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Larger than Life Tuesday Time Capsule
Billy Gibbons ZZ Top, Fuel Curve

A Day in The Life of Billy Gibbons ZZ Top

April 23, 2020

The Reverend Billy F Gibbons One day in 1998, just after the November ’97 re-launch of the SO-CAL Speed Shop my mentor and boss Pete Chapouris said, “Grab your camera, we’re going to Billy Gibbons ZZ Top warehouse in Texas.” Billy Gibbons, front man of ZZ Top

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Retro Rumblings Tuesday Time Capsule
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Retro Ramblings – “Loyalty”

April 22, 2020

One of the first things I noticed when I came to work for Goodguys in the fall of 1990 is how loyal everyone was to each other and what a tight-knit fraternity hot rodding was. Goodguy Gary was very close friends with guys like Bill

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Tuesday Time Capsule
Fremont Raceway, Fuel Curve

Fremont Raceway – the Glory Years

April 21, 2020

Fremont Raceway (1959-1988) was known for many things. Located in the bayside marshlands 30 miles Southeast of San Francisco it featured the best “bite” and “air” of any quarter mile in the United States. The land was owned by Southern Pacific Railroad who doled out

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Tuesday Time Capsule
Goodguys 1996 Pacific Northwest Nationals, Fuel Curve

1996 Goodguys Pacific Northwest Nationals

April 16, 2020

The 1996 Goodguys Pacific Northwest Nationals is today's time capsule. The mid-summer event is second oldest Goodguys national event on their schedule. Held each July – it is the Northwest’s signature summertime hot rod show enveloping the Washington State Fair Events Center in Puyallup with

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Tuesday Time Capsule

1966 Oakland Roadster Show Archives

April 14, 2020

The Oakland Roadster Show, popular for over 65 years now, could be a candidate for the Survivor show. Initially called National Roadster Show, it has remained surprisingly popular despite having changed location six times over the years, attracting crowds from across the country. The current

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Hot Rod Legends Tuesday Time Capsule
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Bill Simpson – Safety’s Celebrated Pioneer

April 13, 2020

Laying in a hospital bed, recovering from illness or injury, affords the mind a certain freedom to free-associate, to review life’s choices, map a new path forward. There is perhaps no greater example of this than the late Bill Simpson, the man who made safety

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Tuesday Time Capsule
Legends of Hot Rodding, Carroll Shelby, Fuel Curve

Carroll Shelby – Legends of Hot Rodding

April 9, 2020

There are legends of hot rodding, and then there are legends. Carroll Shelby squarely falls in the latter category. Few hot rodders of the post-War era — and the term “hot rodder” is far too limiting a term in this instance — left a mark as

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Tuesday Time Capsule
Goodguys Lone Star Nationals, Fuel Curve

Goodguys 1995 Lone Star Nationals – Time Capsule

April 2, 2020

Long before Texas Motor Speedway was built, Goodguys Rod and Custom was holding the Lone Star Nationals down in the great state of Texas. First held at Southfork Ranch in Dallas, it was moved to the Dallas Fair Park before heading back to Southfork Ranch

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Tuesday Time Capsule
the malaise era: hoopties and small cars, fuel curve

The Malaise Era: Hoopties and Small Cars

March 26, 2020

All parties must come to an end, and for the horsepower party in America that was the very early ‘70s. Escalating insurance rates, an oil shortage, and a massive recession quickly became the “ugly lights” after last call. After a decade of unbridled fun and

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Tuesday Time Capsule
Northwest Top Fuel, Fuel Curve

Time Capsule – Northwest 1970’s Top Fuel – Rear Engined Revs

March 24, 2020

If there was ever a golden age of Top Fuel in the Northwest it would be the 1970's, in particular the mid to late years of the decade. At the time there were upwards of 30 licensed TF drivers in NHRA Division Six. The 1978

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