Photos/Story: T-Bone The Del Mar Nationals hosted by Good-Guys Rod and Custom Association is the big event for San Diego County. Sponsored by Meguiars the show was a standout of shiney panels and brightwork. This is a great show to catch up with friends. The weather this year was a bit drizzly and riding the […]
Story/Photos: T-Bone Louver Mover Last year I took a cruise over to Upland to see Bill and the crew at RRC Fabrication and Speed. They have been busy with a ton of different jobs from ground up restorations and kustoms to simple repair. You may have seen Bill at various events, swap meets and such. […]
Photos/Story: Tom and Kim Van Allen Let me start by saying I’m glad we didn’t plan our vacation around this year’s event. It may look like I have nothing good to say about it, but it was OK. They moved the venue to a location about 2.5 miles from where it was on our last […]
Story/Photos: T-Bone The first annual Gathering of Kustoms A decision was needed to be made. This weekend was the huge Ink-n-Iron festival at the Queen Mary. A feast of a festival for sure, but with a $50 price tag plus parking and such, I just couldn’t justify the cost. Fortunately there was another event […]
Story/Photos: T-Bone Reflections of Kandy and Metalflake spotlight the dancers in the streets of downtown Culver City for the 9th Annual Cruisin’ Back to the Fifties Culver City Car Show. I’m not sure why George Barris’ name is on the show. We were expecting to see a whole lineup of famous cars by Barris Kustom […]
Story/Photos: T-Bone I could show you, but I can’t tell you. I had a great opportunity to meet up with Brian and Lori Law last month. I’ve ran into Lori several times at various car shows and events. She is a Gasoline Girl and has an awesome ’48 Ford truck that we used for a […]
Our buddy Tony Thacker asked if we could help pass the word about: GhosTracksUSA.com. New CAR CRAFT Magazine LOUD – FAST – REAL Clothing Line Introduced. In celebration of CAR CRAFT Magazine’s impending 60th anniversary, GTUSA has introduced a new line of clothing that reinforces CAR CRAFT’s LOUD, FAST, REAL editorial message. First published under the […]
The Rarest of Automobiles? [This story/photos were sent to our e-mail box by a dedicated reader, enjoy. -Ed] This is the car that in 1954 could have “killed” the Corvette. So Chevrolet, being GM’s big sales and profit division, campaigned to GM to “kill” this car. When Chevy was introducing its 6- cyl. sports car […]
Photos/Story: Tommy Sperandeo We welcome our newest International Correspondent Tommy Sperandeo from Italy. Here he brings us his first article about the Moto Days in Rome, Italy March 8-11, 2012. Learn more about Tommy on his FB page. [-ed] Greater numbers for the 4th edition of the two-wheels expo in Rome, with the presence of […]
Story/Photos: T-Bone Rare Parts is at it again. This time, with parts for your 1948-52 Ford F-series trucks. Have you ever noticed some sloppy steering? Chances are your pitman arm is getting a bit worn. Now you have a choice in your restoration project. Rare Parts’ stash of NOS Pitman Arms is dwindling and they […]
Here’s one from the archives. Originally posted August 2008. Story/Photos – T-Bone I recently picked up some cool goodies from Edelbrock. My old chrome valve covers and ubiquitous air cleaner had to go. My 390 powered ’56 Fairlane is in for an engine compartment clean-up so I picked some Classic Style finned valve covers (part […]
Story/Photos: T-Bone Merciful Sakes Alive! There’s a new sermon on Sunday Mornings. The Mercifuls So Cal are hosting Hot Cakes and Hot Rods at Glory Days in Lakewood. Every Sunday Morning starting at 8:00am swing on by in your classic, custom, muscle, of American or even European or Asian Collector Car. Heck we even get […]
