Who can resist the lure of Madam X? Certainly not Chip Foose, particularly when Madam X is a custom Caddy coupe that was specced out but never built, offering the master designer a chance to turn his skills to a vintage vision. As part of his 30th Anniversary celebrations, Foose will be debuting his latest… Continue reading Foose Madame X Caddy Custom

Geoff Stilwell, principal of Beech Underwriting Agencies, Official Sponsorship Partner of the British Drag Racing Hall of Fame, has announced that he will be racing at the 2016 Bonneville Speed Week to be held 13-19 August in Utah, USA.   Geoff will be running one of Rat Trap Fuel Altered driver Ron Hope’s land speed… Continue reading British Drag Racing Hall Of Fame Sponsor Stilwell Headed for Bonneville

Proving again that bikers have big hearts for kids, the international motorcycle group Hamsters USA raised a record $285,395 for LifeScape Children’s Care of Rapid City in fundraising events this year, culminating with their annual gathering in Spearfish during the Sturgis Rally on Monday, August 8th.  Funds raised will provide physical, occupational, and speech therapies,… Continue reading Hamsters USA raise $285,395 for special Children

The Triumph Infor Rocket Streamliner has become the world’s fastest ever Triumph by achieving a speed of 274.2 mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats on 8 August, 2016. Piloted by TT legend Guy Martin, the streamliner smashed the previous official Triumph record that stood at 245.667 mph as well as the unofficial Triumph Record of… Continue reading Triumph Streamliner Becomes Fastest Triumph to Race Bonneville

  One of the oldest and most prestigious Goodguys events-the Goodguys 30th West Coast Nationals presented by Flowmaster, is turning 30! Celebrate summer at this sun soaked event at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton with over 3,000 of the finest hot rods & customs cars from all over the US, plus over 300 commercial… Continue reading Goodguys West Coast Nats is Turning 30

Friday Night Drags Were Not a Drag   Photo credit: Steven Bunker and John Drummond   The Goodguys Northwest Nitro Shootout presented by Bucky’s Auto Service and CP-Carrillo — called in the biggest field of nitro-burning nostalgia funny cars to ever run together. On a warm summer evening at Pacific Raceways, fans from near and… Continue reading Goodguys Northwest Nitro Shootouts

General Motors first major redesign post WWII, the advance-design series as they called it, was billed as a bigger, stronger, and sleeker design to its earlier series trucks. I’m sure they had no idea just how these trucks would hold up and become so sought after as they are today. This particular truck had been… Continue reading Gregg Pellicer's 'Ol Red

It’s been two years… the longest two years…since we’ve seen land speed racers scream across the Bonneville Salt Flats during Speed Week and man are we ready for its return. Run by the good folks at the Southern California Timing Association, Bonneville is one of the most anticipated parts of the year for the speed… Continue reading Are You Ready for Bonneville?

Choosing the Best in Show vehicles for the Concours d’Elegance of America at the Inn at St. John’s in Plymouth, MI is all about elegance. “Each Concours does it differently,” explains Larry Moss, Chairman of the Concours d’Elegance of America.  “Many use points systems. For our competition, we follow the French style of judging. No… Continue reading Concours D'Elegance of America Best In Show

This 1966 Shelby AC Cobra Kit Car is a Labor of Love Words & Photos: Gary Rosier  Earl & Tanya Sault own this 1966 Shelby AC Cobra Streetbeast kit car. What started out as an interest in building his own dream car, turned out to be a 13 year odyssey of mishaps, personal set-backs and… Continue reading 1966 Shelby AC Cobra