A showcase of the cream of the 2013 Sema show crop BY BOB RYDER The SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) Show is the largest automotive… Continue reading
BOB RYDER . May 05, 2022
First, let’s get a major clarification out of the way. Just because a car’s manufacturer is Japanese doesn’t mean that the car is JDM. JDM… Continue reading
Erin Masercola . May 05, 2022
They say that every generation has its own hot rod, and Today’s young people seem to have developed a taste for Detroit late-model muscle cars… Continue reading
BOB RYDER . May 02, 2022
Improvement and innovation are a constant force always moving things forward. Unfortunately for good or bad, some things are left behind in the dust. The… Continue reading
Mike Bradford . April 26, 2022
Bobby Mahoney rescued this clown ’62 impala from a North Dakota ditch Life is a series of the darnedest experiences. Southern Californian Bobby Mahoney certainly… Continue reading
JIM SMART . April 22, 2022
It’s often difficult to pinpoint an exact moment that made a great impact. Usually these milestones happen in the political world or with technological… Continue reading
JASON MULLIGAN . April 20, 2022
On a recent trip to a car show we ran across this bad-ass ’29 Ford pickup. We were amazed by the ingenuity that went into… Continue reading
TOM GOMEZ . April 19, 2022
There are a few ways to get a reaction when building a show car. One is to build something over the top, like a tricycle… Continue reading
ISAAC MION . April 12, 2022
No matter what anyone says, we all want to be cool, whether it’s to the boss or our friends. For Dustin McLeod, his love… Continue reading
Jon Hansen . March 29, 2022
Admit it. There are times when you’d love to own a vintage car as a daily driver, like a driver-quality 1965-66 First Gen Mustang. But… Continue reading
RICHARD TRUESDELL . March 02, 2022
Cadillac has always been the highest standard of American automotive excellence. If you own and drive a classic or showroom-new Cadillac, you’re waltzing through high… Continue reading
JIM SMART . February 24, 2022
Steve Disch had long dreamed of the car that you’re about to read about. Everyone knows that you can’t tell a book by its cover,… Continue reading
BOB RYDER . February 22, 2022
Leslie Long and Gene Mitchell organized the latest reunion for the Santa Ana Airport Drag Strip and Main Street Malt Shop on Oct. 12, 2013… Continue reading
Richard Parks . January 30, 2022
Last year Veterans Day fell on Monday, Nov. 11, 2013, which was also the day of the Surf City Veterans Day Car Show in Surf… Continue reading
Roger Rohrdanz . January 29, 2022
Shine traveled with custom car builder John D’Agostino to Helsinki for yet another car show The SO-CAL Speed Shop has been well represented abroad in… Continue reading
PETE CHAPOURIS . January 27, 2022
This is the one show every year that never disappoints. With greater OE participation, the world’s biggest and best automotive aftermarket event encompasses it all… Continue reading
Drive Staff . January 26, 2022
Fathers teach a lot to their sons—when to throw a punch, how to hold their liquor, what to look for in used cars, when to… Continue reading
Wendy Wilson . January 24, 2022
Color and Motion in the NHRA The big-time drag racing season begins and ends each year at Pomona—site of the National Hot Rod Association Auto… Continue reading
Gus Alonzo . January 16, 2022
Many of today’s drag racing fans may not know that the ’60s was an era where advancements in speed and equipment moved quickly in an… Continue reading
Lou Leto . December 28, 2021
Funny Car Driver and Clutch Master Paul Lee Builds the Car of his Dreams The 1970 Plymouth Barracuda was a third generation E-body and was… Continue reading
BOB RYDER . December 28, 2021