To pass the time, I'm documenting the weirdest stuff I have in my house... Here's Mr. Gasser, who reminds me of my auto shop teacher at Millikan High School, Mr. Schafer. He was one of my favorite teachers, but strongly suggested that I might not make a very good auto mechanic. I'm glad I took… Continue reading Mr. Gasser aka Big Daddy Roth
When I saw these beautiful Porsche automobiles together over the weekend, I wondered... which would be my fantasy choice to fill the empty space in the garage - the Saturday-ready track car or the Sunday-cruising 356?
Had a flashback to the golden age of California custom cars at the Dr. George Car Show today. This is the incredibly awesome #Atomitron, which started life as a 1949 Studebaker pickup until John Saltsman dug deep into the '50s and '60s hot rod kustom kulture with the help/inspiration of some of the great SoCal… Continue reading Flashback to the legends of Kustom Kulture
She saw it. She wanted it. She gets what she wants.
The formula for a 140+ mph hot rod is simple... find a high-torque 18.5 liter Hispano Suiza airplane engine from 1915, attach a 1919 Delage bus gearbox before mounting it into a lightweight 1915 Hispano Suiza chassis that's fitted with an Albion garbage truck rear-end, then stopped by mechanical chain drum brakes. Another favorite from Jay's collection that… Continue reading 1915 Hispano Suiza Hot Rod
The Fourth Annual Rock the Ride at Big Rock Golf and Pub was held in La Quinta on this sunny Southern California afternoon to help kick-off activities leading up to the Palm Springs Cruisin’ Association’s 18th Annual Dr. George Charity Car Show at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in the Coachella Valley. Dr. George's Car… Continue reading Rock the Ride at Big Rock
1960 Nash Metropolitan crosses the auction block in Palm Springs, California.
1975 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
On display at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles is Bruce Meyer's spectacular 1934 Ford Pierson Brothers Coupe. Pete Chapouris restored it to its original 1950 "Edelbrock Special" livery, the year it topped 153 mph on El Mirage dry lake bed (the car had been heavily modified in the late 1980s and sped past… Continue reading 1934 Ford Pierson Bros. Coupe
I had an opportunity to photograph Ron Bown's stunning 1933 Ford Speed 33 Keystone Coupe, built by legendary hot rod designer Chip Foose and Marcel DeLay, at the Petersen Automotive Museum's private in-house studio. The Petersen automotive Museum is in Los Angeles and a must-see indulgence for everyone who loves automobiles. Photographed with the Canon… Continue reading 1933 Ford Speed 33 Keystone Coupe by Chip Foose
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