The first half of the 2015 Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge Dual Championship is complete.  The Engine Challenge, which was held at the 2015 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, consisted of twenty-two teams made up of solely high-school students competing against each other and the clock to complete performance engine rebuilds.  For the first… Continue reading Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Challenge Part 1 Complete

The Goodguys 18th Southwest Nationals will take place November 20-22 in Scottsdale, AZ and will wrap up their 2015 season.  The show will feature over 3,000 Rods, Customs, Classics, Muscle Cars, and Trucks through 1972. K&N Filters All American Sunday will welcome American powered or made vehicles of all years and a Duel in the… Continue reading Goodguys 18th Southwest Nationals to Wrap Up 2015 Season

This year, at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, the Mothers Shine Award was presented.  The Mothers Shine Award celebrates the finest examples of vehicles in what has become one of the most coveted and prestigious achievements within the car builder community. Hundreds of premier cars were on display at the SEMA Showto be scrutinized… Continue reading 1969 Ford Mustang Wins Mothers Shine Award

The final race of the 2015 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series has come and gone, and the season’s champions were crowned.   Funny Car saw Del Worsham take his first championship in the category, adding to his 2011 Top Fuel title.  Worsham gained a spot in a very elite group, joining Gary Scelzi and… Continue reading Worsham and Hines Clinch NHRA Mello Yello Championships

Friday evening at SEMA Ignited (the offical SEMA Show after-party), the winner of the Battle of the Builders competition was announced.  More than 15,000 enthusiasts gathered around the main stage in the Gold Lot across the street from the Las Vegas Convention Center.  The three finalists were Bobby Alloway with his ’33 Ford Roadster, Chip… Continue reading Battle of the Builders Winner Also 2015 AMBR Winner

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The Mecum Auction Company is the world leader of collector car, vintage and antique motorcycle, and Road Art sales, hosting auctions throughout the United States. Get ready for some blockbuster auction action. Schedule: Gates open daily at 8 AM   VEHICLES: Thursday at 1 PM Friday at 10 AM Saturday at 10 AM   ROAD… Continue reading Meecum Comes to Socal Nov 12

Perhaps best known as the creator of the Batmobile, George Barris was a legendary customizer who designed cars for films and television as well as for private customers. Barris, who was based in Los Angeles and Sacramento for most of his career, embodied and defined the custom scene in the 1960s. Born in Chicago, IL,… Continue reading King of the Customs George Barris Dies at 89

Just in time for the SEMA Show, Auto Meter Products announced their new line of gauges designed in collaboration with Hoonigan Industries, a motorsports lifestyle brand known for flat-out driving styles and the destruction of tires.  The collaboration got started with Head Hoonigan in Charge, Ken Block’s 1965 Ford Mustang Hoonicorn RTR, which was made… Continue reading Auto Meter Products Teams up with Hoonigan to Debut Co-Branded Gauges at SEMA

Forty teams comprised solely of high-school students have put in countless hours perfecting a performance engine rebuild in less than 35 minutes. Now their hard work is paying off as they head to the Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge Dual Championship—the last step before competing for the overall title of Engine Challenge National Champion… Continue reading Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Challenge Kicks Off at SEMA