<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Hot Rod Iowa]]></title><description><![CDATA[Devoted to the stories, history and services provided to hot rodding and vintage car enthusiasts in Iowa.]]></description><link>https://www.hotrodiowa.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 12:34:50 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.hotrodiowa.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The First NHRA Nationals]]></title><description><![CDATA[CR's Cal Carter wanted to race in the big time After World War II the servicemen returning from the war were looking for excitement. Some...]]></description><link>https://www.hotrodiowa.com/post/the-first-nhra-nationals</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e94a5ff11d32d004926ac2e</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2020 20:18:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a27d24_8f3d73dbbe704bceac03b467cca1bb83~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_82,h_146,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Steven Day</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gearheads raisin' gearheads]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hot Rods by Havliks Brian Havlik is proof that if you have a gearhead dad there is a pretty good chance that you will become a gear head...]]></description><link>https://www.hotrodiowa.com/post/gearheads-raisin-gearheads</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e7bf7a8a80e8000187b8bec</guid><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2020 14:22:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a27d24_35a945434e794b25b6cccaaaa01ad01a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_823,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Steven Day</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Building models
and memories]]></title><description><![CDATA[Written and posted by Iowan Jay Rogers, Fear No Evo Drag Racing I built this 1949 Mercury lead sled, 1/24th scale model car kit  while in...]]></description><link>https://www.hotrodiowa.com/post/building-models-and-memories</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e7fb2b0622add0017bb9ba5</guid><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2020 20:37:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/111639_29a33659f3f24b10949a9c5f68bcdf12~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_651,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jim Volgarino</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fuel wagon]]></title><description><![CDATA[PART TRUCK, PART HOT ROD, PART INDUSTRIAL VEHICLE ED PETTUS’ 1932 WILLYS Published February 28, 2020 Photos by John Jackson Written by...]]></description><link>https://www.hotrodiowa.com/post/fuel-wagon</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e6a8fda60c24a001739e290</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2020 20:53:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/111639_69a645febde34f94a26f4fcb5d5f39b3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jim Volgarino</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iowa's Saab Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[Passion is something that can lead people down strange twisting roads. You meet someone with crazy passion for an idea or a dream and you...]]></description><link>https://www.hotrodiowa.com/post/iowa-s-saab-story</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5d9e1f2900ae9c00172da542</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2020 17:21:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/111639_08241fdda3764a45b62f03ad42f2a6d8~mv2_d_3008_2000_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jim Volgarino</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[One man's astounding    antique car collection]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mike Kilen, Des Moines Register Published Sept. 22, 2015 Grant Quam looked out the kitchen window and sadly watched the auction of his...]]></description><link>https://www.hotrodiowa.com/post/one-man-s-astounding-antique-car-collection</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5dcb8cb029d814001869df96</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2020 19:04:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/111639_6194542381404c1298a1b98eb3ceb4d2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jim Volgarino</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Well-Documented '73 Super-Duty Trans Am Was Delivered In Primer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Written by Rocky Rotella on January 28, 2010 for the Hot Rod Network We’ve all heard stories about uniquely-built Pontiacs that are far...]]></description><link>https://www.hotrodiowa.com/post/this-well-documented-73-super-duty-trans-am-was-delivered-in-primer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5dc9c758d7492b0017e283cd</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jan 2020 15:44:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/111639_e047233da11b481ca15cd46fa1214077~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_233,h_175,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jim Volgarino</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not lost Chevrolet      dealership: Spencer, Iowa
]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hemmings Motor News, Daniel Strohl ,  Aug 31st, 2009 (Hemmings) Reader Ben Hart recently found a vintage badge from his father’s and...]]></description><link>https://www.hotrodiowa.com/post/not-lost-chevrolet-dealership-spencer-iowa</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5dcb20fd2adde20017d66409</guid><pubDate>Sun, 29 Dec 2019 18:51:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/111639_c1ded467a12742dc97eb6edcd5f047ea~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_317,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jim Volgarino</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[SMALL SHOP, BIG BUILDS: LAKESIDE RODS AND RIDES]]></title><description><![CDATA[Originally published February 26, 2019, Goodguys Fueled News by Dave Doucette Photos by John Jackson Looks can be deceiving. If you...]]></description><link>https://www.hotrodiowa.com/post/small-shop-big-builds-lakeside-rods-and-rides</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5db668364c06e600185fed1a</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Dec 2019 16:40:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/111639_2a86444c24cd46b9b40554b995ec5e5b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jim Volgarino</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Iowa Custom                    Car Resurfaces]]></title><description><![CDATA[1961 Smith Six – One Of The Last 1950’s Sport Customs Built in America Posted on September 20, 2011 by Geoffrey Hacker, Undiscovered...]]></description><link>https://www.hotrodiowa.com/post/an-iowa-custom-car-resurfaces</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5dcac94c2adde20017d54cae</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2019 20:07:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/111639_a53eefacbf5f451bb3632f541a0d8869~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_640,h_250,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jim Volgarino</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lost Chevrolet dealership: LeMars, Iowa (or maybe Larchwood, Iowa?) ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Daniel Strohl, Jan 22nd, 2009, Hemmings Motor News Amazing what some people will throw out with the trash, isn’t it? Craig Hover of...]]></description><link>https://www.hotrodiowa.com/post/lost-chevrolet-dealership-lemars-iowa-or-maybe-larchwood-iowa</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5dc9f14a63171e0017543e69</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2019 03:52:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/111639_10d8ad10a0a144519444187c07e5e6d9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_744,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jim Volgarino</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[BARNYARD HERO: THE GREATEST THING TO    COME OUT OF IOWA     SINCE SLICED BREAD           ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reprinted from STREET TRUCKS Magazine NOVEMBER 2, 2017 Though most may think that Iowa is a boring fly-over state in the Midwest filled...]]></description><link>https://www.hotrodiowa.com/post/barnyard-hero-the-greatest-thing-to-come-out-of-iowa-since-sliced-bread</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5dbf358f6a6a750017ba7a4a</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2019 03:26:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure 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Body Shop for Jack Crabbs of Bettendorf, Iowa Reprinted from Kustomrama.com  Images by ...]]></description><link>https://www.hotrodiowa.com/post/jack-crabbs-1948-buick</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5dcb188d05cbfc00175f8c48</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2019 22:24:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/111639_5870889838d746f584630e6d8b32394c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_400,h_261,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jim Volgarino</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chevy Convertibles: He Collected the Full Set]]></title><description><![CDATA[By TUDOR VAN HAMPTON JULY 15, 2011 for the New York Times Ankeny, Iowa--What started with one ’57 Chevy has, at last count, turned into...]]></description><link>https://www.hotrodiowa.com/post/chevy-convertibles-he-collected-the-full-set</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5db85269388593001728400b</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 Nov 2019 18:15:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure 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motorsports]]></title><description><![CDATA[Janet Guthrie, born in Iowa City in 1938, was the first woman to qualify and compete in both the Indianapolis 500 and the Daytona 500....]]></description><link>https://www.hotrodiowa.com/post/a-trailblazer-for-women-in-motorsports</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5db650442246df00177a28e9</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2019 16:22:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/111639_beaa22a699804ee792e7accd1455fc7d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_150,h_150,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jim Volgarino</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[$5K Hot Rod Built The Way They Used To Build 'Em]]></title><description><![CDATA[Written by Kevin Lee on December 1, 2007,  Street Rodder Magazine Remember the old Stroker McGurk cartoons that Tom Medley used to draw...]]></description><link>https://www.hotrodiowa.com/post/5k-hot-rod-built-the-way-they-used-to-build-em</link><guid 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Volgarino</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iowa collector lends            Saab to Seinfeld]]></title><description><![CDATA[Originally published by Associated Press--2014 FORT DODGE – The owner of an Iowa auto dealership is enjoying the sight of his classic car...]]></description><link>https://www.hotrodiowa.com/post/iowa-collector-lends-saab-to-seinfeld</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5db0bd52b4a31b0017b39fba</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2019 20:59:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/111639_5f9aeb30886e488b97f98fc7ff913db8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_534,h_401,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jim Volgarino</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>