Showing posts with label hot rods. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hot rods. Show all posts

Saturday, February 5, 2011

A blown hemi hot rod... damn, I want one! This overpowered hot rod, it just nails it

those E&J headlights look great
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Hot rods, rat rods, and customs on the grass at the GNRS

The hub caps really set this hot rod off








The barber chair was there for sale, but if it had been part of the truck's custom build I think that would be awesome


1924 Dodge that was customized in 1947 by Bob Ferguson in Coronado, San Diego



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Friday, February 4, 2011

This is a new thing, never seen it before, and I love it. 1937 headlights on a fenderless hot rod

Great choice of radiator overflow catch can, perfect color match... I don't think I've seen better



What do you think? Ever seen 37 headlights on a fenderless? Like it?
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this hot rod has great rake

Nice black stripe on the beltline, understated, but balances the look perfectly



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The cool hot rods that caught my eye inside the Suede Palace at the 2011 Grand National Roadster Show
















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Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Good photo, that's a tribute to the car builder, who decided that this brake light belongs right there

maybe it's the curves in the body line contrasting the curve of the tire being bisected by the chrome. Whatever it is, it's a great spot for that light.
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One cool hot rod

Not many hot rods go with the 413 Max Wedge induction, it's awesome looking long induction has to be the most far out I can think that any factory ever made
That brass is great
And you might not see them well, but the stanchions are huge pistons, or look like pistons, and make a great display
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Saturday, February 10, 2007

2007: This Ain't Your Daddy's NASCAR

2007: This Ain't Your Daddy's NASCAR:

"CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Buckle up, race fans, for a season that promises to be like nothing ever seen before.

With the mandated Car of Tomorrow, changes to the Chase for the championship, Toyota's arrival, ESPN's return and the introduction of former Formula One driver Juan Pablo Montoya, 2007 will prove this ain't your Daddy's NASCAR.

Indeed, this season will be a pivotal one for NASCAR, which looks to rebound after a mediocre 2006 that saw television ratings slip and made many wonder if the sport had reached its plateau.

But NASCAR chairman Brian France hasn't strayed from his belief that all is well in his family-owned business.
'We're in a very strong position,' he insisted. 'We are still the No. 2 sport on television. Promoters continue to enjoy great ticket sales throughout the year, and I know 2007, with all of the things that are going on, will make for an exciting season.'"
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The Enquirer - Time for Toyota's NASCAR initiation

The Enquirer - Time for Toyota's NASCAR initiation:

"Toyota will make its highly anticipated NASCAR debut tonight in the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway. There are two Camrys in the 21-car exhibition event, including the one Dale Jarrett will start from the pole after winning a blind draw.
'I'll be glad to finally get into those race conditions to see where we stack up and see how we can compete,' Jarrett said. Because the Shootout is an all-star event for 2006 pole winners and past event winners, Jarrett and Brian Vickers are the only drivers from Toyota's seven-car fleet participating.
'It's the first entry of a non-American manufacturer, so it's going to be a historical day,' Dodge car owner Ray Evernham said."
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Journal Gazette | 02/10/2007 | NASCAR spreads global wings

Journal Gazette 02/10/2007 NASCAR spreads global wings:

"I feel your pain, Bubba. While you were off drinking another Bud (’cause, you know, that’s Dale Jr.’s fave), somebody swiped your “3 Forever” flag, made Ken and Barbie the first couple of your sport and turned all your favorite races into the USG Sheetrock 400.
Sorry, Bubba. But NASCAR – and by that I mean, your NASCAR – is dead. Or to put it another way: “NASCAR es muerto.”
Brush up on your Spanish (and Japanese), because the sport’s goin’ international, and there isn’t a thing you can do to stop it. Juan Pablo “Hut” Montoya, F1 glamour puss, is coming to Nextel Cup as a sort of life-imitates-art Jean Gerard from “Talladega Nights.” Toyota, having tested the waters in the Craftsman Truck Series the past few seasons, is jumping into Cup, too. Old-school types are all up in arms about it, particularly the Toyota part."
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Classic Driver Dealer: Oakfields - Classic Driver - MAGAZINE - features

Classic Driver Dealer: Oakfields - Classic Driver - MAGAZINE - features:

"Click on the Oakfields website and two startlingly different feature cars stare back at you from the home page. First, an MG SV – in fact, a whole group of SV 4.6 Coupes and SV R 5.0 Coupes, including the very last SV ever to have been built at the MG Sport and Racing facility. These high-performance, track-bred rarities with V8 power are described by Oakfields as a heavenly means of getting to deathly dull business meetings.

But the second feature vehicle offers an alternative way to spice up meetings: the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter AMG VIP provides accommodation for the meeting itself. With a luxurious cabin containing four, electrically-operated leather seats facing into the central area and such essentials as Hi-Fi and sound system, video and TV – plus an integral bar – you get all the best aspects of a VIP office inside a high-performance, diesel-powered AMG Sprinter.

“The AMG is one of three built for the Sultan of Brunei,” explains Oakfields supremo Ian Donaldson. “He ordered them to watch camel racing in air-conditioned luxury. New, the vehicles cost over £300,000 from AMG.” "
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News - SilvertonAppeal.com

News - SilvertonAppeal.com: "Classic cars make a pit stop in Silverton


Sheldon Traver / Appeal Tribune

BY SHELDON TRAVER
Appeal Tribune
February 7

Car show at The Oregon Garden draws auto enthusiasts

On Saturday, there was just enough color in The Oregon Garden's J. Frank Schmidt Jr. Pavilion to attract a crowd.

However, the focus wasn't the flowers, it was the Buicks, Chevys, Fords and other automobiles that colored the inside of building. Hundreds attended The Garden's First Invitational Car Show to admire and dream about cars of a bygone era.

Most of the 34 cars at the show were from local Silverton Flywheels car enthusiasts, but visitors from as far away as Portland and Vancouver, Wash. were on hand to see the waxed and shined restored coupes, trucks and roadsters.

For 12-year-old Jarrid Hughes of Newburg, the Orange '69 Camero was the best in the show."
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The Hutchinson News, Hutchinson, Kans. | Local News

The Hutchinson News, Hutchinson, Kans. Local News: "Classic cars, memories on display at show
By Amy Bickel
The Hutchinson News

abickel@hutchnews.com

Maybe it took a smitten couple to the drive-in movie.

Or maybe it dragged Main Street on a Friday night.
Either way, the 1955 Chevy Sedan has stories - including one that involves a teenager and his love for fast metal.
However, it wasn't until two years ago that Arlington resident Mike Baughman got his hands on the classic car, nearly 30 years after he graduated from high school.
But let's start before that, with the teenage kid whose after-school hobby developed his career as a mechanic - a kid whose first car in high school was an old Camaro.
Then he bought a 1957 Chevy, fixing up the piece of driving history. He's been working on old cars ever since."
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The Daily Times - www.delmarvanow.com - Salisbury, Md.

The Daily Times - www.delmarvanow.com - Salisbury, Md.: "Classic cars, motorcycles to be auctioned off in OC
By Patrick Gavin
Staff Writer

OCEAN CITY -- Want to make your first million bucks? Auctioneer Larry Makowski thinks attending the first Ocean City Collector Car and Motorcycle Auction might be your best move.
The Roland E. Powell Convention Center will host a unique car show and auction today and Sunday that Makowski and his partners hope will be the city's signature winter event.

Unlike most other auto shows, car buffs are invited not only to drool over the assortment of vintage, classic and muscle cars, but bid on many of them as well. Among the cars rolling off the auction block will be a 1925 Ford Model T Fire Chief Buggy, a 1968 Chevelle Supersport and a 1973 Dodge Challenger. A 1956 Ford Thunderbird featured in a soon-to-be-released film and a rare 1968 Chrysler 300 Convertible -- of which only 2,000 were made -- will also be auctioned. "
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Friday, February 9, 2007

Motorsport.com: News channel

Motorsport.com: News channel:

"Hot Rod Reunion - Fast Five with Ted Harbit
Racing series NHRA
Date 2007-02-05

'Fast Five' with Ted Harbit
Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion Honoree built and raced cars for a half-century
*Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion: June 15-17, National Trail Raceway, Columbus, Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- (Feb. 5, 2007) -- Teacher. Coach. Builder. Racer. Winner. Studebaker lover. That's Ted Harbit, an Honoree at the Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion, June 15-17 at National Trail Raceway near Columbus, Ohio.
Harbit raced his 'Chicken Hawk' 1951 Studebaker and won the Stock class at the NHRA Nationals an incredible seven times in 11 tries. A retired teacher and basketball coach in the Frankton, Ind. school system, he has raced continuously in cars he's built himself for more than 50 years. Ted retired from class racing after the '72 U.S. Nationals and drove the Studebaker occasionally until 1987 when he decided to see how fast it would really go. With twin turbochargers and twin four barrel carbs, he's turned a best of 10.07 at 137.8 mph. In the Studebaker Drivers Club publication, Turning Wheels, Harbit explained why he still uses a Studebaker engine. 'My own experience has been that it is not necessary to go to expensive extremes to develop over 500 HP in a Studebaker V-8. . . and that the engine is so basically sturdy that one need not fear immediate disintegration when higher horsepowers (sic) have been developed.'"
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Thursday, February 8, 2007

Signorello Distribution to Unveil Their Newest Custom Car at the 36th Annual Detroit Autorama - PR.com

Signorello Distribution to Unveil Their Newest Custom Car at the 36th Annual Detroit Autorama - PR.com:

"Detroit, MI, February 07, 2007 --(PR.COM)-- Signorello Distribution is set to unveil their latest custom car creation at the 36th annual Detroit Autorama which is being held March 9 – 11, 2007 in the heart of the city that put cars and hot rods on the map - Detroit, MI. This year's show car is a custom one of kind hand built 1970 Dodge Super Bee created and built by President and Co-Owner of Signorello Distribution, Michael Signorello. Michael has built numerous award winning cars in his career but this Dodge Super Bee is unlike any he has built before and shown in the Autorama. “This car has a few tricks under the hood and I think it will surprise people,” said Michael. Signorello Distribution built the car to help promote the Jax Wax Family of Car Care products which they distribute throughout Michigan and Canada. While at the Detroit Autorama, visitors will be treated to product and detailing demonstrations on the Super Bee and after the show the car will go on tour with the company to various automotive events around the country. What makes the Detroit Autorama the center of the car building universe is that they will have over 2500 custom cars, trucks, motorcycles and special exhibits and over 300,000 people in attendance over the three day period. They also have the oldest and most prestigious award in automotive building, The Riddler Award, being hotly contended for. "
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Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Austin show to feature custom cars, hot rods

Austin show to feature custom cars, hot rods: "The 33rd annual Austin Custom Car and Hot Rod Show continues through Sunday at Austin at Palmer Events Center.
The show will feature the General Lee from 'The Dukes of Hazzard' movie and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle assault vehicle. In addition, the latest custom cars and hot rods, including mini-trucks, pro street machines, antiques, restored cars and classics, will be on display. "
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FayObserver.com - AP Article Page

FayObserver.com - AP Article Page: "Bruce Suggs preaches the gospel while he burns rubber.
Suggs is the pastor of Crystal Springs Chapel and the owner of Suggs Auto Sales, a body shop that restores classic cars and modifies them into hot rods.
'We can fix anything but a broken heart, and we can take you to the church that can take care of that,' Suggs said.
Most people will know Suggs' company as Christ First Customs, the name he uses when he competes in shows. Suggs' show truck is a 1940 Ford F100 painted red with yellow flames.
On the back of the truck are three crosses with the words 'Covered by the blood of Jesus.' Near the exhaust, 'Make a joyful noise for the Lord' is written on the truck. People shoot more pictures of the words than the truck, Suggs said.
'It really opens up an avenue like never before.'
After spectators approach the truck, Suggs hands them placards with photos of the truck. On the back is a testimony that uses auto restoration as a metaphor for Jesus.
'Some people think you can't be a Christian and enjoy things like this. But you can,' Suggs said. 'Everything we do belongs to the Lord.'
Making hot rods complements his responsibilities as a pastor, Suggs said. When a church member needs help, Suggs can drop what he's doing. Suggs owns the company and he doesn't need permission from the boss to leave work.
But otherwise, Suggs is working side by side with his employees. His sons-in-law Jonathan Barefoot and Mike Francis work at the shop. Another employee, Cliff Boahn, is a church member who works part time."
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Roadster show is a celebration of 1932 Ford hot rods

Roadster show is a celebration of 1932 Ford hot rods: "Don’t think that Henry Ford and his son, Edsel, didn’t have big things in mind when they combined the mechanical ingenuity of the first mass-produced, affordable V-8 with a stylish and aerodynamic body to produce a family of Fords in 1932. They could never have imagined how big it would become.
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the 1932 Ford, the iconic symbol of American hot rods. Ford Motor Company is launching the anniversary festivities in a huge way, with a display of the 75 most significant ’32 Ford hot rods of all time. The display will be part of the 58th annual Grand National Roadster Show, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious hot rod and custom car show, held in Pomona, Calif., January 26-28.
The 75 most significant ’32 Ford hot rods were selected by a committee of automotive and hot rod experts who selected the 75 from a list of 474 nominees.
The Deuce 75th Anniversary exhibit will be staged in its own 42,000-square-foot building on the grounds of the Los Angeles Fairplex. At least 60 of the 75 ’32 Fords will be on display in person. Eight from the list have not survived. The exhibit has been specially designed to allow show goers an unobstructed view of each of the display vehicles and all 75 cars will be honored with large-format placards featuring essays written by well-known authors and historians Pat Ganahl and Greg Sharp along with many rare photographs.
A special multi-media program featuring rare historic images and film will play on a large-format screen in the center of the building."
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