I was cleaning up my office the other day and forgot that I have this complete, spiral bound copy of the mid 50s General Motors Styling Staff handbook… continue reading »
A mere 15 miles from downtown Las Vegas, was a mid-century modern dragstrip known as Thunderbird Raceway (or the Henderson Drag Strip). In 1958 the City of Henderson… continue reading »
We obviously love soap box derby cars around here, as Ryan did a terrific post on them a while back. I just came across these 1940’s publicity pictures… continue reading »
OK, last one in the series of Edelbrock parts catalogs, and this one has some cool racer, kustom and crackerbox illustrations. Also notice that the 4 barrel carb… continue reading »
Let’s head back in time seven long years from my last posting of the ’59/’60 Edelbrock parts catalog, shall we? Glancing through the Cold War cover pages of… continue reading »
Here’s the second half of the Edelbrock catalog I posted last Thursday. As much as I lament about the ‘good old days’ of hot rod parts, it’s worth… continue reading »
Bern Oldfield’s first love was bicycle racing. In 1902, someone loaned him a gasoline-powered bicycle to race in Salt Lake City, where he lived at the time. This… continue reading »
1949 was a very big year in the American automotive industry. It was really the first year that all the manufacturers had completely brand new product from post-War… continue reading »
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