Edelbrock’s 7th Annual Rev’ved Up 4 Kids Charity Event Story/Photos: T-Bone Edelbrock – The Big Red Machine (as quoted by an employee and not to be confused with the Motorcycle Club) has put on another great event. This was more than a car show hosted by a manufacturer. It was a two-day charitable event for […]
HIGH PROFILE CARS OF EXCELLENCE TO COMPETE IN UTAH’S 2012 INTERMOUNTAIN CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE EVENT SEPTEMBER 22 “Event Honors Carroll Shelby and Benefits Charities that Support America’s Military in Time of Need” SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (July 19, 2012) – Utah’s Intermountain Concours d’Elegance will honor automotive legend Carroll Shelby and the cars he influenced on […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 When things go fast they sometimes break. And when they break there are some pretty major consequences. Such is the case with a door slammer in a quiet shop in Fullerton. Meet Lenords Custom Fabrication. As a master fabricator he fixes many racecars who’s drivers get into particularly sticky situations. He builds cars […]
Story/Photos: T-Bone All-right you racers out there. While we were at the March Meet at Famoso, we ran into Scott “Lucky” Hudson and Diana Mite in the Currie booth. They both made their runs for the day in their 1966 Novas and were just hanging out enjoying the scene. I went up to Lucky and […]
