Santa Ana Drags: 1952 footage

Thursday, December 9, 2010
Santa Ana Drags: 1952 footage

I love coming across clips like this. Someone’s early color 8mm silent film footage just documenting the cars and bikes running down the Santa Ana airstrip all afternoon…. continue reading »

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The Flathead Rebuild: Part 2

Wednesday, December 8, 2010
The Flathead Rebuild: Part 2

Our first day here on the ranch was spent pulling the motor out of my ’39 sedan and tearing it down for inspection. Today was all about the… continue reading »

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The Flathead Rebuild: Part 1

Tuesday, December 7, 2010
The Flathead Rebuild: Part 1

A few years ago, I spent a week at “Ranche De Tardel” learning the basics of building a flathead Ford. More recently, I dove into my own flathead… continue reading »

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Vintage Tractors: Birth of the Hot Rod?

Monday, December 6, 2010
Vintage Tractors: Birth of the Hot Rod?

To open with a big disclaimer, I didn’t grow up on a farm and can barely keep my lawn alive, let alone grow anything worth eating, however… I… continue reading »

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Rex Burnett & TRJ

Friday, December 3, 2010
Rex Burnett & TRJ

So my buddy, Steve Coonan, has been busier than a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs this past year. Hell, I don’t think I’ve even… continue reading »

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Hot Rod Hubcaps

Thursday, December 2, 2010
Hot Rod Hubcaps

Last week, someone mentioned that we don’t see enough full hubcaps on hot rods. The reasoning is pretty simple – full hubcaps don’t make a hot rod go… continue reading »

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NHRA Exhibit at the Petersen…

Wednesday, December 1, 2010
NHRA Exhibit at the Petersen…

I was in LA for a work trip a few weeks ago and got to check out the Petersen Automotive Museum’s latest exhibit, “NHRA- Sixty Years of Thunder”,… continue reading »

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