Yesterday was the day to take apart the blown 200 straight six motor from our Billy Beer 1979 Ford Fairmont Futura 24 Hours of Lemons racecar. My first indication that we hadn’t blown the motor in a normal way was the condition of the spark plug on the right. There was also this extra lump […]
So this is for sale down the street from me, looks kind of like what Bruce Wayne would drive after being wiped out in the stock market. No expense was spared on tape and stickers, plus 2 for sale signs! Imagine the skill it took to paint the custom red wheels and get the brake […]
In short we were having the best race of our careers, blew the motor Sunday morning, did a 4 hour engine swap, only to be done in by bad freeze-out plugs in the back up motor. Friday we rolled out of Van Nuys later than expected, and had some traffic and some tow vehicle trouble […]
UPDATE: SOLD!!! But I am always looking for other low dollar, low mile projects Okay, I’ve had this for a few years, but its time to move on. I believe I am the second owner, the first owner was a retired fellow who kept it on his RV. There are about 2000 miles on […]
Went to the all Mopar show in Woodley Park Van Nuys, CA a few weeks ago. Among the Super Bees, Challengers, Chargers and 300s were a few unexpected “collector” cars. Several people seem to still be trying to convince everybody the PT Cruiser is a cool car. It isn’t, and it will never be. But […]
Saw this on my last trip to the local Harbor Freight, same place I saw the Fake Car. Wow, it’s an EXtreme with a Hemi! But wait a minute, don’t I know you? Aren’t you just a run of the mill Ford Aerostar cargo van? Sorry, my mistake, I can clearly see from back here… […]
Really no other title does it justice. How was this thing still driving around the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles on Friday without being pulled over ticked and impounded, that’s what I want to know. That is not some sort of optical illusion, or a piece of black paper on the outside of the […]
Its looking pretty finished in the garage. Sure there’s a motor and parts all over the place, but there is also a running motor currently in the car. So, I will build this motor with the Clay Smith cam and milled head, but it will just be as the back up to the current 2002 […]
So in order to fix my relatively rare 1985 Honda VF1000R I had to make 2 trips out to Duarte, CA to visit Flanders, who still make custom cables for motorcycle throttles. While out in sleepy, dusty Duarte I spotted this ahead of me on the road. Could it be? Was it possible? Yes, I […]
Spotted this one in traffic. It wasn’t easy, and it was likely illegal, but I managed to get a couple of shots. Fog lights, reflectors, hood scoop, chrome edge guards, body kit, vent-o-ports, sunroof wind deflector (though who knows if there is even a sunroof), and stickers, stickers, stickers. I suppose its like plastic surgery, […]