As a person who is known for old automobiles in his social circles, I get asked a lot of questions about vintage automobiles and the environment. Most of the time the conversation evolves into how I should rid myself of these old smog producing dinosaurs and do something good for mother earth. This usually puts [...]
Back before World War One and at the beginning of what some call the automotive revolution young hardened daredevils built and raced these open wheel racers at dirt tracks all over the United States. You can see where a lot of dry lakes and traditional hot rod ideas came from just looking at the DNA [...]
I can imagine the original owner taking delivery of his car and immediately taking it to the local drag strip and pounding the crap out of it. You see the 1964 Pontiac GTO is regarded as the first true muscle car and It is also probably the most famous muscle car in high-performance automobile history. [...]
I have always wanted to own a tub job. Not sure what a tub job is? It is when you take a early model sedan and removing the top making it basically a roadster with a back seat. It also then resembles a bath tub or a plain old tub. Back in 2006 I owned [...]
Brief History The Cadillac 346 Flathead V8 was the durable monobloc V-8 that would go on to help win the war. The 346 Cadillac flathead was the power plant of choice for the U.S. Army’s M-5 and M-24 tanks. The engine was backed by a Hydra-Matic, which was an exclusive Cadillac option new for 1941, [...]
The latest project parked outside of the barn is this 1966 Chevrolet Carryall. Originally the carryall was located in the Spokane area for the first 42 years of it’s life where it spent time as a weekend warrior, shuttling family members from their cabin to the local lake and beyond. In the last ten years [...]
