Visiting the Bruce Meyer Collection
We had the opportunity to hang with the crew at Cambra Speed Shop for their Holiday Road Trip to the Bruce Meyer Collection in Beverly Hills, CA. We broke it down to three videos. Take a look.
Category: T-Bone
Early Times Mid-Winter Rod Run at Cambra Speed Shop
2019 marks the 50th year of the February Rod Run from the historic Early Times Car Club. This year we were hanging out at Cambra Speed Shop and Reids Rod Parts to see all the rods come rolling in. The participants appreciated the donuts and all the cool projects in progress at Cambra Speed Shop. […]
#SEMA18 – The Cars
With so many outstanding rides how can you pick your favorite. Here’s a gallery of 24 cars we thought were worthy of mention.
#SEMA2018 – NEW PRODUCTS
We did SEMA a bit different this year. We made about a dozen appointments spread out the four days of the show. We were looking for a trend or stand-out new item. Quite frankly the new products section seemed the same as last year. What we come to figure is that the majority of the […]
POP’S 31
Ben Moore’s 1931 Model A Roadster I’ve been hearing about this little roadster for a while. Our paths cross at big shows like Mooneyes X-Mas Party and Drags, then Mitzi sent me this image of our friend Pinky Swear, which is so cool we had to get the story on the roadster. Finally, I met […]
Murphys Speed Shop Open House Party
Of Simpler Times This Sunday morning was not unlike others. I get up early roll ol’ Riff Raff out to Glory Days in Lakewood to meet up with my Mercifuls’ buddies. After a couple of cups of coffee and a good chuckle, snort, and camaraderie I usually head home to catch up on some chores. […]
The Family Wagon
Father Daughter Team Build A 1956 Chevy Wagon The “I Did It With ididit Tour” 2018 stopped at the largest car show on the east coast: The Syracuse Nationals earlier this year. On the first morning, we strolled right to an impressive 1956 Chevy wagon. Certainly, there was an ididit steering column in it. ididit’s […]
2018 Japanese Classic Car Show
Some might call it an oxi-moron “Japanese Classic” but I for one dig the ’70’s Datsuns mostly. My older brother had two 620’s and my mom came home with a ’72 240Z when I was ten. I thought that car was so cool, I wanted to sleep out in the garage. So, yes, I am […]
Hand Me Down Pickup
Eric Heath’s 1953 GMC Truck This sunny Sunday, a fairly unique rolled in to the Mercifuls’ weekly Hot Cakes and Hot Rods meet-up with a fairly unique 1953 GMC Truck. The pale yellow with green flames make a statement, which I haven’t seen before. I go up and introduce myself to Eric Heath. The truck […]
BRING YOUR OWN BOOGIE 3
Van-In, Run, Camp, Show This is the third year for BYOB. Bring Your Own Boogie Van-In. Hosted by California Street Vans the weekend is the ultimate Southern California Truck-In. This year the vans were a bit more spread out and there were plenty of independents hanging out with several clubs. This psychedelic event is a […]
Leveling Billy’s Blacktop Baller
When Billy moved to taller tires on his Hemi Ram Quad Cab, we didn’t realize the issues he’d have with the front fenders. Live and learn and hopefully, y’all will learn with us. For a bit over a year now, Billy has been taking it easy on the bumps. That may be an understatement, he […]
Kelly and Son’s 1969 Chevelle For ididit – Part 3
Firing Up The Beast In this visit with Mitch Kelly we find them tightening up the custom Magnaflow exhaust. Apparently last night they fired up the Pace Performance engine for the first time in the re-assembly. The chassis is complete since our last visit with the QA1 carbon fiber drive shaft, Currie rear end, Wilwood […]