Why did American car design take such a huge leap forward in 1949? Why did the Shoebox Fords and Mercurys look lightyears ahead of the ’48 models? Over… continue reading »
My kids are getting old enough to start racing now, and after a few fun minibike weekends, I’m thinking about getting them into something with 4 wheels… When… continue reading »
The thing about b-movies of the 1950’s and 60’s is that they were just as cheesy then as they are now. They were dumbed down for mass consumption,… continue reading »
In the 1950s, Castle Films used to make short films on every subject from D-Day to Dachshunds. Think of them as a sort of a low budget 8mm… continue reading »
For the past few years, Freeage Productions has been working on a documentary focused on the Detroit born design work from the big 3 in the 1940s, 50s,… continue reading »
Here’s a great short film from 1965 of “TV” Tommy Ivo assembling his latest blown Hemi AA dragster in the garage. He makes it look easy at the… continue reading »
I just fount this nice footage of the early days of drag racing labeled “Albertson Family 1956 Drag Races” but it obviously is from a bit later once… continue reading »
It’s a haunting title, isn’t it? Ryan isn’t alone with his ’65 Riviera thoughts. Most of us can remember an old car or two that we sold either… continue reading »
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