye, he had a filet. About 30 minutes after the steaks came, he eaten all the rolls and his baked potato, but still hadn’t...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:07:27 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6265524/miscellaneous/you-might-as-well-be-a-vegetarian-or-a-fork-in-the-road-or-street-is-meat/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Has the price of fuel affected your hot rodding?]]></title><link>http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6258955/miscellaneous/has-the-price-of-fuel-affected-your-hot-rodding/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ It’s the topic we’ve all been talking about around the shops we visit and at car shows we attend. 
 The price of gas. 
 Specifically, how through-the-ceiling gas costs have (or have not) affected our hobby. I’ve been to a...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:07:07 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6258955/miscellaneous/has-the-price-of-fuel-affected-your-hot-rodding/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saturday July 19th 9am to 3pm]]></title><link>http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6258358/miscellaneous/saturday-july-19th-9am-to-3pm/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[  Click the Flyer to get all the information]]></description><category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:07:03 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6258358/miscellaneous/saturday-july-19th-9am-to-3pm/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are There Airwaves For Us?]]></title><link>http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6258104/miscellaneous/are-there-airwaves-for-us/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Whatever your personal taste in music might be, it seems there are certain types of music associated with hot rodding. Go to large national hot rod shows and you're likely to hear plenty of golden oldies. Some of the local...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:06:01 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6258104/miscellaneous/are-there-airwaves-for-us/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hot Rod Verse by Scotty Gosson]]></title><link>http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6258092/rod-custom-magazine/hot-rod-verse-by-scotty-gosson/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Routine maneuvers through the downtown summer night Local radio soundtrack for dancing reflections rolling under streetlights Hare and hound sheep and wolf slap and tickle exercises mix it up with rooster challenges issued...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Rod & Custom Magazine]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:06:30 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6258092/rod-custom-magazine/hot-rod-verse-by-scotty-gosson/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RM Auctions - The Joe MacPherson Collection]]></title><link>http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6255920/hot-rod-news/rm-auctions-the-joe-macpherson-collection/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Early this morning I had the chance to check out the Joe MacPherson Collection up for auction at Joe's Garage. The auction put on by RM Auctions will be taking place Saturday June 14th. ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Hot Rod News]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:06:06 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6255920/hot-rod-news/rm-auctions-the-joe-macpherson-collection/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion Grand Marshal ]]></title><link>http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6251640/hot-rod-news/holley-nhra-national-hot-rod-reunion-grand-marshal/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[  Dick LaHaie was arguably the most humble, yet fiercest competitor around. Selected No. 31 on the NHRA's all-time Top 50 drivers list, it's no surprise the Lansing, Mich. racer/owner/crew chief was named Grand Marshal of...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Hot Rod News]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 19:05:44 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6251640/hot-rod-news/holley-nhra-national-hot-rod-reunion-grand-marshal/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man Slowly Crushes Two Firebirds in the Name of Art]]></title><link>http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6251103/editorials/man-slowly-crushes-two-firebirds-in-the-name-of-art/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Certain works of Art have always irked me, from the paint splattering of Jackson Pollock, the asinine performance art of Yoko Ono, all the way back to Marcel Duchamp's Dada "Fountain." (See picture of signed urinal) It...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Editorials]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 18:05:55 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6251103/editorials/man-slowly-crushes-two-firebirds-in-the-name-of-art/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hot Rod Verse by Scotty Gosson]]></title><link>http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6244823/rod-custom-magazine/hot-rod-verse-by-scotty-gosson/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Just when we ran out of asphalt The first raindrops fell They hit the ground like airstrike invaders and made the dust dance We smiled at the baby Dresden and crunched through the gravel When I downshifted for Spaghetti...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Rod & Custom Magazine]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 01:05:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6244823/rod-custom-magazine/hot-rod-verse-by-scotty-gosson/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding His Old Ride After 37 Years]]></title><link>http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6242836/rod-custom-magazine/finding-his-old-ride-after-37-years/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ If there's anything better than building and driving a hot rod or custom car, it's being reunited with a long-lost favorite. In the "Yesterday's Young Guns" department in the  November 2007 issue of R&amp;C, we told...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Rod & Custom Magazine]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 01:05:47 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6242836/rod-custom-magazine/finding-his-old-ride-after-37-years/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tennessee Makes it Easier to Register Street Rods]]></title><link>http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6240568/hot-rod-news/tennessee-makes-it-easier-to-register-street-rods/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[A version of SEMA model legislation to create a vehicle registration
and titling classification for custom vehicles (including kit cars and
replicas) was approved by the Tennessee State Legislature and signed
into law by...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Hot Rod News]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:04:38 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6240568/hot-rod-news/tennessee-makes-it-easier-to-register-street-rods/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Street/Strip Initiation Ritual Study by Scotty Gosson]]></title><link>http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6233993/rod-custom-magazine/a-street-strip-initiation-ritual-study-by-scotty-gosson/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Chain hoist balancing act—working without a net to fit five hundred pounds into a one pound bag—stretching the envelope to get the message inside. Sleight of hand trickery somehow fits eight header tubes into no available...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Rod & Custom Magazine]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:04:52 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6233993/rod-custom-magazine/a-street-strip-initiation-ritual-study-by-scotty-gosson/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cuban Classics As Custom Car Raw Material by John Gibbs]]></title><link>http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6244629/rod-custom-magazine/cuban-classics-as-custom-car-raw-material-by-john-gibbs/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ I recently had one of those serendipitous moments. You know, like that old TV commercial where one guy with a bunch of chocolate runs into another guy with peanut butter and they go down in a big messy heap, only to...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Rod & Custom Magazine]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:04:02 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6244629/rod-custom-magazine/cuban-classics-as-custom-car-raw-material-by-john-gibbs/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SEMA-model legislation in Michigan]]></title><link>http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6239613/hot-rod-news/sema-model-legislation-in-michigan/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[SEMA-model legislation that would create a vehicle registration classification for street rods and custom vehicles and provide for special license plates for these vehicles was approved by the Michigan House of...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Hot Rod News]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:03:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6239613/hot-rod-news/sema-model-legislation-in-michigan/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Defining Kansas Street Rod]]></title><link>http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6239553/hot-rod-news/defining-kansas-street-rod/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ SEMA-model legislation to create a vehicle-registration classification for street rods and custom vehicles and provide for special license plates for these vehicles will be considered by the Kansas House Transportation...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Hot Rod News]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:03:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6239553/hot-rod-news/defining-kansas-street-rod/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Idaho Signs Registration Law]]></title><link>http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6237011/hot-rod-news/idaho-signs-registration-law/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[A version of SEMA model legislation (H.B. 365) to create a state motor vehicle definition for replica vehicles and allow these vehicles to meet only the equipment and emissions standards in effect for the model year and...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Hot Rod News]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:03:11 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6237011/hot-rod-news/idaho-signs-registration-law/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Racing in Bowling Green]]></title><link>http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6236117/hot-rod-news/racing-in-bowling-green/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[  LaHaie is Grand Marshal, Ramchargers get Reunion Spotlight for June 13-15 event Top drivers from every era of NHRA drag racing, an incredible engine and transmission builder and a group of engineers that created...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Hot Rod News]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:03:59 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6236117/hot-rod-news/racing-in-bowling-green/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Look at Vintage Kart Racing]]></title><link>http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6229808/rod-custom-magazine/a-look-at-vintage-kart-racing/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ The Heroes of this hobby are still racing old-time karts. ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Rod & Custom Magazine]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:03:00 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6229808/rod-custom-magazine/a-look-at-vintage-kart-racing/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pro-Hobbyist Custom Vehicle Legislation]]></title><link>http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6231106/hot-rod-news/pro-hobbyist-custom-vehicle-legislation/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ The Tennessee State Senate has approved legislation to create a vehicle registration and titling classification for custom vehicles.  The House version of the bill is still currently pending in the House...]]></description><category><![CDATA[Hot Rod News]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 23:03:53 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6231106/hot-rod-news/pro-hobbyist-custom-vehicle-legislation/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Volvo Hot Rod "Jakob"]]></title><link>http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6230629/miscellaneous/volvo-hot-rod-jakob/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Volvo Create's a Hot Rod out of it's most Iconic Car. ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:02:54 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6230629/miscellaneous/volvo-hot-rod-jakob/index.html]]></guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SEMA on the Lookout]]></title><link>http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6232707/hot-rod-news/sema-on-the-lookout/index.html</link><description><![CDATA[ Here are a few of the laws and things SEMA is keeping an eye
on. Get involved and contact your government representatives if you see
something that grabs your attention. ]]></description><category><![CDATA[Hot Rod News]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:02:00 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true"><![CDATA[http://blogs.rodandcustommagazine.com/6232707/hot-rod-news/sema-on-the-lookout/index.html]]></guid></item></channel></rss>


