AUGUST 3, 2011: 1956 FORD F-100 RESTO-MOD HAS AN OLD SCHOOL...
The first thing you notice about Phil Sicotte's purple and white 1956 Ford F-100 is the big crowd around the vehicle.
Phil's truck is an...
AUGUST 2, 2011:1970 DODGE SUPER BEE-SOMETIMES IT’S ALL ABOUT FATE
This isn't the first 1970 Super Bee Terry McCrindle has owned but fate has insured that it will likely be his last.
He owned his...
JULY 28, 2011 (AUGUST 2011) : A NASTY ’27 MODEL...
Lou Shirvell has coveted a Model T hot rod since he was 15.
A more experienced hot-rodder asked him "have you ever ridden in...
JULY 28, 2011 (AUGUST 2011) PLUM CRAZY ABOUT THIS PURPLE 1957...
We found this striking 1957 Fargo in a herd of vintage MoPar trucks at a Mopar car show.
Most of the herd was owned...
JULY 27, 2011 (AUGUST 2011): A 1967 PONTIAC PARISIENNE HAS A...
Ron Erker has a long story to tell about his 1967 Pontiac Parisienne because he has owned it since 1969.
His family grew up...
JULY 27, 2011 (AUGUST 2011) NORTH TO ALASKA IN SEARCH OF...
Tom Kean is a friendly and outgoing guy by nature.
He is never at a loss for words, and that is a very good...
AUGUST 2011 STARS OF THE SHOW-A MIXED BAG OF RIDES IN...
Cars are like people-they come in all ages, styles and degrees of performance. Nowhere is that concept more evident than an open car show....
AUGUST 2011 STARS IN TRAFFIC-MID-SUMMER GLORY FOR THE OLD IRON
This is the peak of the summer season and the old iron is on the street. Consequently the street far more interesting in a...
AUGUST 2011 FALLEN STARS-WHEN THE PAST STAR BECOMES A FALLEN STAR
Fallen Stars should more accurately be called Former Stars because every car or truck in this section was a brand new vehicle at one...
JULY 24, 2011: THE NEW WORLD OF E-COMMUNICATION – WHERE OLD...
We talk to a lot of car guys during the course of a year and most of them are hip to the Internet world....
JULY 24, 2011: HOT RODS WITHOUT FENDERS – I FOUGHT THE...
The concept of fender-less cars goes back to the earliest days of the horseless carriage.
The idea of fenders was largely created by crappy...
JULY 22, 2011: SUMMER ROAD TRIPS WITHOUT A SAFETY NET-THE JUMP...
We have preached the wisdom of preparation before a collector car goes on a road trip.
But what about a trip where you say...
MYSTAR TIME CAPSULE: HOW 1971 MUSCLE CARS FOOLED CAR INSURANCE COMPANIES
The Plymouth Road Runner ad in the May 1971 edition of Hot Rod magazine was designed to appeal to a young male driver with...
JULY 19, 2011: THE IGNITERS – A FIFTIES HOT ROD CLUB’S...
The roots of the post war hot rod culture still run deep in 2011.
The pioneers in the go-fast movement were all the same...
SEPTEMBER 2011 CAR SHOWS,CLUB EVENTS, LINKS AND CONTACT INFORMATION
HERE'S AN EASY GUIDE TO SEPTEMBER 2011 CAR SHOWS,CLUB EVENTS, LINKS AND CONTACT INFORMATION. REMEMBER...CAR SHOWS ARE SEASONAL SO TAKE A KID...
JULY 9, 2011: TWINTUITION – WHY TWIN ESP IS A GENEROUS...
There are likely many readers of our website who are unaware that the guys (Jim and Jerry) behind the stories are identical twins.
My...
JULY 8, 2011:1957 CHEVY BEL AIR 2 DOOR HARDTOP…THEY DID COME...
The 1957 Chevy became an icon almost immediately.
Some argue that it was the introduction of the fuelie small block while others claim that...
JULY 7, 2011: A VERY RARE 1953 KAISER HAS A VERY...
There is one thing that becomes obvious when you see a 1953 Kaiser at a car show: it may be a simple hallucination because...
JULY 6, 2011: SOMETIMES IT TAKES TWO TRUCKS TO TANGO: A...
We have spotted these two trucks at a couple of car shows already in 2011.
The Bowtie and the Blue Oval ½ tons seemed...
JULY 5, 2011: 1959 PONTIAC LAURENTIAN-A FATHER –SON PROJECT WITH A...
Virtually every father-son car project involves a natural progression in lineage.
The father brings his son to the game but, like every natural law,...