I started reading Hot Rod about the time time it first started coming out. I was seven or eight and I just drooled. The car that most caught my eye was Bill Burk's belly tank. Bill lived near me and his garage was just a short detour on my way home from school. On occasion the door would be open and I would get a peek. But I was to shy to go up and ask questions. Funny thing is, once I got into cars I lost intrest in both drag and land speed racing. But I never lost intrest in traditional hot rods.