Kiwi Kev's Nasty Habit Featured in Rod & Kulture

I picked up my copy last week, great car! then last night I was perusing the website link from Barona Dragstrip and I stumbled upon some great pics of Kevs car doing an awesome wheelie!!

 

Now I've got to get a copy.

 

Yeah,,,me too.

Congratulations,,HRP

 

VERY deserving car and owner! Way to go Kev!

 

Awesome! Very cool car and I'm jealous of your garage!!

 

That was a nice sight to see in my mailbox and I am glad they added that big wheelie photo. Still unbelievable how that car does that...lol

 

Hard work pays off kev... Great job on the Willy and also your a great guy...Ill never forget at GNRS when you let me take a seat in the NASTY HABIT. Awesome car.. .Keep on kicking ass at the track! Chuck

 

Congrats Kev! Lookin good buddy!

 

Congrats Kev...I've followed your builds before my absence....and will continue to do so. you are an inspiration and great asset to this board. Thanks bud....

 

Thanks guys! The car has never run great at the track but it sure has a fun launch. Here is a picture from last weekend at Barona.....

 

That pic brings a smile to face everytime I see it.
Congrats man.

 

Congrats Kev!

 

Awesome!! Congrats. Love that garage too!

 

Well deserved Kev. Awesome car and the owner is OK too!!

Frank

 

AWESOME!!! Congrats Kevin!

 

Also Mark Moriarity's trike is featured in this issue but the build discription and info is for a 76 750 Trumpit bike!
Anyone else notice this? Sorry for butting in.
Oh yea congrads Kev good stuff as always.

 

yeah, thats a good one ryan...

yes, we have a brand new layout guy, and he uploaded the wrong text files on the trike. you can see the full feature with the correct text on the website, and there will be the full story in the next issue.

ive been after kevs willys for quite a while. a well deserving cover car.

zombie

 

i havent been in a book store in yrs.but we make a special trip to buy the mag.forgot what id been missing. all kinds of good books and mags!lol great spread in the mag kev and a great car.

 

Very nice Kevin, I'm happy for you. I didn't realize you had done a new facade on your shop since my last visit, really looks great! You are still livin the life!!!

 

Congrats Kev, nice!

 

Congrats. I saw the magazine in the rack and saw your garage front and said thats a hamb'er.
We are dominating the magazines now. Every couple of pages you see a hamb member or sticker in a window.

 

Congrats Kev!

 

In case you did not notice your brand new layout guy also screwed up with Drag Strip de-classified. The third page (#86) is a re-run from issue #29.

And on the subject of that series it might be an idea to have someone with a bit more knowledge of that era write some of the captions. It is somewhat surprising that Mr Leto did not note that the topless funny car on page 86 is driven by Dale Armstrong, one of the true innovators in the sport. The dragster directly below the Armstrong car is that of Holland and Gudel and was featured on the cover of Drag Racing USA back in the day. Holland was at one time the editor of National Dragster and is still active in the sport.
Going back to the "new" pages in the feature the topolino on page 84 is the well known Ratican, Jackson and Stearns car and that team name is even visible on the crew guy's shirt. Contrary to what the caption says the car actually has an Oldsmobile engine in it. There are engines other than small block Chevy's that have paired intake ports and this is one of them.
The "A" roadster on the next page is also from a well known team as evidenced by the number and the B & N Automotive logo on the hood. Bert Peterson and Noel Black were pioneers of the sport on both the strip and the lakes. Likewise with the Vicious Vette pictured alongside the roadster. Rather than pointing out things that are obvious in the photo it would have been a better idea to note that this was one of Dale Pulde's earliest rides and the fact that he went on to be a funny car superstar.
Sorry to beat up on your guy but there are a lot of younger readers who can be led astray by misinformation such as this and somewhat mindless captions that point out the obvious (or assume and as such misinform) are probably worse than no caption at all.

Roo

ps Because I am old and my brain is filled with too much trivia I googled a few things to double check that I had my facts straight--maybe Mr Leto should do the same.

 

Heading to B&N at lunch to pick up a a copy! Congrats on the cover and you have the coolest looking IMHO

 

Congrats Kev! I picked it up as soon as i saw it on the Newstand! One of my favorite cars, in one of my favorites Magazines! Well Deserved!

 

Does anyone read the proof before pulling the trigger on the print run?

I'm also not sure why the author of Kiwi Kev's feature doesn't like referring people to the HAMB site, unless it's an inside joke I don't get. That said, Trad R&K is the only car mag I pick up every issue of.

Congrat's Kiwi Kev on the feature and cover!

 

Congrats Kev!

 

I must not be spending enough time on the Hamb. Missed this one, Congrats to one of the coolest guys on the west coast! I guess I let my subscription run out too....