Ingenuity in Action: 1950’s Hot Rod Documentary

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Ingenuity in Action is a 1959 documentary produced by the team at Hot Rod Magazine as an inside look at the September 1959 Hot Rod Nationals. The film includes a broad variety of cars as well as legends like Chuck Jones, Wally Parks, Ed Cole, Robert Petersen, and Tex Colbert.

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Published by Ben Branch - June 5th 2016

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