Cool Old Press Photos: 1957 Mercury Montclair Phaeton
This week’s historical gem from my newfound collection of original press photos and releases from the 1957 model year comes from Ford’s Mercury brand and trumpets the bold new styling...
Speedway Motors’ New Stromberg 97 Replicas
Finding genuine old Stromberg 97 carbs is becoming more difficult by the day, and working with castings and innards that are pushing 70 years old on a good day is a also a problem. That’s why...
Gearhead Destination: Mopar Spring Fling 2009
This week we’re looking ahead about a month to one mother of a Mopar show. It’s the Spring Fling, held at Woodley Park in Van Nuys, California, on April 25th and 26th. This is a massive...
Auto Trader Classics Magazines: Not Dead
Man, it’s getting weird for the dudes and dudettes in the print media. Hell, even the books that exist just to sell other people’s junk are trying to off each other. What makes us say...
Crane Cams: What Our Inside Sources Say
There have been rumors swirling about the future of Crane Cams ever since the company shut down its plant a few weeks ago. Some say it’s done for good and others say that the place will be...
Video: Detroit Speed and Engineering Camaro Test Car in Action
A couple days ago I told you about Boondoggle Media, my video production company, and the vid we did for MSD. I forgot that we also have a movie live now at the Detroit Speed and Engineering site....
It Came from the Fab Shop: Homemade Wheel Spacers
(By Loren Krussow) – I do not work in a state-of-the-art, high-tech shop. I wouldn’t knock it, though, for the purpose of making just one or two of something there are actually only a...
Lohnes’ Pic of the Week: The Demo Derby Car That Wasn’t
The Caprice wagon you see in this rather poor photo from about ten years ago was my first attempt at a demo derby car. The good news for the Caprice is that it never saw a demo derby. The whole thing...
John Fitch: An American Hero Under Attack
John Fitch, automobile safety advocate, 1950s auto racing star, World War II aviator, and POW camp survivor is being hounded to bankruptcy by the state of Connecticut’s Department of...
Site of the Week: US Lawn Mower Racing Association
Admit it, you’ve been mowing your grass, buzzing along in fourth gear on your lawn tractor and clipping apexes around your house. If you’re like us, you don’t have a drink holder on...
Despite Financial Woes, Mopar Sticks with NHRA Contingency
A Mopar press release hit our desks today and despite the fact that the company is suffering economic losses it is sticking with its contingency drag racing sponsorship. We applaud Mopar for keeping...
Hot Rod Drag Week 2009 Rules Are Here
Hot Rod.com has released the 2009 Drag Week schedule of events and rules for competitors. The event is sponsored by Gear Vendors this year. From our quick read of the rules, they seem to be unchanged...
Book Review: Chevy Small-Block V-8 Interchange Manual
Sometimes the right book hits the shelf at the right time. Such is the case with the Chevy Small-Block V-8 Interchange Manual 2nd Edition by David Lewis. With the economy in shambles and hot rodders...
Budweiser Drops Bernstein at the End of 2009
We were hoping this announcement was not actually coming, but here it is. It was announced yesterday that Budweiser will no longer sponsor the Kenny Bernstein Racing operation after the end of 2009....
