Category Archive: CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage
Show Coverage: The 2015 Olcott Beach Car Show – More Great Iron From NY State
(Photos by Mike Brooks) – We’re back with another blast of photos from the 2015 Olcott Beach car show. With more than 1,000 cars jam packing their way into a beautiful and shady park on...
Reno Newspaper Employees Charged With Trespassing And Felony Battery After Hitting Tesla Security Guards With Vehicle
Tesla’s “Gigafactory 1” is under construction in northwest Nevada. Despite a monthly drone flyover video and constant updates from the company and enigmatic CEO Elon Musk,...
Ebay Find: The Creepiest Electric Van Available Right Now, The 1979 ElectraVan!
There is always something creepy about a large white van, and while the windowless variety is the most dangerous, a giant cartoon battery on the side happily holding a lightning bolt and...
We’ve Never Seen A Car More Ready To Die Than This 1990 Honda CRX – Please, Someone Put It Out Of It’s Misery!
I have an irrational love/hate relationship with the Honda CRX. When they are stock, I love them…they bridge the gap between an honestly fuel-efficient vehicle with a reliable yet sporty...
Update: A BangShifter Is Rebuilding A Duesenberg Engine In His Home Garage – Cleaning And Rebuilding Have Begun!
(Photos by Joel Nystrom) – BangShifter, hot rodder, drag racer, and all around good guy Joel Nystrom is rebuilding the irreplaceable 420ci inline eight engine that powers his 1929 Duesenberg...
Rough Start, Outback Edition: A 1995 Ford Falcon XR6 Tickford Would Make A Great Introduction To Australia
Every once in a while we like to look around the world to see what kinds of deals are out there for the casual car shopper. Blame TopGear’s cheap car challenges and YouTube if you must, but...
Gearhead Story Time! My First Engine Removal… From A Van… With A Sawzall!
Recently, my buddy Greg Stewart got married (congrats dude!), and before he did that, we had a bachelor party in his honor. At the end of the evening after a night full of old-school fun, a bunch of...
Ride Along In A Literal Crapbox As Matt Farah Tests Out A Beater-riffic Nissan Crossover From The 1990s You’ve Forgotten
Do you remember the Adam Sandler spoof song “Ode To My Car”? The story of the pinnacle of beaters (the unloved type) just resonates with the latest vehicle that Matt Farah decided to slip...
That’s What It Is All About: Gearheads Cruise Past The Home Of A Dying Car Fan After He Couldn’t Attend A Car Show
If you knew that your time alive on Earth was winding down to days and hours, what would your last request be? For sixty year old Dennis Hake of Niles, Ohio, the answer was simple: he wanted to...
For Sale In Sweden: The Most Customized 1972 Ford Ranchero We’ve Ever Laid Eyes On
There are some things that you do not do to someone who is just waking up. You do not douse them in cold water and start screaming. You do not lob a twenty-pound cat onto their stomach and hope for...
NSRA 2015 Coverage: We’re Back With Another Truckload Of Images!
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – More muscle in here and more tips on attending the Street Rod Nationals. The nameplate ‘muscle car’ has many interpretations depending on who you are...
Edelbrock’s “Top It Off” Promotion Announced: Buy Top End Kit, Get Free Carb
Edelbrock is announcing the “Top It Off” promotion! If you purchase an Edelbrock Power Package between October 1 and December 31 you’ll get a free Performer or Thunder Series AVS...
Rough Start: The Classic Wood-Paneled Station Wagon In The Form Of A Big-Blocked Ford LTD!
Growing up a car freak invites you to other people’s opinions, whether you wanted them or not. As a kid, we had a 1969 Chevrolet Kingswood Estate station wagon wind up in our yard. Nothing...
An American In Japan: A 1970 Plymouth Barracuda That Is An Exercise In “Less Is More”
One of the more interesting auto web sites out there is Speedhunters. They have insight to many different facets of the automotive world, but their specialty is Australasian car culture, with visits...