I was thrilled that the Goodguys 23rd Southwest Nationals was still happening.To get The 55 ready for the road-trip I plugged my Optima Digital 400 charger/maintainer into my Optima Yellow-Top battery. Not only does it keep the battery charged, it also maintains the battery so it operates at peak performance. Yeah – I know the … More Colorado to the Goodguys Southwest Nationals in Scottsdale, AZ
The past few months have been event filled. And that’s a good thing because I’ve been driving the heck outta The 55. Last year I drove The 55 to SEMA in October, then the Prestone 90th Anniversary Rally from LA to Scottsdale, AZ and back to the LA Auto Show in November. After the Prestone … More Adventures in The 55
It’s been awhile since I’ve given you an update on the 55. Here it goes. Earlier this year Lucky put the 55 on a strict no-carb diet and installed a Holley Sniper Electronic Fuel Injection system with an AeroMotive Phantom 340 in-tank fuel pump and an MSD Pro-Billet Distributor and coil. The 55 starts and … More The 55 Update
A few weeks ago I had the privilege of going to The Mullin Automotive Museum. Peter Mullin is the guy behind the Mullin Automotive Museum just north of Los Angeles in Oxnard, CA. He’s a car-guy who made a few bucks in finance, sold his company and retired to do philanthropic work. The Mullin is … More Citroens at The Mullin
I just got back from the 2017 Car Craft Summer Nationals and I had a blast! I arrived in Bowling Green a day early to get acclimated. We went over to the Raceway to get a lay of the land and to see where everything was set up. After driving thru the beautiful green rolling … More 2017 Car Craft Summer Nationals
I’ve wanted to get into this guys garage ever since I first heard about it. First of all. He says he’s not a collector, he’s a “rabid enthusiast” and a “caretaker for these cars.” Second – he’s The Real Deal. For his 70th birthday, as a gift to himself, he remodeled one of the buildings … More Bruce Meyer’s Garage
After The Milford Proving Grounds, The Camaro Assembly Plant and The Lingenfelter Collection I’d had a pretty good week. The next day I was to report at The Woodward Dream Cruise at Woodward & Old Woodward at 7:30am. It was gonna be a good day. I was gonna get to spend the whole day with … More Woodward Dream Cruise
I just got back from being on the road. All in – I was gone about a month. The first order of business whenever I get back home is to start the 55.I’m a car-guy. It’s what I do. I uncovered it and it was a pretty as ever. Then I went to start it… … More The Weego
My flight landed a little after 5am. The first thing I always do when I fly into DTW is go all the way down to Gate 78 for some Chic-Fil-A. But they didn’t open until 6am… I couldn’t wait until 6am! I had places to be and things to do. I picked up my bag, … More Detroit: “The D”
As my Uber driver pulled into the hotel parking lot I immediately saw a row of hot rods parked off to the side. I got out of the Uber, got my bag and I heard someone yell: “Jeff!” It was starting already. I looked over and it was Ken, the guy who had won the … More 2016 Car Craft Summer Nationals
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