Text and Images by Clive Branson When I was young, I always wanted to visit a friend of mine, for his dad had a Plymouth ‘Cuda convertible to colour of a purple popsicle.  It left an indelible imprint in my mind, for it personified what I imagined as cool.  Today, Sergio Palumbo gets the same… Continue reading 1970 Plymouth Hemi Cuda

Submitted by Admin on Tue, 07/14/2015 – 10:34am The Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Truck and Trailer have been stolen from the Southern California area (San Jacinto, CA).  If any information is known about the stolen truck and trailer, please contact Hot Rodders of Tomorrow either by phone at 815-722-5460 or by Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hot-Rodders-of-Tomorrow/241286693245?fref=ts).  You can… Continue reading Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Truck and Trailer

The British Drag Racing Hall of Fame (BDRHoF) has just announced the names of the three people selected for induction into the Hall of Fame in 2015. They are drag bike rider/builder John Clift, long standing hot rod and dragster builder/racer Ken Cooper and one of the longest serving drag race organisers in the UK… Continue reading 2015 British Drag Racing Hall of Fame Inductees Announced

Classic Instruments Classic Instruments is pleased to announce the release of the Auto Cross™ series. Featuring a modern sport appearance, the gauges feature matte black, low step bezels with flat glass, and pool cue pointers. The design features clear, concise numerals and indices that are easy to read at any speed. The 200 MPH speedometer… Continue reading Auto Cross Series from Classic Instruments

July 10, 2015 is National Collector Car Appreciation Day and all over the country enthusiasts, and those who love them, will be celebrating with events, shows, shines, cruises and social media posts to honor the cars they care about. The SEMA Action Network, a driving force behind the official CCAD legislative declarations, encourages folks to… Continue reading 2015 Collector Car Appreciation Day Events

  Long time National Hot Rod Association President Tom Compton officially announced his retirement last Wednesday, as the NHRA named executive vice president and general manager Peter Clifford to take over the top spot. Chairman of the Board Dallas Garnder made to announcement at the NHRA headquarters in Glendora, CA.  “Peter Clifford will be an… Continue reading NHRA Names Peter Clifford President as Tom Compton Retires

My Garage is VETERANS GARAGE {a gasser emporium} I witnessed record breaking   runs at Connecticut Drag Way  before I got deployed to Vietnam. The images stayed with   me my whole life. Now that I am retired I have a collection of GASSER tribute cars.   I wished Doug Cook good luck on the line… Continue reading Jerry Augustine's 41 Willys Gasser Pick-up

The folks who restored the Frantic Ford Funny Car have been hard at work again.  Al Liebmann, along with Pirrone & Ellershaw racing, will be campaigning a new 1970 bodied Super Camaro Funny Car as a trubute to the original car owned and piloted by the late Perry Wyatt.  The Super Camaro is a companion… Continue reading Super Camaro Funny Car Makes a Comeback

Logan Stockamp was 14 when he first started building the 1937 Chevy Pickup that debuted at this year’s Back to the 50s Weekend in St. Paul, MN.  Now 17, Logan has shown an impressive level of dedication and devotion to turning the carcass of an old Chevy truck into a custom, working classic. “My dad… Continue reading Logan Stockamp and His 1937 Chevrolet Pickup Truck

  The truck started out with humble beginings, it began life as a 1979 Maxim 100 ladder truck. We bought this truck for the pristine 1606 mile old drive train, then scrapped the rest and built it from the ground up. We wanted to build something that looked like it was a cartoon on tv… Continue reading Jay Oullette's Mean Diesel '46 Ford Pickup