The Holy Trinity of Hot Rod Movies
Grab your favorite pair of blue jeans, a plain white t-shirt and a pack of Lucky Strikes for this one!
How the Small Block Chevy engine dominated the Hot Rod world
What do Hot Rods, Overhead Valve V-8s, Internal Memos, and a Belgian have in common? They are responsible for the best Hot Rod engine ever made!
Ford v Selden
The forgotten story about the battle for the soul of the American automobile.
Introduction to Traditional Hot Rods
What makes a Hot Rod a Hot Rod? Take a look at this handy video guide and check out the full article below!
The Union Transportation Company of Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville Tennessee’s African-American reaction to segregation on public transport.
Indy 500 week
For the 107th time drivers, mechanics, and engineers will enter the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and, in an effort to be the best driver, with the best-maintained car, combined with the best racing strategy, walk back out of the speedway as legends. While it is true that IndyCar races a multiple-race schedule every year, none of those races compare to the prestigious Indy 500.
Automotive Technological Innovation, Then and Now
One of the things I find most interesting about the kinds of automobiles we feature here is the number of companies looking to make electric cars.
A BLEAK FUTURE AHEAD
By 1979, when President Carter delivered his infamous Crisis of Confidence Speech, automotive manufactures were a hollowed out shell of what they had been in 1969.
Like 70s fashion, electric cars have come back around.
At one time in there were almost 300 companies in the business of making electric automobiles in this country.
Burn up that quarter mile
The old adage goes that once there was a town with 2 cars, the first race happened.
Car Shows are a Thing of the Past and That’s a Good Thing
Car shows are a tradition that has been carried on for over 100 years, so get out and enjoy one today.
What if we didn’t all own a car…
In the early days of automotive history a lot of questions were unsettled. Questions like which engine technology is the best had not been decided.