Why am I obsessed with the ’55-’59 era of drag racing? Maybe because it was the last days of real recreational racers, no ET arms race, no lightning… continue reading »
To honor the upcoming HAMB Drags, it seems like a good time to show some vintage color racing footage you may have missed before. The well-known NHRA ‘Ingenuity… continue reading »
If your on vacation anywhere around Uddevalla, Sweden next weekend (August 3rd – 5th), you might want to check out the A Bombers ‘Old Style’ Weekend, which the… continue reading »
You may have never heard of this wagon before- And that’s understandable, because its the only one in the world. Built by Ghia of Italy in 1956, this… continue reading »
One would think that if you wanted a car measured for flat out top speed over a measured mile, then Bonneville would have been your place to go… continue reading »
How did I miss this video? Yes, great color footage (with a not-so-great soundtrack) of Al Jerauld and George Barber’s tiny San Diego tanker known as ‘Baby Bomb’… continue reading »
I’m going to stay on the theme of early color car footage with another great film. This time it’s dirt track racing jalopies in what appears to be… continue reading »
Remember that cool film of the Coachman Car Show going around? Hard to believe that many people were shooting color 8mm film at local cars in the 1950s, but… continue reading »
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