Potter and I rode out to the desert. Not just any desert. The Mojave Desert. That may sound daunting, but what was particularly spectacular was all the customs and hot rods out there. It was time for the Winfield/Watson show…
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Rides and Cruises
Rick’s Restorations – Relics of Passion
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”…
Packard Industries at SEMA
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…
The Salt Ghost West Coast Premier
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…
Cypress Cruise Night – Original Award Designs
– 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…
Tiki Highway – Fun in the sun on PCH
Aloha. Here’s where I may get a bit personal. I dig hawaiian kitsch. We recently joined Netflix at the house. Hawaii 5-0 is now in the top 5 “Recently Watched” programs. And, not the stupid new version, but the original…
Born Free 3 – the breeze in the knees
– Tony Colombini, photos: Billy Colombini This was the best damn show ever! There I said it. Grant and the boys should be held up to the heavens. I’ve been to a lot of bike events and the quality of…
A Back-Alley Car Show
The Daggers OC Car Club hosted a car show at Bigs Grill in Fullerton recently. After hitting a couple of other events, I rolled in there early in the afternoon as the show was just getting started. I almost missed…
Tucker’s Performance Center – Las Vegas
A Vegas Hot Spot for Gearheads. I’ve mentioned this shop before. While on our way to the Viva Las Vegas Show we got a call from our Hub Buddy, Bad Ass Bob suggesting we stop in to his favorite shop…
Rip’s BAD Ride 14 – A Nice Day in the Park.
It’s that time of year again when the biker nation gets together for what has been billed as the largest one-day motorcycle fundraising event in Southern California. The Rip’s B.A.D. Ride. In it’s 14th year, the BAD Ride has helped…
Viva Las Vegas Weekend Events
In Las Vegas, Easter bunnies and candy eggs are replaced with pomps and pinups as the Viva Las Vegas show rolls in to the Orleans. This was our first year at Viva and what a crazy time it was. On…
Monterey Classic Car Week Contest
EXPERIENCE MONTEREY CLASSIC CAR WEEK BY WINNING A TRIP FOR TWO Monterey, California (June 1, 2011) – The idea for an opportunity to provide automotive enthusiasts a chance to experience Monterey’s Classic Car Week was born from the continued amazement…