The Zany Thunder Flite
If you browsed my most recent El Mirage gallery you had to have noticed photos of this wild custom ’62 Thunderbird. The Rocket Birds are kind of an acquired taste, and I happen to dig them to...
Legends of Riverside Event Coming in March
We just got word of a tribute to SoCal’s awesome yet defunct Riverside International Raceway. Check it out: Riverside, Calif. – – Whether you attended every event that was...
Cool Old Photos: Road Runner New in ’69
We love cool old photos of gearhead stuff and we’re also enamored of our pal Drag Racing Hall of Famer Dave Wallace, so imagine how stoked we were to intercept a recent email that included not...
Comp Cams for 3-Valve Fords
Comp Cams has announced a new more aggressive line of cams for Ford 4.6L and 5.4L three-valve engines. The XFI VSR (Valve Springs Required) cams represent a stout step up from the NSR (No Springs...
Car Nose Art
When we added cartoonish nose art to our F-Bomb Camaro it created a bit of a stir. It wasn’t at all a new idea, but perhaps it was one that had not been seen in while or that hadn’t been...
IHRA Changes Sportsman Championship Chase Format
Here they go again. The plucky IHRA has once again tree’d their big brother, the NHRA, in taking steps to ensure that racers can continue to compete for a national championship while not...
Jocko Johnson is Dead
One of the most mystifying characters in the annals of drag racing history died last week at the age of 65. His name was Robert “Jocko” Johnson and he made his name porting cylinder heads...
Edelbrock Rereleases the Classic Singshot Intake
Admittedly, a large part of this whole hot rodding thing is aesthetic. The way stuff looks can, at certain times, be just as important as the way it runs. We find this to be especially true of old,...
November ’08 El Mirage Photo Gallery Now Live
The SCTA land-speed racing season came to a close last weekend with the final meet of the year at El Mirage Dry Lake here in SoCal. We attended as spectators and volunteers and snapped a few photos...
It’s Here! FreiburgersJunkyard.com
It’s Friday, November 21, 2008—the very first day of digital life for FreiburgersJunkyard.com. As most of you may know, the “Freiburger” is me, David Freiburger, former editor...
Lid, Can & Libel: As the March Meet Looms, Top Fuel%u2019s Bobby Nitro Clears the Pipes
In 1966, 102 Top-Fuel dragsters entered the US Fuel and Gas Championships (nee “the March Meet”) at Bakersfield. Because of the energy, drama and sheer amount of nitro consumption, many...
Muscle Tractor: This John Deere 5020 Got A Detroit Diesel V8 Swap And Became A Plow Pulling Bruiser
Back in the middle 1960s, John Deere released the 5020 tractor. It was a mighty beast and at the time the big fellah about as tough a customer as farmer with lots of land could get his hands on. When...
Pomona Swap Meet Coverage: More Cool Cars and Trucks That YOU Could Have Bought!
Like many things in life, seeing swap meet stuff after the fact may actually be more fun than seeing it in person. How? For starters you stand zero risk of buying something that would end your...
