MSRA’s “Back to the Fifties” event will celebrate 40 years of hot rods and community this summer in St. Paul, MN.  In tribute to the event, we will be reposting excerpts from a series of articles that appeared in the MSRA LineChaser magazine in 2012 documenting the history of the event.  Thanks to Bud Bloomquist… Continue reading History of Back to the Fifties, Part II

MSRA’s “Back to the Fifties” event will celebrate 40 years of hot rods and community this summer in St. Paul, MN.  In tribute to the event, we will be reposting excerpts from a series of articles that appeared in the MSRA LineChaser magazine in 2012 documenting the history of the event.  Thanks to Bud Bloomquist… Continue reading History of Back to the Fifties, Part I

Those moments that inspired us to pursue our dreams occur when we least expect it.  Here’s a collection of moments that have inspired our reader’s to pursue their “Hot Rod Dreams” of owning, driving, racing, and working on these remarkable vehicles. Thank you to everyone who submitted an inspiration  It was 1950 on our farm… Continue reading Hot Rod Inspirations

Legends of the ValleyWords & Photos by Chadly Johnson  As relatively young enthusiasts, the guys in my car club and I looked up to the veteran builders in our town.  You know, the guys who actually lived the era that we were so in love with as traditional hot rodders; the guys who were turning… Continue reading Legends of the Valley – Words & Photos by Chadly Johnson Feb. 13, 2013

Posted February 7, 2013 – Put on Your Deerstalker and Get Out Your Magnifying Glass, We’ve Got a Mystery to Solve Reader Michael Crain has a series of photos that belonged to his father, Alan Crain. “These are cars and people my Dad knew in the early ’50s when he used to race in Santa… Continue reading Put on Your Deerstalker and Get Out Your Magnifying Glass, We’ve Got a Mystery to Solve

There’s no proof that these muscle car stamps by Los Angeles artist Tom Fritz will make your letters get to their destinations faster, but they certainly can’t hurt.  Fritz is no stranger to illustrating things that go fast; he began his career as a staff artist for three Fortune 500 defense firms, before moving onto… Continue reading Stamps Muscle Their Way Into Forever

Here are a few pics of a 1952 Cadillac hearse that we built at Chassis Masters in Edmonton Alberta Canada in 1962.  The owner was Herman Leske and he was a body man and painted it purple. It has a solid front axel and the complete undercarriage was chrome plated and it was a lot… Continue reading Old Custom Hearse

The Founding of SEMA By Bill Neumann   Since that first meeting which kicked off the founding of SEMA in 1963, there are only a few of us left who were there. So before this history is forgotten, I’d like to tell everyone how SEMA came to be and honor some of the folks involved… Continue reading The Founding of SEMA

On the 50th anniversary of the James Bond movie here is his Aston Martin at a Madison Wisconsin car show, Dec. 1965. From James Whistleman Car Images: 

This film is from the 50’s and made by the NHRA. For many of us, this is more a road of our youth. The music makes it seem like life is really simple and innocent. Interesting too, no parachutes were used back then.  Check out the 40 Willys at the 6:15 minute mark. This film… Continue reading Ingenuity In Action (1959) NHRA Hot Rod Film