Words: Anna “SCTA Sweetie” Marco Photos: Mike Basso and Mark Brazea Sally Speed is named after the Don Rich lyrics for a Waylon Jennings song, “Sally Was A Good Ole Girl,” and she’s known as the fastest ‘32 coupe to run Bonneville with a 6 cyl. GMC dump truck motor. Allen McAlister and Doug Robinson are… Continue reading Sally, the fastest '32 Coupe to run Bonneville with a Dump Truck Motor

This gorgeous, numbers matching, Super Bee was purchased as a “used” car at White Bear Dodge in Minneapolis, Minnesota by Jim Welke.  The Super Bee only had 2000 miles on it after being traded in by a young, newly married couple.  The young couple decided to trade the Super Bee in on a “family car”… Continue reading Randy and Monica Bauer's 1969 Super Bee

  Meet Chuck and Terri Reynolds of New Smyrna Beach, Florida and their gorgeous ‘34 Roadster Hi-Boy. Chuck worked for the Miami Police Department for 25 years, then spent another 11 in Miami as Chief Investigator at the State Attorney’s Office. He’s dodged bullets, chased crooks and solved murder mysteries. His wife, Terri, also worked… Continue reading The Greatest Gift(s): A New Lease on Life and a '34 Ford

By Kathleen Kieffer   I was the third oldest of 10 kids, and always the big sister, I had a lot on my plate as a teenager.  But at 15, I hung out in the parking lot at school where all the older kids had their hot rods. I drooled over those cars and knew… Continue reading A Lifelong Passion Revisited in a Model A Truck

Story and photos by Gary Rosier I’d like you to meet Greg Tyler and his wife Rita who reside in Port Orange, Florida. They own this gorgeous 1955 Chevy Bel Air: 1FINE55, a license plate that became available when their friend turned in his specialty tag from a recent sale of his car. Greg was… Continue reading One Fine '55

Story and photos by Chadly Johnson Shop trucks, the hard working public image of many hot rod related businesses from “back in the day” to present times. The list of duties carried out by these work horses includes everything from transporting precious speed equipment to trips to the local dump, and everything in between. Many… Continue reading Jeff (Titus) Bloedorn's 1933 Shop Truck

Story and photos by Bill Neumann I built my coupe old style as you can see, and I thought the Muncie would fit that bill. But I was wrong. The new Chevy ZZ4 engine and Kugel independent rear end are new modern components — the Muncie just didn’t fit in. Add to that, at 65mph… Continue reading Muncie 4-Speed Replaced with Keisler 5-Speed

Words and photos: Chadly Johnson “That old ladder bar crap doesn’t work.” Mark Schoonover of Chippewa Falls, WI has been hearing that same comment for over four decades at everything from street races to a day at the strip. The individual who muttered those words is soon left eating them as Mark dumps the clutch… Continue reading Mark Schoonover's 1932 Coupe

Photos and story by Chadly Johnson “Well, it can only get better,” Gary Morris of Decorah, Iowa thought to himself as he looked up at the 34 truck cab hanging from the shop’s ceiling. The cab was rough, even by midwestern standards. The bottom 6 inches were missing and the doors were wired to the… Continue reading Gary Morris' 1934 Truck

The Audi R8 is a fast car. That’s just a fact. But driven at speed, by a professional driver with a V10 engine tuned for super-sonic satisfaction, it’s a whole ‘nother kind of fast. The GMG Audi R8, owned and driven by James Sofranas, is already strutting its stuf. In March, the team won at… Continue reading Pirelli World Challenge Championships 2013: The Need for Speed