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Wandering Around In The Lot At The BFE GP LeMons Race
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In the comment section of the blogpost today asking what was the worst factory body kit ever, the LeMon Petty Cash race team was brought up. Mad Science mentioned they kicked butt at Buttonwillow and this olelongrooffan remembered seeing them do the same at the BFE GP last weekend. That reminded me of some images…
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Speed Reads: The Battle for the Beetle by Karl Ludvigsen
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It’s difficult to not be fascinated by the once-ubiquitous Volkswagen Beetle, from its conception as a pet project of arguably the worst person in history to its unprecedented success. It has also been a veritable primordial ooze from which thousands upon thousands of Hoon-worthy project cars, kit cars, and race cars crawled to meet their…
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Speed Read: Ultimate American V8 Engine Data Book 2nd Ed.
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Right off the bat, Peter Sessler’s Ultimate American V8 Engine Data Book, 2nd Ed., contains five words I like and one contradiction in terms. I like American V8s, data, books, and if something’s the “ultimate”, then there shouldn’t be a need for a second edition (ultimate means last). The title’s mix of lots of what…
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Speed Read: How To Restore Automotive Trim and Hardware
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Ever gotten in over your head? Started a project that you thought you could handle, but realized that doing it right was way beyond what you had skill, tools, money or time for? How To Restore Automotive Trim and Hardware by John Gunnell may well save you from such an experience when it comes to…
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Speed Reads- How to Restore Your Collector Car 2nd Edition
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If you’re looking to restore or repair your collector car, it would sure be nice if the project came with an instruction manual. Sure, there are plenty of Haynes manuals and Bentley books to guide you through the travails of the mechanicals, but what about the rest of the car- the body, soft-bits and trim?…
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Speed Reads- Collector's Originality Guides- Ford Mustang and Model A
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Collector’s Originality Guides- The ’64 1/2 -’66 Mustang and Ford Model A Although you might not think so, the Ford Model A and First Generation Mustang have a lot in common. Both cars represented an entry into an uncharted category for the Blue Oval.
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Speed Read – Merchants of Speed
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If you’ve never taken the time to listen to stories of what members of The Greatest Generation did with their free time in the 30s, 40s and 50s, you ought to. Seriously, just call up your parents or grandparents and let ’em talk. Rest assured, there will be rambling incoherence, and the stories may be…
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Speed Reads- Dean Jeffries, 50 Fabulous Years in Hot Rods, Racing & Film
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You probably saw Dean Jeffries work before you knew his name. Whether it was the Monkeemobile, the Streetcars from Who Framed Roger Rabbit or Old Number 98, the Agajanian Special, Jeffries influence across TV, movies, racing and the Southern California hot rod scene are the stuff of legend.
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Legendary Race Cars
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There comes a time in the day to put down the Haynes or the Bentley repair guides. There is also a time to close the browser window and step away from the computer (though only for a little bit please). Do you have to fill that time with family? No! You can spend that time…
