Typical wiring harnesses can take up to 40 hours to install, with the new ISIS Intelligent Multiplexed System you can cut that time in half. No prior experience needed. Plug in the power cables, hook up your loads and the…
LB Roller Derby – Coming into the Championship!
As the threat of rain was to slide down the Roller Dome in Long Beach, the girls were prepping for the battle of the season. The winner of this battle of the 4th Street Retro Rollers vs The Belmont Hot…
Winfield-Watson Show 2011
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…
Mooneyes Open House 2011
Hot Rod BBQ Chico and the crew threw another great open house this past summer. I really dig the informal gather of customs, hot rods and bikes. Met up with our betty Dixie Rebelle and her beau George at the…
49 James Dean Merc at California Auto Museum
Movie Car is Prize for Museum in Classic Car Wager 1949 Mercury driven by James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause displayed at the California Automobile Museum During the height of the baseball season, the California Automobile Museum of Sacramento and the National…
Blacktop Betty: Smitten Kitten
Websters says: Smitten: verb ( past smote |smōt|; past part. smitten |ˈsmitn|) [ trans. ] poetic/literary strike with a firm blow : he smites the water with his sword. • archaic defeat or conquer (a people or land) : he may smite…
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…
Eddie Motorsports Tri-Five Chevy Underhood Kit wins 2 SEMA Awards
At the recent SEMA show in Las Vegas, Eddie Motorsports walked away with two new product awards for their billet aluminum Under-Hood kits for 1955-1957 Chevys. Eddie’s product was selected by a panel of international judges to receive a Global…
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…
The 2011 SEMA Show
The SEMA Show is a marathon. A test of endurance. Four days of automotive aftermarket wonders. Rumors state that if you walk every aisle, you would put 15 miles on your Chuck Taylors. That’s if you walk each aisle once.…
SEMA 2011 Awards
We just returned from the SEMA Show and after going through the hundreds of photos, thought to give some credit to the award winners. Each SEMA Show there are several receptions for their councils. I usually go to the ARMO…
The Raybestos GTO-R
Built by Hot Rod Chassis and Cycle This one’s for my Uncle Doug. He asks if I see a ’64 GTO for sale to let him know. You see, he had one back in the late ’60’s and I remember…
Bob’s Broiler 2nd Anniversary Car/Bike Show
A Historic Landmark Celebrates Two Years from the Wrecking Ball Bob’s Big Boy Broiler in Downey has been a landmark destination since the 1950’s. Hailed as a jewel of Googie architecture, this eatery has taken several forms and a lawsuit…
Long Beach Motorama 2011
Kustoms Come Alive From historic custom cars that withstand the test of time to drunken debaucherie on the grass. The Long Beach Motorama has it all. Sure there may be bigger shows, and last year the Motorama competed with the…