Hot Rod Dec 2007 'Street Cup' – Rick Stanton Ford Talladega NASCAR Street Car

This image is a photograph of a two-page opening spread from Hot Rod magazine (December 2007 issue, pages 40–41), laid open across the engine bay of a car whose valve cover/air cleaner area shows a 'BOSS 429' badge. The article is titled 'STREET CUP' and carries the deck 'Rick Stanton Built the Car We've Been Longing For: A NASCAR Racer for the Street.' It is written by Christopher Campbell with photography by Randy Lorentzen. The dominant image shows a maroon/burgundy Ford Talladega-style fastback stock car, number 72, with 'Talladega' lettering on the quarter panel and period sponsor decals (Autolite, WIX), cornering hard on a road course. A sidebar caption explains that although the Talladega paraded around a few tracks previously, the magazine's photo shoot was the first time owner/builder Rick got to push it hard on a road course — Willow Springs — where it handled surprisingly well despite being designed for big ovals. This is magazine feature literature rather than a technical reference; it contains no fuse charts, wiring data, torque specs, or part numbers. A reader learns the article's subject, author, photographer, publication, and issue date.