Thursday, September 27, 2012

Classified Information #2


More ghoulish goodies from the back pages of Hot Rod, December 1963.

Sunday, September 9, 2012

Kandy In A Kan



Since I had the 'ol scanner scanning, I thought I'd post up this gem from a slightly tattered issue of Car Craft dated March 1959. There is an age old debate in custom circles as to whether candy, or indeed custom, was spelt with a k. You'll notice that Joe was happy to market his with a plain old c which opens up another kan of worms.

Classified Information


The back pages of old Car Craft magazines are a smorgasbord of weird and wonderful provisions. Where else could you shop for an Isky cam and a two foot stuffed alligator ?

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Chrisman At Lions


Moparitis #4


"Lawman" Al Eckstrand will make his first official competition appearance with the Golden Commandos behind the wheel of their A/FX super stock Plymouth ...

Monday, September 3, 2012

Sunday, September 2, 2012

Not So Stock


You'll never convince me that those headers
were an optional extra down at the dealership
.

Saturday, September 1, 2012

The Farmer And The Dutchman


Arnie Beswick facing off against a topless Al Vanderwoude at Lions.

Givin' You The Willys #18


Bogan Renfroe's "Cat Skinner" 1940 Willys

Powered by a hi-riser 427 Ford purchased from Phil Bonner, Renfroe raced the Willys until the end of 1966 when he replaced it with Cat Skinner II
, another 1940 Willys. The name "Cat Skinner" came from Renfroe's occupation as a bulldozer driver, otherwise known as cat skinners.
For the entire story on Bogan Renfroe visit georgiadragracing.com.

Image via: The H.A.M.B.

Moparitis #3



Gene Snow's 1965 Dodge Dart started life as a showroom stocker before it became one of the most successful match racers in the country. All steel, apart from a fibreglass front end, Gene won back to back U.S Nationals titles in 1966 and 1967 with this injected Hemi monster.

Images via: The H.A.M.B.