I had a great time at the recent 2024 Mooneyes New Years Party and Drags at Irwindale Raceway. First thing I went to the dragstrip tower to catch up with Hot Rod Bob and met David Franklin of American West…
A Motor Minute Piece Today at the Historic Main Street Garden Grove Friday Night Car Show we catch up with resident Artist; Doug DoRr. He brought out his ’58 Pontiac to the event. And what a stunner. A 1958 Pontiac…
The 2024 Grand National Roadster Show was one of the best in years! Each year Building 9 at the Fairplex is filled with a themed exhibition. Last year it was Keep on Truckin’ and of course that was an amazing…
As the sun was about to set on this day, a picture perfect Southern California mid-winter day, the beasts were draggin down the strip. Only yards behind the main stage, where the beauties were on display. Yes, it’s the annual…
Elevating Customer Confidence and Satisfaction We met Steer Smarts at the recent MPMC Media Event and found that they are the 2nd Oldest Supplier to Ford Motor Company, second only to Firestone. A whole lot of history here that we…
Today we interview Ron Cambra of Cambra Speed Shop at the recent Grand National Roadster Show, winner of the 2024 Grand National Roadster Show Builder of the Year!
What promised to be a soggy Saturday did not scare away the nearly 200 trucks, cars and dailies for the 16th Annual Jeff’s Fun Run hosted by Pickups Limited OC. This year stops included Anaheim Rod & Custom, Blower Drive…
The infamous and mythologized “Uncertain-T” returns to the American car show circuit One of hot rodding’s wildest and most memorable custom cars, dubbed “Uncertain-T,” has been “unearthed” by Galpin Motors’ Beau Boeckmann after disappearing for more than half a century. The…
“Museum Visitors to Experience Trio of Automotive Marvels Assembled for First Time” Revs Institute® unveils “Pony Pedigree” this holiday season, a captivating exhibition that explores the legacy of the Ford GT40 and its journey to triumph at Le Mans. The…
Sometimes I feel like an archeologist. Yeah, Indiana Jones for sure. OK, maybe not that adventurous, but I sure dig finding some cool old stuff. It doesn’t take much to get me going either. I was watching a docu-drama on…
The weather was a friend this year as compared to last year’s rained out event. And what a great showing. Nearly 200 cars and no-kidding TWO LOADS of toys in the Long Beach Fire Department’s full-size truck and 20′ trailer!…
I thought it would be fun to document the happenings of a particular year. I deleted most of the geo-political “news” of the day and went with entertainment and leisure activities. If you see anything missing, please feel free to…
I dig hanging out with Don Chambers. He has been a Mercifuls member about 6 months before I joined, heck it’s been like a dozen years or so now. Don has story after story that doesn’t get long winded at…