Hot Rods and Racing Cars #75

The issue features the story "Clint Curtis and the Road Knights," which opens with Clint Curtis protesting a race result against Ragtop, claiming the competitor cheated, and includes a subplot titled "Rain Date" in which Clint arranges a date with the popular girl Melody Blake but must cancel to check his date book, leading Melody to call him a "drip." The main racing narrative shows the Road Knights' engine being scrutinized by officials after the protest, with the engine found to be overboarded by 35 pounds per cubic inch, resulting in the loss of their protest and a $35 penalty. In the following week's race, Clint Curtis drives car number 87 for another competition with Ragtop.