The Chattanooga World of Wheels presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts just celebrated its golden anniversary. That’s a long, long time! From its inception in 1968 to the big 50th, this show has seen its share of fine iron. Southern Tennessee is a hot rod hot
Summernats 31 was insane! Canberra, Australia’s Capital City and home to the Parliament House is normally a quiet, peaceful city however a few days a year in early January the peace and quiet subsides making way for the sounds of blowers, open pipes and burnouts.
America’s Most Beautiful Roadster is hot rodding’s longest tenured major award. First presented in 1950 to Bill Niekamp’s blue track-nosed ’29 Ford Roadster, this trophy and tradition date back 68 years. The winner gets the “8-footer” – a brass loving cup which has stood the
The 69th annual Grand National Roadster Show has officially taken over Fairplex in Pomona. Cars and hot rodders are everywhere basking in the warm Southern California sun. The event is buzzing like never before. There are numerous events within the event taking place. The splendor of
We have been walking the Grand National Roadster Show (GNRS) floor the past two days during the judging for America’s Most Beautiful Roadster and show set up. As usual, this is the season’s first glimpse of all the fresh hot rods and custom cars as
Barrett Jackson Scottsdale is unparalleled in size, scope and sensation. Spanning eight full days at Westworld the 47th annual collector car auction saw over 1,750 vehicles cross the auction block. European coach built creations, Ford GT’s, classics, concours cars, muscle cars, hot rods, customs, boats,
For the last two decades, the Goodguys Rod & Custom Association has staged the “Good Wood” special parking area at their two signature West Coast events – the Del Mar Nationals (a stone’s throw from the beach) and the West Coast Nationals in Pleasanton. [gallery link="file"
The Rhythm Collision is one of America's first car and music festivals of the year. For the past five years in Riverside, California music aficionados and vintage vehicle enthusiasts have been congregating to celebrate a collision of cultures. This assembly, so named The Rhythm Collision
The recent Winter Jam Drifting Festival at Sears Point was a holiday treat. Billed as Northern California’s largest drifting event, it features both amateur and pro drivers getting sideways at speed. Just like AutoCross, entry is pretty easy and the rules fairly basic, the biggest
Hundreds of classics made the trek to San Francisco for the 29th annual SF Old Car Picnic. Held in Hellman Hollow, deep in Golden Gate Park, the show blew us away. The show benefits programs for the developmentally disabled. Not only that – the flier
