Transportation Designer Alex Tremulis understood the importance of wind resistance and drag coefficents- During the War he developed advanced aircraft shapes at Wright Field using a wind tunnel,… continue reading »
You can’t throw a dead cat around these parts without hitting a 1948-54 Chevrolet pickup. Central Texas must have been absolutely crawling with the damned things back in… continue reading »
The header image already gave it away, but here’s the question anyway: What was the first stock body production car to pass 200 mph at Bonneville? And what… continue reading »
Somehow I’ve never seen this footage before… Not a super long film clip, but every second of it offers new details worth taking note of. My guess for… continue reading »
Hot rodders are resilient by nature. Ever since the dawn of our hobby there have been those who would rather fight than switch. It doesn’t matter if it’s… continue reading »
“Most people don’t know this about me, but weapons are my REAL business. You name it and I know it: guns, bombs, gas, fire, blades, missiles, and everything… continue reading »
Ryan’s hermit-like-yet-heart-warming plea for his American-made merchandise sales got me fired up about traditional hot rod clothing, and we all can appreciate vintage graphics in their natural habitat:… continue reading »
Another car drawing massive crowds at Pebble Beach was the ‘Vivant 77’ created by Herb Adams as a side project while he worked at Pontiac in the mid… continue reading »
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