My buddy Mike V. isn’t necessarily a hardcore gearhead who can tell every tiny detail of a 20s or 30s era Ford… He’s an animator. But he does have… continue reading »
Ten hours prior to penning this, this photo was a mystery. I figured that it was just another homebuilt, small town hot rod from the mid-‘60s that was… continue reading »
What do you do when you’ve completely finished your car? Maybe you even bought it that way- Your ride is totally dialed with good paint and chrome, rebuilt… continue reading »
You have to be careful gathering information from the tattered, fading and well-loved pages of half-century-old magazines. They’re not unlike your ancient, often delusional neighbor who used to… continue reading »
Very rarely do you see a 1950’s era magazine feature a single car on its cover. Typically, covers of the period obnoxiously promote as much of the material… continue reading »
This 1931 Chevrolet Five Passenger Coupe isn’t a gasser and never could have been. But that didn’t matter when I latched the door shut and plopped into the… continue reading »
The forum situation is deteriorating faster than it is coming together. There is a seemingly constant sense of angst about it, a sense of being ambushed by the… continue reading »
You might remember my “Guess who’s coming to lunch?” post from last month, expressing giddy excitement for the Bill Niekamp Roadster coming for a car show at my work. Seeing… continue reading »
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