Websters says: Smitten: verb ( past smote |smōt|; past part. smitten |ˈsmitn|) [ trans. ] poetic/literary strike with a firm blow : he smites the water with his sword. • archaic defeat or conquer (a people or land) : he may smite our enemies. • (usu. be smitten) figurative (esp. of disease) attack or affect severely : […]
While in Las Vegas for the SEMA Show, I had an opportunity to get out of the busy halls and head over to Rick’s Restorations in Downtown. You may recognize the name from the hit History Channel show “American Restoration” Rick and his crew recently moved their shop from his home about 15 miles north […]
We’ve seen their ads. You know, the ones with the vintage pinup drawings of Miss Easy and her sister Miss Easier. Well, we brought The Queen of Cars herself, Genevieve Chappell over to the Packard Industries booth at the SEMA Show. GC thought the girls were cute drawings and we thought you might prefer the […]
At the recent SEMA show in Las Vegas, Eddie Motorsports walked away with two new product awards for their billet aluminum Under-Hood kits for 1955-1957 Chevys. Eddie’s product was selected by a panel of international judges to receive a Global Media award, one of SEMA’s most prestigious, as one of the best new international products. […]
We’ve seen the flyers all over the place, and again at the Born Free 3 event. The West Coast Premier of The Salt Ghost-Return of the Nitro Express was going to be playing at The District. The District is a cool little bar and grill just west of the Circle in Old Towne Orange, CA. […]
The SEMA Show is a marathon. A test of endurance. Four days of automotive aftermarket wonders. Rumors state that if you walk every aisle, you would put 15 miles on your Chuck Taylors. That’s if you walk each aisle once. Most of us visit the same aisle a couple of times during the week. There […]
We just returned from the SEMA Show and after going through the hundreds of photos, thought to give some credit to the award winners. Each SEMA Show there are several receptions for their councils. I usually go to the ARMO and HRIA receptions and the SEMA Banquet. First thing on Tuesday (Day One) was the […]
Built by Hot Rod Chassis and Cycle This one’s for my Uncle Doug. He asks if I see a ’64 GTO for sale to let him know. You see, he had one back in the late ’60’s and I remember painting it in our garage competition orange with black lace stripes. OK, I was probably […]
A Historic Landmark Celebrates Two Years from the Wrecking Ball Bob’s Big Boy Broiler in Downey has been a landmark destination since the 1950’s. Hailed as a jewel of Googie architecture, this eatery has taken several forms and a lawsuit with rumors of jail-time for a landlord who ordered a wrecking ball to tear it […]
Kustoms Come Alive From historic custom cars that withstand the test of time to drunken debaucherie on the grass. The Long Beach Motorama has it all. Sure there may be bigger shows, and last year the Motorama competed with the largest one-day charity car show in the World. But as they say, it isn’t the […]
A shop for all seasons, a shop for all reasons. Parts and Accessories: Cycle City Motorsports specializes in diversity. In the fall and winter, when you are out tearing up the dirt you are sure to replace that old worn riding gear for some new Troy Lee Designs. In the summer when you are taking […]
– Gary Morin My boys at the Mercifuls Car Club host a weekly cruise on Thursday nights. The Cypress Cruise is at VJ’s Hamburgers on Walker St. just north of Ball Rd. in Cypress CA. The cruise night is right for friends, fun and frivol. At 7pm they have a raffle, 50/50, drivers raffle and […]
