At the 2018 Old School Dune Buggy Reunion, Bruce Meyers was talking about art. “A car is a mix between art and engineering,” he told me. “For most people, a car is just the engineering,” he continued, and waved his hand out over the crowds
The Porsche Werks Reunion is a massive annual event during Monterey Car Week in California celebrating all things Porsche. A little off the beaten path out at the Corral de Tierra Country Club in Salinas, that didn’t stop hundreds of cars and way more people
Attending Holley LS Fest East in Bowling Green, KY, you’ll experience nothing short of speed, power, and plenty of burning rubber. This year’s show was the 7th annual and featured largest attendance yet, which should be no surprise considering the increased popularity of the GM
Rattle Trap Revival 3 had a little bit of everything in terms of automotive art and culture. And it was held in a region of Northern California steeped in Silver Screen fame. If you’re an Alfred Hitchcock fan, then you’re familiar with the name Bodega Bay.
The Lowrider Super Show in Vegas was in a word, amazing! The Lowrider Super Show Vegas is one of many stops along the Super Show circuit, but is likely one of the largest. With over 700 cars in attendance and an unknown thousands of people,
We have to take our hat off to Billetproof and the Hot Rod Eruption Drags. Alan Galbraith has taken the original Billetproof concept and its lone Northern California event and turned it into a series of down and dirty, retro-inspired hot rod rumbles across the
Last month at Sonoma Raceway, the Shelby Automotive Convention was held bringing hundreds of Shelby American Automobile Club members out for their annual national gathering. Far from their first time to a racetrack, the club was celebrating their 43rd summer gathering with a hot track, guest
The Atomic Thrill Festival in England is like Viva Las Vegas meets the RPM Nationals. It’s a bang up weekend of vintage hot rod fun. European show goers, particularly the Brits, have a penchant for dressing up in period clothing when they attend car shows. The
The NitrOlympX features liberal doses of the nose tickling, throat souring, eye watering smell of the liquid dynamite called nitromethane. The ground shaking vibrations that rattle your bones and shake your intestines are felt here. The earsplitting noise, the staccato-like cackling from the glowing hot pipes
Gassers occupy a big part of drag racing history. While So-Cal was the home of America’s most popular fuel teams, the Midwest was Gasser territory back in the day although there were several notable teams in So-Cal’s fertile fuel grounds. With nostalgia so popular in
