NHRA Motorsports Museum XYDIAS’ 90TH BIRTHDAY GALA TO BE HELD JUNE 16 Top Summer Event of 2012: National Hot Rod Reunion Hot rod legend and Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum Board of Directors President Alex Xydias is turning 90, and you can join in the special celebration. The heart of hot rodding revelry honoring one… Continue reading This month at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum

Fabricating a Deck Lid Release Cable. By Jim Clark (The Hot Rod MD) In recent Hot Rod MD articles I fabricated a bracket to mount a deck lid latch (Installing a Trunk Latch) and showed how to make a low-buck prop rod (Fabricating a Deck Lid Prop Rod) to hold the deck lid open.  Mechanisms… Continue reading Fabricating a Deck Lid Release Cable

Greg Lane here. Just wanted to show you a few pictures of my 1941 Willys Coupe I’m building for the street. Most of the Willys you see are straight axle Gassers or full blown Pro Street customs, but this one is going to be different than all the others. I’m going for the found in… Continue reading Greg Lane's 1941 Willys Coupe

  Ryan Johnston’s 1950 Buick Fastback by Chadly Johnson    I had been seeing Ryan Johnston of Aurora, IL around the mid-west show scene for a couple of years before we were finally able to get together for a photo shoot.  The wait was well worth it though as his killer, bare metal, 1950 Buick… Continue reading Ryan Johnston’s 1950 Buick Fastback

Greg Lane here from Greg’s Restoration / The Polish Shop in Central City Iowa.  I wanted to show you my latest build.. It is a 1934 Ford Sedan Y. Body make by Gibbons Fiberglass. It is pretty much an Anglia Sedan with a 1934 Ford Front End. Gibbon’s has not made one for over 25… Continue reading Greg Lane's 1934 Ford Sedan Y Build

I saw your “Blast From The Past” section and thought I’d add two of my own photos to the collection. The first one was taken in the driveway of the house where I grew up in Metuchen NJ, on December 18, 1974, right after I got the car back on the road again for the… Continue reading Ben Deutschman's Blast to the Past

Ernie and Elaine Nagamatsu with Maryann Lawford Sad day recently… with the passing of a great friend and friend of all Motorsports fans globally…Yesterdaay was the private Memorial for Carroll Shelby at the Petersen Museum.  At exactly 7:00 PM at the top level open parking area… Jay Leno in a Shelby Convertible announced – “Gentlemen… Continue reading Tribute to Carroll Shelby By His Friend Ernie Nagamatsu

Those of you who have followed my progress for awhile probably learned that the racing world is unpredictable. In order to survive, one must be patient, keep a positive attitude, and focus on the good. Well – that’s what I’ve been doing! Rain delayed my On Track Training (OTT) sessions and cancelled my first two… Continue reading Jessica Clark May Newsletter

NHRA Motorsports Museum April 21-December 30, 2012New Exhibit: 50th Anniversary of the iconic Shelby Cobra Speed Merchants of Venice 50th Anniversary of the Cobra, exhibition paying tribute to the late Carroll Shelby’s iconic American sports car, the Cobra, personal photographs by Racing Division Inc. and 10 unique Cobras including the first production Cobra and El… Continue reading 50th Cobra Exhibit Now Open at NHRA Motorsports Museum

“High Gear” Chosen as Concept for First-Ever SEMA Mustang Build Powered By Women— Women Builders Perform Modifications this Summer;Final Vehicle Debuts at 2012 SEMA Show Then Auctioned on eBay —   Diamond Bar, CA (June 5, 2012) – Thousands of fans voted for a satin black luxury Mustang concept in the first-ever SEMA Mustang Build… Continue reading "High Gear" Chosen for SEMA Mustang Build