Last month, Investors.com ran a short bio on one of our heroes – Mickey Thompson. A link to the article has been floating around in bulk emails for weeks, but I never really paid attention to it as Investors.com is the last place I would expect to find relevant traditional hot rodding history. This morning [...]
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Mickey Thompson Bio
Posted on September 14th, 2009 by Ryan
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California’s Big Wheels (Who’s Who for 1952)…
In the early 1950s, the Hot Rod movement was growing rapidly, if not exploding. The SCTA had established racing at Muroc, El Mirage, and Bonneville for years, and the aftermarket parts for Flatheads and the new OHV motors kept expanding. 1927 – 1934 Ford coupes and roadsters were still fairly plentiful, and Post-War American boys [...]
Otto Crocker: Father Time
When Burt Munro does his climactic run down the salt in ‘Worlds Fastest Indian’, you see those big, circular clock dials spinning, and the name “CROCKER TIMER” is right on the face of the dial, capturing his world speed record. It’s hard to appreciate in today’s world of electronics, but in the early days of [...]
Epic Roadtrip
An old Ford Ranchero hauling a 25 year old single axle trailer with one of the most sinister model-a coupes you’ve ever seen strapped down tightly to the deck. Kanada to Texas… You wouldn’t believe it if there weren’t pictures – would you? Well, there are… There are tons of pictures. Tuck and Kevin Lee [...]
The Guerilla Renaissance is Now!
“Jocko” Johnson passed away in November of 2008. More than likely, you remember him for his streamline-bodied top-fuel dragster or maybe his porting work from the 1950’s and 1960’s. I remember him for being an absolute lunatic… The good kind. He thought differently than most, worked differently than just about everybody, and defined the very [...]
The Shifters – Part 2
Part 1 of the Shifters article was an exploration of the club from my own point of view and a look into how they effected my growth into the traditional hot rod world. Even though the club is based over 1500 miles away in Southern California, there is no doubting the fact that they made [...]
The Shifters – Part 1
I watched the television with full attention – something I rarely do. I sat on the sofa with my elbows on my knees and my hands on my chin to support my head as if my melon was so busy comprehending the action on the TV that it couldn’t possibly hold its own weight. The [...]
The H.A.M.B. Andy Memorial Fund
If you haven’t noticed, Rich Venza has been busting his ass putting together a memorial fund for the late Andy Dunn. He’s worked with great artists and HAMBers such as Jeff Norwell, Greg Guise, Jason Clayton, and Ken Brock in an effort to put together some dash plaques, t-shirts, and stickers for all of us. [...]
Andy Southard, Jr.
I was living in Norman, Oklahoma when I first caught the traditional hot rod and custom bug. While I still consider Norman to be the capital of this great country, it’s not exactly a hot bed for traditional hot rods and customs. Without inspiration around me, I had to find it on my own… I [...]
Don Edmunds: Rookie Of The Year
You might have heard Don Edmunds’ name through a number of different channels. He began his racing career early and seemed to step up his legacy decade after decade from then on. He ran at Indy, was largely responsible for the design and development of the prototype “Bill Thomas” Cheetah, built jump bikes for Evel [...]
