I don’t know how many of you are familiar with Octane magazine out of the UK, but its a very high end, glossy monthly with great photos and articles, mainly on classic European racing and sports cars. I caught this fantastic article in the October issue and had to share: Two boys in England in 1929 decided to build their own race car. Wooden chassis, JAP overhead valve bike motor, straight axle, and hand formed body. It doesn’t get more “home built hot rod” than that, my friends. Brew up some PG
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Filed under: Performance , Etc. , Work , Misc. Auto Shows , Police/Emergency , Military , Specialty 7th Annual Wings, Wheels and Rotors Expo - Click above for our huge image gallery This past Sunday was the 7th Annual Wings, Wheels and Rotors Expo at the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos, California, and after our experience there last year , we just had to go back for more. As you might guess from the title, this is more than just another hot rod g
Wheels and Waves draws thousands to Seaside every year with its multitude of hot rods
The largest hot rod and custom car association in the world comes to Scottsdale Nov. 20-22 with the Goodguys 12th Annual Southwest Nationals. Held at WestWorld of Scottsdale , the event offers unique exhibits, a swap meet, model and pedal car show, and a hot rod cruise. Kicking off the New Year Jan. 17-24, 2010 is the grande dame of auto events, the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction with more than 1,000 collector and special interest automobiles. Also held at WestWorld, Barrett-Jacks
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I’m sitting high atop a cliff that looks over Hanalei Bay. We’ve got just about every door and window open in our little beach house and the waves are crashing hard down below us. The breeze is as cool and delivers as constantly as the Modelo Especial beer we’ve been drinking all weekend. Put simply and frankly, this is paradise. And you’d think hot rods would be the furthest from my mind considering this environment. Of course, I’m a sick and deranged bastard. I’ve been fighting the urge all
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