Watch Harold Johnson Absolutely Wring the First Purpose-Built Airliner
Lost in the shuffle of Henry Ford’s legacy with the Ford Model T is another interesting innovation: Ford built one of the first—possibly the first—airplane designed specifically for passengers....
Money No Object: This 2004 Chevrolet Express Just Might Be The Ultimate People-Mover – Turbocharged LS For Twelve, Anyone?
This isn’t the 1970s, folks. The days of looking at a full-size van and going, “Hmm…you know what…that would make a bitchin’ hot rod” are long, long gone. Right?...
Drag Action Photos: Burnouts From The 2016 NHRA Dutch Classic
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – It is a late season tradition that has held fast for decades. The famed NHRA Dutch Classic at Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pennsylvania brings out some of the...
Want Good Hardware For Your Rotating Mass? Check Out The New Pieces That MAHLE Motorsports Brought To SEMA 2016!
It’s easy to see pretty. Pretty looks nice, but pretty doesn’t take you far. It’s what is inside that counts, and that goes not only for the advice your mother taught you when you...
Cynthiana Rod Run 2016: Small Town America Bursting At The Seams With Hot Rods!
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – These small town events like this are great. The setting is usually very photogenic (which matters to me) and the atmosphere relaxed. No one is in a...
SEMA 2016: Check Out What Omix-ADA Brought To The Show (Besides The Crackdown On Parts Fakers!)
Omix-ADA just might have stolen the show at SEMA 2016 this year, all due to the crackdown on Chinese parts counterfeiters. It’s kind of hard to get past the fact that the U.S. Marshals came in...
Russian Rally Driver Hits Wall on First Stage, Carries On to Podium Finish
Rally crews and, perhaps moreso, rally cars stand up to heavy beatings. Alexey Lukyanuk and his codriver Alexey Amautov demonstrated this earlier this year on the very first stage of the Azores...
eBay Find: This 1935 GMC Truck Would Be Stunning Restored But Will Anyone Do It?
This is one of those trucks that we look at and think about how awesome it is and then think about how literally awesome the task of restoring it would be. This would be a massive amount of work but...
First Glimpse: The Mighty Car Mods/Roadkill Meet-Up – There Isn’t Even A Car In This, Yet It’s Good!
It’s been in the works for years now, but it’s finally happened: Marty and Moog of Mighty Car Mods and Freiburger and Finnegan of Roadkill have joined forces. And unlike the other...
Gas-Tastic! This 1955 Chevy Has A Four Speed, A Tunnel Rammed Big Block and Cool Paint
The gasser purists may not dig this car, but they are no fun anyway. In terms of an awesome “street gasser” this car is so crazy it is nearly over the top. From the four speed and tunnel...
Crummy News: Walter P Chrysler Museum To Be Turned Into An Office Building – Cars Dispersed
Some not to great news coming from Michigan this week as it has been announced that the Walter P Chrysler Museum will be turned into “much needed” FCA office space and will no longer...
Question Of The Day: Sheetmetal Engraving – Is This The Next Big Style Trend?
Every year, I walk away from SEMA noting a particular style trend that seems to grab everybody’s attention. Last year, it was using copper accents in place of chrome, brushed aluminum, or...
Cool Stuff Gallery: The 2016 AACA Fall Hershey Meet – Classics, Wagons, More
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Yesterday we showed you some awesome photos from Carlisle, Pennsylvania and the big swap meet that is hosted there every year and today we’re saying in the...
