Author Archive: Chad Reynolds
New Scratch-Free AN Wrenches!
AN Fittings are great as long as you don’t ever touch them, because when you do they always seem to scratch. Using a crescent wrench clearly doesn’t help, and continued removal with the...
Monday Time Killer: Bitchin’ Old Magazine Stories
We got this as a tip from a reader: it’s a blog site that features scans of old magazine covers and stories from Popular Science, Mechanix Illustrated, and Modern Mechanix. The link here goes...
Roy Brizio Reunion Coming to Goodguys Pleasanton
Here’s the official press release from Goodguys: For the first time in history, builder Roy Brizio will attempt to round up the hot rods and customs he’s built over the past thirty-two...
Photos From the 1969 Detroit Auto Show
We got this one as a tip from CarDomain. Someone on Flickr has posted 21 photos from the 1969 Detroit Auto Show, including the Sox & Martin car (shown), factory concepts from Ford and Mopar,...
CraigsList Pick of the Week: Dirt Cheap Centurion Convertible
I drove past this car every day for nearly 15 years on the way to work at Hot Rod magazine, and I will again starting Monday unless one of you snaps it up this weekend. The car is pretty rusty for...
Gearhead Destination: The Big 3 Swap Meet, Coming Soon
There are a few swap meets in the country that are worth traveling for. This is one of them: San Diego, California’s Big 3 at Qualcomm Stadium, coming Feb 27-28 and March 1. Big 3 refers to the...
Video of the Week: Riverside Stock Cars, 1965
If you’ve ever wondered why California’s former Riverside Raceway is so revered, this video will give you at least the Stock Car portion of the answer (they also raced sports cars, Can...
Unreal! Now the Government Wants to Use Tax $ To Crush Newer SUVs. SEMA is On It
Breaking news from a few minutes ago. Here’s the SEMA release: POLITICIANS WANT TO USE TAX DOLLARS TO CRUSH NEWER MODEL TRUCKS AND SUVS SEMA Warns Lawmakers that Boondoggle Will Cost American...
65 Pontiac Wagon Trip a Success
Nine days ago we told you that I’d be making a trip north to Sacramento to pick up a ’65 Pontiac wagon that our friend Todd at MSD had scored sight-unseen on eBay. I came home from the...
The Violation Game: Square-Tube Headers
I must admit that I shot this photo with the full intention of declaring these square-tube headers a full-on violation. Yet I admit to cold feet. On the violation side of the scale is the fact that,...
Hurst Viper Breaks the Bank at B-J
As previously reported, Hurst is going back to the signature-car biz with the Hurst 50th Anniversary Viper. Like Hurst’s anniversary, not Viper’s…but it’s a natural , right?...
Freiburger’s Pic of the Week: VW Bug Motorhome
The reality of a VW Bug motorhome itself is plain bliss, but when you add the homegrown art of the side, this is thing is pure genius. I spotted this Beetle camper during my honeymoon road trip in...
Breaking News: Freiburger Going Back to Hot Rod Magazine
I had hoped to control this a bit more, but the word is spreading like wildfire so I might as well “officially” break the news to you here first: I’m going back to Hot Rod magazine...
eBay Pick of the Week: 2007 Pump Gas Drags Decals…Hmmm
This is curious. We found a seller on eBay who is peddling 2007 Hot Rod Pump Gas Drags windshield decals, and it seems he has at least a small stock of them. We’re not sure who this is or how...