After having the rear-end refreshed, I picked up The 55 Wednesday morning.And by refreshed, I mean we found a stock carrier – rebuilt it and jammed it in just so I could limp it Ohio. Thursday morning I fueled up and headed East on I-70 towards Kansas.The first thing I noticed was the new rear-gear.I … More CO to the Goodguys Nationals in Columbus, OH
Living in Southern California definitely has its benefits. Like complaining about the heat… in October. And checking out the life-sized Hot Wheels Twin-Mill while cooling off with some creamsicles. When I was a kid the Twin-Mill was my favorite Hot Wheels. Last week I was invited to the Mattel design center for what turned out … More Hot Wheels Camaro
I just got back from hosting the inaugural Classic Industries F-Body Nationals at Memphis International Raceway. It was a really great event! I knew it was gonna be awesome as soon as I spotted these two beauties parked right next to each other in the hotel parking lot Friday morning still covered in morning dew. … More F-Body Nationals
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
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
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to go to The Petersen Automotive Museum to watch a documentary on Bruce McLaren. But before I saw the movie, I had to check out The Petersen again. I hadn’t been since their grand re-opening almost two years ago and after having Bruce Meyer himself tell me … More 70 Years of Ferrari at The Petersen: “Seeing Red”
I think the 2017 Hot Rod Power Tour was the best one yet. For me it was a combination of catching up with old friends and making new ones. This year CB & I flew in a day early. My buddy Rio took time out of his busy schedule as the Commander of the 303rd … More Hot Rod Power Tour 2017
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
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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