Tag Archive: camaro, Car Junkie TV, Challenger, chevelle, chevy nova, classic cars, drag racing, driving school, el camino, hot rods
General Lee Clone: Total Butchery!
Dec 15, 2008Brian LohnesComments Off on General Lee Clone: Total Butchery!
It’s one of those message board threads that gains steam overnight and goes totally viral. We know that’s going to happen with this 30-page tome over at DodgeCharger.com. The funny thing...
Monday Time Killer: Vintage Road-Race Photos
Dec 15, 2008Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Monday Time Killer: Vintage Road-Race Photos
Based on a tip from King Matt, we checked out this cool web site that has 113 photo galleries of IMSA and other road racing from 1973 through 1999. There’s plenty of the older stuff, making it...
Photo Gallery: Red Zone Race Fab Christmas Party
Dec 15, 2008Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Photo Gallery: Red Zone Race Fab Christmas Party
Today we went and hung out with Nick Miserendino at Red Zone Race Fab in Simi Valley, California. Nick did the cage and chassis work on our F-Bomb Camaro and also deals with a lot of local rally and...
Photo Gallery: Car Junkie Drag Bash Revisited
Dec 14, 2008Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Photo Gallery: Car Junkie Drag Bash Revisited
Way back in September ’08, Chad and I hosted a Drag Bash Weekend as part of our adventures with CarJunkieTV.com. When that web site folded up the photo gallery was lost. We had such a good time...
Seeing Through the Schlock: A Couple Neat Items at Barrett-Jackson’s Scottsdale Auction
Dec 12, 2008Brian LohnesComments Off on Seeing Through the Schlock: A Couple Neat Items at Barrett-Jackson’s Scottsdale Auction
Yeah, yeah we know. Taking a dump on Barrett-Jackson has become a national sport for gearheads coast to coast. Those auctions have driven the market out of reach, reset the standards of pricing that...
Vintage Iron at Decent Prices!
Dec 12, 2008Brian LohnesComments Off on Vintage Iron at Decent Prices!
One of our friends is a chassis builder. He’s a gifted fabricator and metal guy and occasionally takes on a hot rod project either for a customer or for himself when things get slow. We hate...
Friday Excuse to Go Home Early and Drink: Georgia Dealer Gets Crap For Telling it Like it Is
Dec 12, 2008Brian LohnesComments Off on Friday Excuse to Go Home Early and Drink: Georgia Dealer Gets Crap For Telling it Like it Is
Well this is enough to make you hang your head and shed a tear. Savannah, Georgia, Ford dealer O.C Welch decided to go after import cars and import car buyers in a radio ad and is now being called a...
Carnage Photos
Dec 12, 2008Brian LohnesComments Off on Carnage Photos
Carnage is good so long the only damage is mechanical and no humans are harmed in the process. There was lots of it all over the place this year in the world of professional racing. Hit the links to...
Tony Schumacher: Champion of Champions
Dec 12, 2008Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Tony Schumacher: Champion of Champions
Six-time NHRA Top Fuel champ Tony Schumacher just scored another win: his second Champion of Champions title as awarded by Chris Economaki and his National Speed Sports News at the PRI Show in...
Craigslist Pick of the Week: Street-Legal Funny Car
Dec 12, 2008Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Craigslist Pick of the Week: Street-Legal Funny Car
It’s about time for some upbeat news, and what puts you in a better mood than a vintage Funny Car? Not much, so we went hunting on Craigslist to see if we could find a neat old flopper of some...
Barn Find! ’40 Dodge
Dec 11, 2008Brian LohnesComments Off on Barn Find! ’40 Dodge
We got some knowledge dropped on us by Phil Cooper (known as 457Brodix on our message board) about an incredible 1940 Dodge barn find. This car isn’t a hot rod, it’s a bone stocker, but...
Photo Gallery: 55 Air-Cooled V-Dubs
Dec 11, 2008Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Photo Gallery: 55 Air-Cooled V-Dubs
While most of us on this site are domestic-car guys at core, we all pride ourselves in having far-reaching automotive interests. One of those curiosities is air-cooled VWs, whether they are Baja...
Gearhead Destination: The Garlits Museum
Dec 11, 2008Brian LohnesComments Off on Gearhead Destination: The Garlits Museum
Since we’ve bludgeoned you with road-course stuff this week with the look at the six-wheeler Tyrrell and a glimpse at the accomplishment of Colin Chapman we decided to point you in the...
Dumpster Diving Pays! Now Tell Us What To Do
Dec 11, 2008Brian LohnesComments Off on Dumpster Diving Pays! Now Tell Us What To Do
Every now and again we’re faced with such a colossal dilemma we need to seek outside help. Normally it’s our parole officer, but luckily for you fair reader, we’re turning your way...