Farmhouse Racer Jerry Friedrich

FARMHOUSE RACER

When you spend your days in the field watching the lemons and avocados grow, you get to wondering. For Jerry Friedrich, that wondering got him into racing and now deep in hot rodding. We took a jaunt off the Ventura Highway and into the foothills of Santa Paula to see an incredible workshop barn and […]

Isky’s 102nd Birthday Celebration

At Lions Automobilia Foundation Museum Today we hit one of my favorite places in all of Southern California. The Lions Automobilia Foundation Museum. Always a good time, but today is even more special. We are here to celebrate a founder of the hot rod industry Ed “Isky” Iskenderian on his 102nd birthday. What better way […]

Derbys Hideaway

Derby’s Hide-Away

Some of you may remember this beauty of a ride below from our last issue. Derby’s 1939 Coachcraft Lincoln. After hearing his story and the cool old stuff he gets around, we had to make a trek on the Ventura Highway and roll over to his hide-away. His dad was a car guy through and […]

Rich Taylor Boneyard Artillery

Rich Taylor of Boneyard Artillery

An ArtMartyr – In Memorial repost of his article in Issue #26. When I first met Rich it was at BYOB Bring Your Own Boogie Van In and Show. He was displaying his t-shirts and artwork next to his ’64 Dodge Van that’s as cool as his drawings. In-fact he ended up drawing the artwork for […]

The McGee Roadster

McGee Roadster Goes To the Petersen

Bruce Meyer Donates World’s Most Famous Hot Rod to the Petersen Automotive Museum Donation of the “McGee Roadster” honors the hot rod’s celebrated history while highlighting the importance of legacy donations. A recent donation to the Petersen Automotive Museum will ensure that generations to come can enjoy one of the quintessential American hot rods. Renowned […]

NHRA Breakfast SEMA 2022

NHRA Breakfast at the 2022 SEMA Show

A full hour of fun stories from some of drag racing’s most notable characters. Enjoy the 2022 SEMA Show NHRA Breakfast panel discussion moderated by Brian Lohnes and featuring Lee Beard, Don “Snake” Prudhomme, “King” Richard Tharp, and Frank Hawley as they tell fascinating and hilarious stories from decades of competing against each other.

Guy Salazar Art

An ArtMarty Feature So I am walking around the 2022 Mooneyes New Years Party Car Show and Drags. My eyeballs popped when I came across Guy Salazar’s booth.  The vendor area is always cool with independent regional artists and makers showing their wares. A sucker for bright colors and colorful graphics, my eyes smiled as […]