A buddy and I were talking about horsepower potential of the Cadillac 331 in my Roadster, and he used the old performance saying, “There’s no replacement for displacement”. He went… continue reading »
There is an inherent danger in building an authentic ‘traditional style’ hot rod, attempting to make something as period correct as possible: It comes with a lot of… continue reading »
There are people out there that never got the message about rugged individualism making some drastic adjustments in these hyper-neurotic times. These are the guys that are too mature… continue reading »
We all love our old cars for a variety of reasons; How they look, how they sound, etc. Its safe to say we also love to drive and maybe… continue reading »
Let’s turn things on their head and start this one with a cliché “Anyone can restore a car, but it takes a real man to cut one up.”… continue reading »
Hey, you gotta couple of minutes? If so, why not spend them watching previously unpublished Potvin dragsters blasting down the quarter mile at Lion’s Drag Strip in 1958… continue reading »
I’ve been trying to pull this post off for weeks, but keep getting thwarted by Warner Brothers. Have you ever seen the movie titled “The McConnell Story”? Essentially, it’s… continue reading »
A hot rodder’s library is one of their most important tools. Books, magazines, newspapers, brochures, manuals, maps—it doesn’t really matter what it is; if it’s old and has… continue reading »
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