NOVEMBER 2, 2011:A BLUE OVAL DISCIPLE BUILDS AN AMAZING “FORD ONLY” ’34 HOT ROD
One of the big debates in car world is the "what's under the hood?" debate.
For many car guys, the popular and affordable Chevy 350...
NOVEMBER 2, 2011: THIS MILD LOOKING 1970 DATSUN 510 IS AN ABSOLUTE MONSTER IN...
Datsun 510s were built for one reason-affordability.
'They were peppy little cars with a practical boxy exterior that meshed well with a roomy interior.'
They...
NOVEMBER 1, 2011 STAR TRUCKIN’: A LEGACY JEEP TRUCK STAYS IN THE FAMILY AFTER...
You would have to work pretty hard to ignore a 1955 Jeep pickup truck at a car show.
They are not exactly plentiful-then or...
OCTOBER 31, 2011 (NOVEMBER 2011) STAR TRUCKIN’: 1974 DATSUN PICKUP-RARE IMPORT TRUCK FROM JAPAN
In 1974 Japanese automakers were just starting to make serious inroads into the North American market.
Cars like Toyota Corollas, Honda Civics and Datsun 510s...
OCTOBER 30, 2011 (NOVEMBER 2011): 1971 CHARGER RT-THE ACTUAL 1971 NHL STANLEY CUP MVP...
In 1971 Ken Dryden was just another kid attending Cornell University when the legendary Montreal Canadiens called him up for six regular season NHL...
NOVEMBER 2011 STARS IN TRAFFIC-CLASSY OLD RIDES ON THE ROADS OF TODAY
Cars have always been a case of function over form for the owners. Any doubts are quashed by studying sales charts-4 door sedans have...
NOVEMBER 2011 STARS OF THE SHOW-POST CAR SHOW SEASON REFLECTIONS
Linus gets stiffed yet again by The Great Pumpkin at Halloween and car season officially ends in climates that don't have cities that have...
NOVEMBER 2011 FALLEN STARS-NATURAL BEAUTY OR UNNATURAL BLIGHT ON THE LANDSCAPE?
There are two distinct sides on the "old car as a part of the landscape" issue. The detractors call them a blight on the...
OCTOBER 26, 2011: PACKARD-A PBS DOCUMENTARY SHEDS LIGHT ON A TWENTIETH CENTURY ICON
PBS has always been a great source of information about history, science and current events.
Occasionally PBS will do a great rock and roll...
MSCC TIME CAPSULE-HOT ROD COMICS INSPIRED A WHOLE GENERATION OF CAR GUYS
Hot rod comics were a fixture for kids back in the 1960s and 70s.They were a gateway to a world that we could only...
