SAN SETS JULY 13th AS“COLLECTOR CAR APPRECIATION DAY” The SEMA Action Network (SAN) announced July 13, 2012 as “Collector Car Appreciation Day.” The date marks the third commemoration in what has become an annual event to raise awareness of the vital role automotive restoration and collection plays in American society. SAN is again working… Continue reading Collector Car Appreciation Day

NHRA Motorsports Museum Memorial/Celebration of Life for Burke LeSage,SEMA Hall of Fame member and legendary land-speed racer who passed away November 7 at the age of 76.     Friday, January 20, 2012 at 1:00 PM at The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum1101 West McKinley Avenue, Bldg 3APomona, California 91768     This is a… Continue reading Memorial/Celebration of Life for Burke LeSage

Hi AllHere’s some pics sent by Thomas McGinnity of the “Friday Nite Boys” at Fred D’s on February 6, 2004.  And here’s what Thomas had to say about it! Fred started his ‘53 Studebaker around 1984, or so. We were to bring it to the Bonneville Salt Flats in 1994.  The garage where the Baker is pictured… Continue reading Friday Night Boys at Fred D's: '53 Studebaker

Spin Club 1989-2010: By Mark Brazeau; Movie review by Richard Parks, Photographic consultant Roger Rohrdanz. Feb. 8, 2012 coverimage:  Spin Club 1989-2010, is a video by Mark Brazeau on a DVD running 117 minutes.  The video was filmed, edited and produced by Mark, who is the official photographer and  videographer for the Southern California Timing… Continue reading Spin Club 1989-2010: By Mark Brazeau; Movie review by Richard Parks, Photographic consultant Roger Rohrdanz. Feb. 8, 2012

Memories of the California Jalopy Association 1949-1964 Volumes 1-6: By Tom Luce; Movie review by Richard Parks, Photographic consultant Roger Rohrdanz. Jan. 18, 2012 coverimage:  Memories of the California Jalopy Association 1949-1964 is a six volume VHS set produced by Tom Luce.  I spoke to Tom recently and he has plans to transfer the videos… Continue reading Memories of the California Jalopy Association 1949-1964 Volumes 1-6: By Tom Luce; Movie review by Richard Parks, Photographic consultant Roger Rohrdanz. Jan. 18, 2012

The Hot Rod Story: by Alex Xydias; Movie review by Richard Parks, Photographic consultant Roger Rohrdanz. coverimage:  Alex Xydias collected old videos in his possession and created a tape which he called The Hot Rod Story.  It is an eclectic series of videos that tells the story of hot rodding in the traditional sense, from… Continue reading The Hot Rod Story: by Alex Xydias; Movie review by Richard Parks, Photographic consultant Roger Rohrdanz.

Slingshot! An American Hot Rod Foundation Film; Movie review by Richard Parks, Photographic consultant Roger Rohrdanz. coverimage:  A great little documentary by the American Hot Rod Foundation (AHRF) is a title that they produced called Slingshot!  It is approximately thirty minutes long and details the history of drag racing, using interviews with some of the… Continue reading Slingshot! An American Hot Rod Foundation Film; Movie review by Richard Parks, Photographic consultant Roger Rohrdanz.

Hi Everyone, I enjoy my garage as well as my ’34 Ford.  I hope everyone will get some ideas for their garages.  It was truly a gas doing this to my garage.  Rick Smith. As you can see Rick did an outstanding job doing up his garage and it looks like its a lot of… Continue reading Rick Smith's Garage and '34 Ford

Hi All, We started the project this summer at Paul Neese’s Street Rod Welding and Fabrication in Hurst, TX.  A set of American Stamping rails were used with an 8″ Ford rear-end. It will run a 283 cu.in. Chevy V-8 with a powerglide or possibly a ’48 Merc flat motor if I’m able to acquire… Continue reading Dean Click's '29 "A" Sedan

Hello to all, I have some shots of my ’55 Chevy 2-door Belair; it was a 2 year project.  As you all can probably see it had been left as rusted junk, but I talked the previous owner into selling it to me. It had been stripped and all the glass broken out, plus it… Continue reading Roger Whitaker's '55 Chevy 2-door Belair