My Uncle Delmar made me do it. Then my two older brothers egged me on. And after we moved down to So Cal in ‘72 this 10 year old would be tested on passing vehicles on our yearly trip up the 101 and down the 5 to visit relatives in Santa Rosa. The Chevelle passes us up and as I watch the skinny tail lights disappear through the back window of the Country Squire, I’d yell out ‘68! I study the grille of the Impala following close behind and I know it’s a ‘65. Fast forward thirty years later and with a degree in Visual Communications and this artistic classic car enthusiast is living his dream creating art, design and yes even writing a word or two on the automotive industry. And with a couple of bit parts on My Classic Car, Chop Cut Rebuild and on the cutting floor of Overhaulin’. I’m very proud to share my passion for all things art and fuel with you.
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…
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!…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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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…
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…