Nine times out of 10, hot rodders will pick a V8 over a four-cylinder. Why wouldn’t you? Generally speaking, you’re getting more displacement, more torque, and more horsepower…. continue reading »
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In 1940, Seward Allen was a student at Palisades High School in Southern California, where the sun was always shining, the automobile was rapidly becoming a religion, and… continue reading »
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Okay, I’m probably being Captain Obvious here. Devoting a column about Why Print Matters to Pat Ganahl’s seminal history lesson, The American Custom Car, is like naming “Exile… continue reading »
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Most of you already know we lost Dean Lowe. I won’t insult anyone by explaining what that means for hot rodding. It’s a hole in the floor, and… continue reading »
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The phone started ringing shortly after seven in the morning. By noon, the goddamned thing was vibrating across my desk like a live grenade, and by the third… continue reading »
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San Francisco’s biggest car show of the year is this Saturday, and I’m determined to go. I’ve had my roadster there two times in its early ’banger configuration:… continue reading »
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A few months back, Doreen Frances caught me at a weak moment. She’d been writing a book about her father and his years with the Road Rebels, and… continue reading »
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Many of you have probably heard that Barry Mazza passed away last week. Chopolds wrote a short and fitting tribute to him that you can read here. Barry… continue reading »
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I’ve written about the Dick Williams Roadster more times than I can remember. I think the last proper feature was back in 2014, but this past weekend my… continue reading »
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