DRAG WORLD USA www.dragworldusa.com 817 296-1819 MODERN ROD Magazine / DRAG STRIP Magazine This page updated 10/08/21 All items are subject to prior sale As always, Buy 10 magazines or newspapers, take 10% off Shipping: 1 magazine $3.00 2-4 magazines $8.50 each additional is $1 @@@ NCS means NO CURRENT STOCK @@@ EX = Excellent As New VG = Very Good Really nice copy G = Good Nice issue, some wear, mailing label etc. G- = Good Minus Not as nice, but decent copy F = Fair Complete but worn P = Poor Usually very well worn with problems, still complete I = Incomplete Condition varies...mostly missing centerspreads. If you need a specific article, e-mail to see if it is intact Please see publication chart at the end of this listing. MODERN ROD 1964 VOL 1 # 1 Feb Cover: "A" Model, Tom McEwen Center: "A" Model 1 pg color: Greer, Black, Prudhomme RC: NHRA Gas Nationals...Indy AHRA Fuel Nationals...Green Valley Features: Don Long & Dave Vermilya A/A color Dunn, Merritt & Velasco A/A color M/T in England Latest Trends in Super Stock 1964 Thunderbolts Road Test: Chevelle Malibu SS F $18.00 VOL 1 # 2 May Cover: Massie Wilburn B/C Center: Frantic Four 1 pg color: Unidentified AA/FD RC: Grand Opening: San Diego Raceway Features: Chris Karamesnes NHRA Financial Statement Sam Parriot A/MSP City of Industry Special Lee Taylor Jr. Jet Boat Road Test: GTO G $20.00 G- $16.00 I $ 5.00 VOL 1 # 3 Jul Cover: Art Malone Center: John Mazmanian A/GS 1 pg color: Cross & Sons A/A Fiat Bob Smith / Cleatspark AA/FD RC: NHRA Winternationals color AHRA Winter Nationals color Bakersfield March Meet color Features: Jet Dragsters G $20.00 G- $16.00 VOL 1 # 4 Sep Cover: Boyd Pennington A/FR 2pg color: Wayne Blanton / Kenz Muffler 1 pg color: KS Pittman RC: San Diego NHRA points race Features: Sydney Allard British Dragster Harry Payne / Joe Winter AA/FD Bill Lemore & Joe Fulton B/SR G $20.00 G- $16.00 VOL 1 # 5 Nov Cover: Newhouse & Cagle Center: split: Bob Noice / Jones & Johnson C/G 55 Chev 1 pg color: Mike Danylo Airline Auto Sales AA/FD Personality Profile: Connie Kalitta RC: Pomona Fuel Meet Features: Schiefer mfg sport roadster color Frantic 4 AA/FD color Holly Hedrich & Bob McClure roadster Norm Thatcher VG $25.00 G- $16.00 1965 VOL 1 # 6 Jan Cover: B&N Automotive A/MR / Gene Logghe Streamliner Center: split: Ray Goodman / AlBergler 1 pg color: Bobby Vodnick RC: NHRA Indy color 16th Bonneville Nationals Detroit World Nationals Features: Gordon Collett color G $20.00 G- $16.00 VOL 2 # 1 Feb Cover: A.J. Foyt Center: Beebe Bros A/F roadster split ctr with Bill Baners rear engine roadster Personality Profile: Joe Schubeck RC: NHRA Division 4 pts race @ Amarillo English Drag Fest Features: Hayward & Schmitt Monkey Motion B/FA color Land Speed articles Art Arfons color Craig Breedlove Paula Murphy Norm Thatcher G $20.00 I $ 5.00 VOL 2 # 2 Mar Cover: Bruce Crower A/GD Center: Magic Muffler Service Fiat 2 pg color: Little Red Wagon 1 pg color: Porter & Chambers AA/FD Features: the Scoundrel AA/FD 1965 Dodge SS/Awb's Joe Anderson painter NCS VOL 2 # 3 May Cover: Freeman & Sons 554 Coupe / Hawkins, Webster & MCleod Fuel coupe, Rizzio & Gray fuel coupe Center: Tom McEwen Hemi Cuda RC: NHRA Winternationals good color AHRA Winter Nationals Features: Tom McEwen Hemi Cuda Pulsator streamliner color Horsepower Engineering AA/FD color Tech: Preparing a GTO for Drag Racing @ Knafel Pontiac Chevy's new 396 NCS VOL 2 # 4 Jul Cover: Becker & O'Connell ?/G anglia & Sprinter I B/G 2 pg color: Ed Taylor Pomono Speed Shop special 1 pg color: Gas Ronda Unidentified Fueler RC: Bakersfield March Meet nice color Features: bunch of indy car stuff Road Test: 442 Tech: dyno Labs G $20.00 G- $16.00 I $ 5.00 VOL 2 # 5 Aug Cover: Indy Cars Center: A.J. Foyt 1 pg color: Mooneyham*Ferguson*Jackson*Faust streamliner Lundford & Weddle Silly Bear special altered Marv Eldridge A/MSP Cheeta Features: Tommy Ivo Videoliner..nice 4 pg color Walker & Geary fuel Altered 4 pg color Summers Brothers G $20.00 F $12.00 I $ 5.00 VOL 2 # 6 Sep Cover: Jungle Larry Foust Center: split: Ronnie Sox AWB & Richard Petty 43jr 1 pg color: Short Shot Hayden Proffitt A/FX Comet RC: 2nd annual HRM Championships color Half Mile Drags @ Riverside Features: Pop & Sons A/A Bill Hoover GT 40 Fords VG $25.00 I $ 5.00 VOL 2 # 7 Oct Cover: Preston Honea / Farndon, Arnold, Oska & Foote AA/FD Center: Jim Minnick AA/GD 2 pg color: Sox & Martin '65 super stock 1 pg color: Kraft Rambler FC Tommy Ivo 4 Engine Features: Green Gang B/Comp rdstr color Chrysler's new street hemi Bob White rear engine roadster color G $20.00 G- $16.00 I $ 5.00 VOL 2 # 8 Nov Cover: Horsepower Engineering Fueler Center: Fiberglass Trends Instant Motion 2 pg color: Norman Cowdrey AA/MSP Healey 1 pg color: Otie Smith AA/A Profile: Don Prudhomme RC: AHRA Championships @ Lions Gas Dragsters Features: Yellow Jaundice Anglia Gasser Ernest & Harry Lopez F/G Tech: Magnitos with Tony Cirello Street Hemis VG $25.00 VOL 2 # 9 Dec Cover: Branster's Dart Charger Center: Bill Scott Jr., Scotty's Muffler RC: Cordova World Series of Drags Drag Boat Fuel Nationals Features: Branster's Dart Charger(6pgs)color Road Test '66 Hemi Coronet Peterson & Black A/MR Bonneville car color Parnelli Jones interview Newhouse Speed & Custom B/G '55 Chev color NCS 1966 VOL 2 # 10 Feb Cover: Phil Bonner Center: Shirley Shahan RC: FX meet @ Lions Green Monster @ Bonneville Features: Barb Hamilton C/GS Willys Wells & McCloskey flathead dragster Bell & Zalewski B/G Anglia color Road Test: 390 Comet Cyclone VG $25.00 G $20.00 F $12.00 VOL 2 # 11 Mar Cover: John Smyser AA/FD Center: Pearce Trucking A/G Personality Profile: Dick Landy RC: AHRA Finale at Green Valley A/FX race @ Bee Line Ford Race Award..good drag stugg Features: Bob Moore K/S '59 Chev Road Test: Skylark Gran Sport VG $25.00 VOL 2 # 12 Apr Cover: Shores & Hess Center: Denver Schutz C/G Willys 1 pg color: Ward & Ware Walker & Geary altered Interview: Ed Iskenderian RC: Landy vs Doug's Headers Chevy II Match Race color Features: Hubert Platt Mustang FC color Gary Koehler A/A Rene Andre & Dave Zeuschel Citation II Fuel Hydro Dale Blades AHRA F-5 G/SO Falcon Skip Gibson A/A G $20.00 Modern Rod had only 18 issues. The name changes to Drag Strip. See chart at bottom of page. DRAG STRIP 1966 VOL 3 # 1 May Cover: Hubert Platt / Maynard Rupp Chevoom Center: Brannon vs Beswick @ Irwindale Personality Profile: Honest Charlie RC: NHRA Winternationals Stocker Style AHRA Winter Nationals Features: Lennie Kennedy F6 A/SA Buick Chevoom color Al Vander Woude '64 Ply FC color Musgrave & Sullivan A/G Anglia Pierce Trucking A/G Thames color Tech: More Power for the Mopar G- $20.00 VOL 3 # 2 Jun Cover: Brannon vs Landy / Gas Ronda '66 Center: Sox & Martin Cuda 1pg color: Panella Bros B/GS Willys PU Tasca Mystery 9 Mustang Interview: Mickey Thompson RC: East vs West..Funny Cars @ Lions color Features: Don Nicholson Elimator I color Johnston & Cheshier A/A Kelly Chadwick Chevy II color Pritchard & Thomas B/FA Gas Ronda A/FX Mustang color Della Woods S/SA dodge Harvey Crane NCS VOL 3 # 3 Jul Cover: Hayden Proffitt / Jack Christman GT-1 Center: Hayden Proffitt 1pg color: Kelly Chadwick Steve Bovan / Blair's Speed Chevy II Features: Ralph Duncan AHRA Dart Stocker Proffitt Corvair color Les Ritchey A/FX Mustang color Thweatt's Automotive '65 Dodge matchracer Christman's GT-1 color Mel Burn's Ford AHRA stocker Mustang color Garlits Dart (has 1 pic of the Polka-Dart) Tech: Drag Chutes NCS VOL 3 # 4 Aug Cover= LA Dart, Piranha Center= Pete Seaton Chevelle RC: Funny Car Factory Showdown @ Cecil Co. color Interview: Wally Parks Features: Piranha color Empi Inch Pincher color cheater gas Terrifying Toronado LA Dart color Steve Bovan Chevy II color NCS VOL 3 # 5 Sept Cover: Flying Dutchman / Dave Koffel AWB Plymouth Center: Darrell Droke Mustang 1 pg color: Hurst Hairy Olds RC: Stockers at Springnationals @ Bristol color Funny Cars @ Green Valley Features: Al Vander Woude color Richard Scott " Malfunction " funny Chevy II Ozark Mule Turbonique Mustang Harry Luge AHRA Falcon Pickup stocker NCS VOL 3 # 6 Oct Cover: Bobby Woods Chevelles Center: Gas Ronda 1 pg color: Kohler Bros. AA/GS Anglia RC: CARS Magazine Super-Stock Internationals @ Cecil Co. Features: Ted Detar Kansas Badman Falcon Richard Schroeder Chevy II color Ron Rinauro Blown Hell '55 Chevy Dorsey / Salter Barracuda FC color Bobby Woods Chevelle Funny Cars color Tech: Drag Strip Timing New Cars: '67 Cougar GT G- $20.00 F $17.00 VOL 3 # 7 Nov Cover: Atkins & Hardcastle Center: Bill Jenkins A/S Chevy II 1 pg color: Malcolm Durham Corvair Arnie Beswick's '63 Features: Brutus GTO color Akins & Hardcastle Stinger II color Dr. Richard Spence Sites Bros Skootin Cuda color Bill Rieck's Quarterbender Dodge color Ken Bradley F4 B/S Fenner Tubbs '65 New Cars: '67 GTO G- $20.00 VOL 3 # 8 Dec Cover: Tom McEwen Center: Ed Schartman 1 pg color: Tex Darnaby "Temptation" FC RC: NHRA Indy color AHRA Points Finale @ Green Valley Raceay color Schartman & Steffey vs Sox & Martin Match Race Features: Ron Lorenz AHRA Chevelle stocker color Ed Schartman Comet color Don Schumacher Stardust Charger Augie Sorichta B/MP '29 Chevy New Cars: '67 Camaro G- $20.00 1967 VOL 4 # 1 Jan Cover: Seaton's Shaker Corvair / Yankee Peddler Barracuda Center: Kenz & Leslie Comet FC 1 pg color: Flamin Funny Wagon Shores & Hess AA/GS Anglia RC: Funny Cars @ Lions color Features: Bill Flynn Yankee Peddler Barracuda Roger Caster / Grady Bryant Chevy II FC color Lenarth & Wolford Secret Weapon Jeep Bob Conners Funny VW Bug color Pete Seaton / Del Heinelt Corvair Funny color G $25.00 G- $22.00 F $15.00 VOL 4 # 2 Feb Cover: Mr Norm's Charger, Bronco Buster Center: Doug Nash Bronco Buster & article 1pg color: Gene snow's Rambunctious Dick Landy RC: Funny's @ Fremont Match Race Nicholson Eliminator I vs Gary Southern in Akins - Hardcastle Stinger II Features: Mr Norm Gary Dyer Charger color Jungle liberman Chevy II color Hammons * Williamson * Hammons Hairy Canary Valiant FC Tech: Drag Tires Torqueflite for 427 Chevy '67 Buick GS 400 VG $30.00 G- $22.00 VOL 4 # 3 Mar Cover: Injected Ford wedge Center: Hayden Proffitt vs Roger Lindamood 1pg color: Chevoom Clester Andrews RC: East-West Funny Cars @ Lions color Featurers: Dee Keaton Comet construction Wilson & Morgan Vicious Vette Color Me Gone Charger Hike Opoian Rambler stocker? Terry & Wright A/FX Chevelle Fiberglass Trends Corvair construction G- $22.00 P $10.00 VOL 4 # 4 Apr Cover: '64 Dodge Charger (can't tell which driver) Center: Sherman Oaks Auto Body AAM/SP 1pg color: Pete Gates SWC Mustang (twice) Tom Sturm Corvair Personality Profile: Bill Shrewsberry Features: Pete Gates comet Tom Jacobson Old Blue III Camaro SWC Darkhorse 2 Mustang Tom Sturm Corvair EX $35.00 F $15.00 VOL 4 # 5 May Cover: Jack Christman Center:Pegasus Turbonique Mustang 1pg color: Flying dutchman Dart Butch Thuney C/G '55 Chevy RC: NHRA Winternationals AHRA Winter Nationals Features: Dick Loehr Mustang Bill Izykowski & Stu Rogers A/S '66 Biscayne Al Vander Woude Butch Thuney C/G Burkhart & Schmidt funny Camaro G $25.00 P $12.00 complete VOL 4 # 6 Jun Cover: Bill Hielscher Camaro Center: McKeon Charger FC 1 pg color: Arnie Beswick '63 RC: Bakersfield March Meet Match Racers Invade! Features: Kohler Bros Don Grotheer SS/B Plymouth Bob Thompson Beach City Dodge Charger D/XS color Anderson & Kahle B/S '66 Biscayne John McKeon Charger FC Wally Booth SS/D Chevelle G- $20.00 VOL 4 # 7 Jul Cover: Bruce Larson Chevelle Center: Kirby Corvette roadster 1 pg color: Shores & Hess Personality Profile: C.J. Hart RC: HRM @ Riverside Features: Bruce Larson USA-1 color Jack Christman GT-1 color Paula Murphy Ed Miller F $15.00 VOL 4 # 8 Aug Cover: McEwen Cuda / Psycho Mustang Center: Betty Walker 1pg color: Wheelstanders RC: AHRA @ Odessa color Features: Marcel D'Avignon SS/EA Cougar Dick Harrell topless Chevy II & AHRA 427 Camaro Ronny Runyan Blue Hell Corvette Don Sappington Candid Camero Mike Roberts A/MP Chevy II G $25.00 G- $22.00 F $15.00 VOL 4 # 9 Sept Cover: Grant Rebel SST FC Center: Steve Bovan 1 pg color: RC: Features: Jess Tyree Dee Keaton Lime Fire Cuda Rebel SST FC VG $30.00 G $25.00 G- $22.00 VOL 4 # 10 Oct Center:New Breed Firebird FC 1pg color: dayle Davies C/G Stude RC: AHRA @ Detriot Bristol '67 Features: Souza Bros & Dad Mustang color Fred Goeske Cuda color Montrelli, Williams & Barrett Firebird FC Sam balkin SOHC Falcon Darrow & Starkey '55 Gasser? NCS VOL 4 # 11 Nov Cover: Kenny Goodell Mustang Center: Pisano Bros Camaro 1pg color: Inch Pincher Mr. Unswitchable GTO Features: Jom O'Connor SS/D Camaro Kenny Goodell Mustang FC color Sachs & Sons C/SA Cougar Ron Pellegrini Super Bird Buick Betty Walker bracket?? Chevelle New Cars: Dodge Charger F $15.00 VOL 4 # 12 Dec Cover: Jess Tyree Center: Ol Whine Maker Dart 1 pg color: Engine Masters Charger Features: Engine Masters Charger color Pisano Camaro Butch Leal Cuda color Steve Bovan camaro Bud Faubel Dart FC construction Mackaig & Sons F/SA Barracuda Paul Aulthouse SS/E Camaro Walt Arfons stable of Jets Tech: Blueprinting the Ford Cammer NCS 1968 VOL 5 # 1 Jan Cover: Fiberglass Trends Corvette Roadster Center: Sites Bros Bear-A-Cuda 1pg color: Red Baron A/S 442 Olds Lil John Lombardo Willys Pickup gasser RC: AHRA Green Valley Features: Bill Beck C/SA Ranchero Gene Conway C&O Destroyer Jeep FC Guggisberg, Forstie, Helton & Glick A/G Willys color Joe Ferraro '67 A/SA 442 Stevens, Brinn & Lozo (Shaker Automotive) SS/EA Camaro G $25.00 G- $22.00 F $15.00 VOL 5 # 2 Feb Cover: Larry Reyes Center: (split) Seaton's corvair, Schartman's Comet 1pg color: Outa Site Camaro Panella B/GS Anglia RC: Fremont Funny Cars Features: Chapman Camaro Larry Hedlund D/MP '57 Chevy Chi-Town Hustler Cuda color Dick Landy's '68's '68 Hemi Charger G- $22.00 F $15.00 P $10.00 VOL 5 # 3 MAR Cover: Eddie Schartman Center: split, Dyno Don, Dee Keaton 1 pg color: Seaton Corvair Jungle Jim Liberman Chevy II Brutus Firebird Personality Profile: Gary Dyer RC: OCIR Mfg Funny Car Race Features: Seaton's Super Shaker Lou Arrington Firebird Jungle Jim Chevy II Kelly Chadwick Camaro FC Tech: 340 Dodge New Cars: Buick GS-350 GTO/Firebird strip test NCS VOL 5 # 4 Apr Cover: Dick Loehr Center:Riviera Wagon Master 1pg color: Engine Masters Cuda Dougs Headers Corvair Profile: Amos Satterlee RC: Dougs Headers vs Nicholson Comet @ Carlsbad Features: Carol Wray '64 Dodge Dick Loehr '68 Mustang FC color Milton Prell B/XS Nova color Neil Thompson E/G Cougar Kelly Chadwick Super Stock '68 Camaro Tech: Disc steering for wheelstanders '68 390 AMX NCS VOL 5 # 5 Jun/Jul Cover: Dutchman charger, Gene snow Dart Center: Snodgrass & Mahnken Psycho Mustang 1pg color: Goeske Cuda Profile: Tommy Ivo (14 pics) RC: NHRA Winternationals Features: Al Vander Woude color Don Lemons C/G '53 Studebaker Ralph Ridgeway C/MP '55 Chevy VG $30.00 G $25.00 VOL 5 # 6 Sept Cover:Imperial Customs Center: Imperial Customs 1pg color: Burkhart & Schmidt Oties Automotive AA/A RC: NY State Championships @ Niagra Articles: Imperial Customs Charger Broderick & Sitko BB/GD Top 10 Boo Boos Joe Smith , Boris Murray, Bruce Shivley, Bob Braverman drag bikes Bill Helscher Camaro Tech: Joe Hunt R-500 Dual-Pole Magneto G $25.00 VOL 5 # 7 Nov Cover: Keaton's Cougar & Richard Schroeder Center: Richard Schroeder Bossa Nova Camaro RC: President's Cup @ Aaquasco NHRA Springnationals Articles: Bernie Adams Super Hugger Camaro color David Watkins A/A Bossa Nova Camaro Midwest Drag Racing Hurst Safety Center G $25.00 G- $22.00 VOL 5 # 8 Dec Cover: Smothers Brothers SS/F Olds Center: Mazmanian Cuda Profile: John Mazmanian RC: NHRA Nationals AHRA World Championships @ Green Valley National Drag Boat Assn Championships @ Riverside CA Santa Pod Articles: How To Win In Modified Production Creitz & Greer color Smothers Bros SS Show Ron Bizio AA/GS Willys Pickup color G- $22.00 P $10.00 1969 VOL 5 # 9 Jan Cover: Doug's Headers Javelin FC 1pg color: Wagon-Master RC: NHRA Tulsa '68 Finals Features: Greer & Smiderle B/SR Gene Snow color Doug's Headers Javelin color Ed DeStaute & Rex slagle D/SA Dodge American Motors race article VG $30.00 G $25.00 F $15.00 VOL 5 # 10 Mar Cover: John Hagen SS/B 1 pg color: Atlas Oil Tool AA/FD RC: Sacramento E/W Funny Cars & AA/fuel altereds Features: Handicap racing Don Hampton Blowers New Cars: GTO Judge G- $22.00 VOL 5 # 11 Apr Last Issue of Drag Strip Cover: Gene Conway Proud Bird FC 1 pg color: Ray Alley Engine Masters Barracuda RC: OCIR Mfg Funny Car race Features: Bill Hielscher New Cars: '69 Trans Am Fairlane Cobra NCS Speed Age VOL 5 # 12 May NCS AHRA / NHRA Winter meets in color, Really good Color article on Goeske's Roadrunner FC and centerspread VOL 6 # 1 June G- $10.00 Good Bakersfield coverage, HRM meet @ Riverside, Sears Point opener, Schartman Cougar article VOL 6 # 2 July G $15.00 Larry Christopherson Nova FC color article w/12 pics , remainder of contents sucks! G- $10.00 F $ 7.00 VOL 6 # 3 Aug NCS Ontario Motor Speedway concept article, Red Light Bandit SS/B nice color article, OCIR funny car race VOL 6 # 4 Sept NCS NHRA Springnationals in Dallas VOL 6 # 5 Oct G- $10.00 OCIR Blown Fuel only meet, PDA @ OCIR PUBLICATION CHART FOR MODERN ROD AND DRAG STRIP MODERN ROD VOL 1 # 1 February 1964 2 May 3 July 4 September 5 November 6 January 1965 VOL 2 # 1 February 2 March 3 May 4 July 5 August 6 September 7 October 8 November 9 December 10 February 1966 11 March 12 April Last issue, name change to Drag Strip DRAG STRIP VOL 3 # 1 May 2 June 3 July 4 August 5 September 6 October 7 November 8 December VOL 4 # 1 thru 4 #12 January thru December 1967 VOL 5 # 1 January 1968 2 February 3 March 4 April 5 May/June 6 September 7 November 8 December 9 January 1969 10 March 11 April Last issue, name change to Speed Age