Sometimes I feel like an archeologist. Yeah, Indiana Jones for sure. OK, maybe not that adventurous, but I sure dig finding some cool old stuff. It doesn’t take much to get me going either. I was watching a docu-drama on History channel when they were talking about the depression of the 1930’s a family was […]
The weather was a friend this year as compared to last year’s rained out event. And what a great showing. Nearly 200 cars and no-kidding TWO LOADS of toys in the Long Beach Fire Department’s full-size truck and 20′ trailer! Thank you to all the generous people, clubs and businesses around that helped support the […]
I thought it would be fun to document the happenings of a particular year. I deleted most of the geo-political “news” of the day and went with entertainment and leisure activities. If you see anything missing, please feel free to send me a note. I finish the list off with photos I have taken of […]
I dig hanging out with Don Chambers. He has been a Mercifuls member about 6 months before I joined, heck it’s been like a dozen years or so now. Don has story after story that doesn’t get long winded at all, very entertaining and usually self-deprecating. And man-o-man does he have a sweet ride. You […]
It’s official, Cambra Speed Shop in Orange, California was recently announced as the 2024 Grand National Roadster Show Builder of the Year. Ron Cambra and his team of 12 have been passionate about building museum quality rides that burn rubber for many years. From a small boy in central California, Ron muses that he started […]
The crew at Flying Deuces did it again with another hit event for the city of Brea, California. The Brea Holiday Car Show filled the streets of downtown Brea with a wide variety of classic and collector cars. Always a great event for the family, which leads me to a Public Service Announcement: PARENTS, if […]
Wilwood has released new brake kit options for rear drum-to-disc conversions for GM C1500 Silverado, Sierra, and similar SUVs. Complete bolt-on brake kits provide an upgrade to make trucks safer with improved stopping power. Experience more clamping force, better thermal capacity, and improved pedal feel for more confident braking in daily street performance to heavy-use […]
The world’s longest-running indoor car show will feature hundreds of custom cars competing for some of the industry’s most prestigious awards. The 74th annual O’Reilly Auto Parts Grand National Roadster Show presented by Meguiar’s will bring hundreds of the country’s best hot rods, customs, lowriders, muscle cars, trucks and motorcycles to the Fairplex in Pomona on Feb. […]
The show that was supposed to be rained out. We heard it all week long. The first storm of the 2023/24 El Niño of Southern California. Friday into Saturday rain. From 1-3 inches. Might not sound like much for some folks, but 3″ is a third of the annual rainfall in parts of Southern California. […]
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Today we meet up with Brian Markey and his incredible restoration of his 1971 GMC 2500 4×4 Camper Special at the Cruisin’ La Verne Holiday Car Show. The 3/4 ton got a frame off restoration 3-4 years ago Brian and his buddy Carlos Rojas updated all the mechanicals, Cambra Speed Shop did the body and […]
Today we catch up with Kevin Studer with his bitchen ’37 Ford Coupe at the Historic Main Street Car Show in Garden Grove. Really nice polished lacquer blue paint, dropped with bags, rolls on Wheelsmith wheels, and powered by a 454, 700R and 9 inch rear. She gets up and scoots, like Kevin a contractor […]
