Get your hot rod ready and make your final plans to cruise to Somerset, KY on Saturday, April 22 for Opening Weekend 2017. Remember, all gates open at 1 p.m.! This is always a special day for us and hopefully for you too. It’s been six long months since last season closed and we know you’re ready to… Continue reading Somernites Gets Ready to Kick Off 2017 Season

    Aeromotive will host a Hot Rodder’s of Tomorrow (HROT) Engine Challenge preliminary competition at their annual Open House and Car Show this year. The event will take place Saturday, May 13, from 9AM-5PM at 7805 Barton St., Lenexa, KS. The HROT competition will consist of multiple teams of five from local high school… Continue reading Aeromotive’s Annual Open House & Car Show Expands to Include Engine Challenge

Classic Instruments has experienced much enthusiasm for its ’40 Ford direct-fit package ever since its launch in 2014, including various product awards. Recently, with the success of ididit’s ’40 Style Steering Column, ididit and Classic Instruments have decided to combine forces to offer customers these two great products from Michigan made companies with a special… Continue reading Classic Instruments Offering Free T-Shirt with Purchase of '40 ford Package

    This year, Carlisle Events will launch a car show from the ground up July 14-15 at the Carlisle Expo Center, an indoor/outdoor multi-purpose facility adjacent to the Carlisle PA Fairgrounds. The new event, known as the Carlisle Hurst Nationals, features all vehicle types that include the Hurst badge and branding. The Hurst Nationals… Continue reading New Carlisle Event Hurst Nationals to Launch July 14

    RacingJunk.com officially kicked off its latest giveaway, a 2017 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited with custom accessories, April 6-9, 2017 at the Charlotte Auto Fair in Charlotte, North Carolina. This time around, to celebrate a renewed focus on the off-road market, RJ is customizing a 2017 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited. “We’ve been really lucky to partner with some of… Continue reading RacingJunk.com to Giveaway Jeep Wrangler Unlimited

    Photo Credits: Gary Nastase and Auto Imagery   Though John Force’s racing career is far from over, his incredible record and skill have led the California Sports Hall of Fame to schedule his induction for June 25 at Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa in Cabazon, Calif. He will be the first person in motorsports to… Continue reading John Force Inducted into CA Sports Hall of Fame

  Words: Ellen Richardson   Some of the best of the best in the automotive world were named this weekend at the 2017 Pennzoil AutoFair, presented by Advance Auto Parts, at Charlotte Motor Speedway. During the closing ceremonies at one of the largest automotive events in the country, some of the most admirable pieces of… Continue reading Charlotte Auto Fair Spring 2017

  Photos: Chadly Johnson    Words: Bob Bleed   For years I’d heard rumors of an old hot rod in a small town a few miles away from my shop. A ’32 Ford coupe! I mean, this is the stuff dreams are made of, right? In my head it’s in a chicken coop or a… Continue reading Bob Bleed's '33 Ford Tudor

Due to inclement weather (an all-too-mild term for the rainstorms sweeping the Fresno area), today’s ‘Rods on the Bluff,’ the celebrated gathering of pre-1972 hot rods, has been canceled. This Sunday’s ‘Cherry Avenue Auction’ is still on, fortunately, which may be some consolation. The next instance of ‘Rods on the Bluff’ is still scheduled for… Continue reading April Rods on the Bluff Canceled

  Photos courtesy of Goodguys.com   Bruce Wanta’s “Mulholland Speedster” won the 2017 Goodguys/March Performance Street Rod d’Elegance award Sunday at the Del Mar fairgrounds. The Mulholland Speedster had already won America’s Most Beautiful Roadster and the Legends Cup at the Chicago World of Wheels earlier this year.     Owner Bruce Wanta is always… Continue reading Mullholland Speedster Takes Goodguys Streed Rod D'Elegance Title at Del Mar