All Entries in the "On Tour" Category
24 Hours of Daytona, Part 1
This year celebrated the 50th year of the first running of the 24 Hours of Daytona. I remember watching TV and seeing Dan Gurney sitting at the start-finish line with just minutes to go on that first running. Gurney blew an engine near the end of the race. He had over a 2 minute lead [...]
Mecum Kissimmee Auction 2012
We needed a break and a little warm weather so what better way to do so than go to a Mecum Car Auction in Kissimmee, FL in January? Sure you can sit home by the fireplace and watch it on TV but being there is a great deal more enjoyable. What you see on TV is entertaining and I record [...]
Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals
The Ford Aero cars are about to go big time. Hold on to your titles, pack your bags and buy a warm coat. On November 16, 17 and 18, 2012 the Blue Oval collectors are all going to gather in Chicago for the third Talladega Family Reunion! Like previous years the Reunion will be held [...]
FUN FORD WEEKEND
Bristol Dragway is excited to announce they have aquired the services of Tim Lopata as the “Managing Director” of the FUN FORD WEEKEND car show June 29th and 30th in Bristol Tennessee. Mr Lopata will be leaving his position as president of THE FORGE INVITATIONAL MUSCLECAR SHOW and taking over the chores of co-ordinating the [...]
Rad Rods by Troy Update on Talladega
One of the least seen cars at a car show has to be the 1969 Ford Talladega. Having one at a show modified is even more unusual. However, having a 1969 Ford Talladega reworked by a legend like Rad Rods by Troy is a real treat. Fear not Ford diehards, no real Talladgea was sacrificed [...]
Vintage Drag Races at Bristol, TN
Here is another of the great vintage drag racing films provided by Tim Lopata of the Forge Muscle Car Show. This includes a feature on Danny Ongais when he was a drag racer before he went Indy Car Racing.
Rod & Custom Machine & Fabrication
A big part of what we do here at Legendary Collector Cars is to bring you pictures and stories about car related events and places that you might not ever get to see on your own. This includes car shows, museums, private collections as well as restoration and custom speed shops. We recently completed just [...]
Drag Racing at Bristol Tennessee 1970
Our friend Tim Lopata has a large collection of vintage racing moving from back in the day and agreed to share some of them with us. Here is one that all of you drag racers will find interesting. It is vintage 1970 lots of action from the Bristol Drag Strip. This is a little long [...]
Crusin the Coast 2011
One of the events I keep hearing about but have not yet participated in is Crusin the Coast. Our friends Steve and Nancy Whitaker just returned from one of their many visits to this Gulf Coast event and forwarded some of their photos. Click on any photo to enlarge it for better detail. We thank [...]
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Aero Cars on Track
We participated in a very special event this past August. It was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in conjunction with the 2011 NASCAR Brickyard 400. Participants came from all over the Country and included 1969 Dodge Daytona, Ford Talladega, Mercury Cyclone Spoiler and Spoiler II cars as well as 1970 Plymouth Superbird and vintage [...]
Aero Cars at the 2011 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Brickyard 400-Video 1
One of the highlights for us this year was having the opportunity to drive our 1969 Ford Talladega on the Legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway. I have been attending races at the Speedway off and on since the early 70s but never imagined that I would one day have the opportunity to drive my car on [...]
2011 Forge Muscle Car Classic
One of the outstanding Muscle Car Shows each year is the Tim Lopata Forge Muscle Car Classic held this year in Sevierville Tennessee in early September. It was also home to the 2011 Ford Talladega Family Reunion. As usual the collection of cars was outstanding but the attendance of spectators was less than desired and [...]
Bunkie Knudsen Talladega Restoration Unveiled at Forge Muscle Car Classic
We just returned from another fantastic Forge Muscle Car Classic in Sevierville, TN. The car count was low but the quality was high. This year as last the show incorporated the Talladega Family Reunion for all Ford Talladega and Spoiler cars. There were over 20 of these fabulously rare cars in attendance and had center [...]
Hot August Nights 2011
Hot August Nights in Reno is one of those big events that has so many vehicles you can never get a good look at all of them but that doesn’t mean you don’t see some great stuff. Such large shows can almost be overwhelming. Our friends Steve and Nancy Whitaker from Ankeny, Iowa made their [...]
More Aero Cars at Indianapolis
I have been a little slow getting video and photos up of the big Aero Car event held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway during the Brickyard 400. Unfortunately, some of my photos were not usable due to a smudge on my camera lens the ones that aren’t smudged are loaded onto a computer which has been in the repair [...]
Mug n’ Bun + Speed and Wings
What would you do if you and the family went out on a Friday night to the local Mug n’ Bun, A&W or Dairy Queen for a little summer fast food and found yourself surrounded by fabulous and rare Superspeedway Muscle Cars from the late 60s? That is just what happened to some folks in [...]
Cyclone Levels Ontario Motor Speedway
This is another of our Backtracking Posts about the way it was back in the day. In 1971 the Ontario Motor Speedway opened in Ontario, CA. It was built as a clone of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. In those days the Indy Track was only used for one race a year, the INDY 500. The [...]
Chevy Convertible Collection Video
This is a follow up video from our visit a few weeks ago to the Dennis Albaugh Private Collection in Ankeny, Iowa. At least one of every Chevy Convertible from 1913 up to 1975 is included in the collection. Unfortunately, the collection is only open to the public one day a year. Our private tour provided [...]
Indy 500 Museum, 100th Anniversary Winning Cars
On Memorial Day 2011 the Indy 500 celebrated the 100th year since the first Indy 500 Race was run. There were special events everywhere but in the Museum every winning car was on display! It was a spectacle that could humble any true race fan. Katrina and I were fortunate enough to be able to [...]
Roller Hoop to replace old fashioned Rotisserie?
There is always some new product coming onto the market and promises to make life easier for each of us. We were recently contacted by a restoration shop with a new product we think might just live up to those claims if you are planning a major restoration. Doug Kielian of Auto Kraft Body and [...]
Good Guys Des Moines 2011
Unfortunately, we were unable to attend the Des Moines Good Guys event this year but our friends Steve and Nancy Whitaker were there with their beautiful 1969 Camaro Z28 RS in Daytona Yellow. Oh, it also have the dual 4 cross ram. They sent along a few photos from the show you might enjoy.
Dennis Albaugh Collection of Chevrolet Convertibles
I was a happy camper trying to decide which Yenko was best! Private car collections are often the most fascinating and the most difficult to visit. Friend Andy Snetselaar arranged for me to visit him at his “best job” in the car world. He is the curator of the Albaugh Collection in Ankeny, Iowa. I [...]
“Barn Finds” in a Pasture!
I was taking a trip through Central Iowa not long ago and driving down a main road outside of Pella just about sunset. It had been a long day of driving with about 12 hours under my belt when what should my wondering eyes should spot but a 50s style junk yard right beside the [...]
Shania Twain and Taylor Swift do Thelma and Louise in our Bird!
Here it is, the final product of the Thelma and Louise video staring Taylor Swift and Shania Twain. We had a fantastic time I set Monday when all of this footage was shot outside of Nashville in near 100 degree temperatures. This was a really great experience and we are so proud of the final [...]
Thelma and Louise Parody with Taylor Swift and Shania Twian
Since all the other sites are trying to catch up on this story we thought we better start giving you the on site photos from the shoot. We have hundreds more but will not do them all right now. It is our 1965 Thunderbird that Taylor and Shania along with Kid Rock are using in [...]
CMT Awards Video with Taylor Swift and Shania Twain-Thelma and Louise Parody
Ok all you car guys take 5 minutes out of your Wednesday evening and tune into the CMT Awards on Country Music Television (CMT). It will have something for everyone! If you have young girls in the house, make sure they watch with you! I just got back from spending 14 hours on the set [...]
100th Anniversary of the Indy 500; The People
The infield at the Indy 500 is always a party. Not the best place for a race fan though. We went to our first Indy 500 back in the early 70s and have really enjoyed returning on a regular basis. We don’t go every year but the 100th Anniversary of the first Indy 500 back [...]
Good Guys Nashville 2011 Day 2
We just posted some more photos from the Nashville Good Guys Show. These are from Saturday and attendance was not what I expected. The car count and attendance appeared to be way down from the “good economic times” of a few years back. However, the quality of cars was fine and the Autocross event had [...]
Good Guys Nashville 2011
We just returned from the first day of the 2011 Good Guys Show in Music City, Nashville! We have over 50 photos from the first day, Friday posted on our Show page. We will be posting many time that over the next few days. These are only the very first photos to give you just [...]
SNEAK PEEK: FIRST 2011 MOTION 427-SC CAMARO!
In our last article we went old school and showed you an article from 1968 and the Royal Pontiac Bobcat Firebird. Today’s car from the same GM family tree but a totally different breed. 40 plus years is a long time and the changes are remarkable, this is a world class Camaro. Mr. Motion was [...]
Breaking News, Classic & Muscle Car Auction
I have just been informed that Tim Lopata is planning a Classic and Muscle Car Auction for Saturday September 10, 2011 as part of the Forge Muscle Car Classic and the Talladega Family Reunion. That is all that is known at the current time. If you didn’t have enough reasons to come to the 2nd [...]
Registration Due for 2011 Talladega Family Reunion
It is time to once again to prepare for the 1969 Ford Talladega Family Reunion. No, this is not a bunch of redneck Alabama family members getting together to drink moonshine; well maybe just a couple. If you are new to this site you should know we are really into the 1969 Ford brand NASCAR [...]
Monster Jam; Monster Trucks
We recently attended our first Monster Truck Monster Jam! We have watched them on TV for sometime now and have even played a computer game or two but have to tell you being there in person is better. Of course we were rooting for the hometown hero, Allen Pezo of Nashville, especially since he had [...]
Ford Talladega Family Reunion 2011; Including Mercury Spoiler & Spoiler II
It is time to once again to prepare for the 1969 Ford Talladega Family Reunion. No, this is not a bunch of redneck Alabama native family members getting together to drink moonshine; well maybe just a couple. If you are new to this site you should know we are really into the 1969 Ford brand [...]
Powerwheels Gone Wild!
This is one of those videos any car guy is going to like. Anyone else built one of these and have a video to share? I can only imagine how many little kids who got a Powerwheel for Christmas are now watching dad whack it up and do a Tim Allan “Tool Man” job on [...]
Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II go to Muscle Car Museum
With a great deal of excitement and regret we delivered our 1969 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II to the Floyd Garrett Muscle Car Museum in Sevierville Tennessee. One of our favorite cars will be on loan to the Muscle Car Museum for a year. Although it will give a lot more muscle car enthusiasts an opportunity [...]
Holman & Moody; Burnouts and Moonshine
Most of us will take in a major car show or two a year. This usually means driving a distance out of town or even out of state. It is a weekend of fun and grand cars but then it is a rush back to work and the normal routine. I also know from experience [...]
1969 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler II Drag Car
It is so much fun when you hear about some wild car out there in the hinter lands that sounds to good to be true and then you see it for yourself and it is better! When we went to the Ford Talladega Family Reunion I knew a couple of NASCAR Talladegas would be there [...]
Louisville Concours d’Elegance at Churchill Downs
At the same time the Forge Muscle Car Show was going on the Louisville Kentucky Concours d’Elegance at Churchill Downs was going on. One of the Talladega Family Reunion attendees immediately left the Forge Show and drove up to participate in the Coucours. That is way to much cleaning and polishing for me in one [...]
Project Drag Pack goes to a show
The show season is beginning to wind down for the year but we recently attended an October Fest and car show put on by Wilson Bank and Trust in Lebanon TN. It was a great show as usual and the show area was over flowing with terrific cars of all kinds. We even took our [...]
2010 Forge Muscle Car Show Video
If you were one of those unfortunate car guys that missed the 2010 Forge Muscle Car Show we have a video for you that will give you a quick tour. If you want to hear what Tim Lopata, the man behind the Forge Muscle Car Show, has to say about this year’s show and a [...]
National Parts Depot (NPD) Car Collection
I recently had the opportunity and honor to view the fabulous car collection of National Parts Depot (NPD). We all know this company has a great collection of parts for most any collector car or truck out there. However, did you know they also have one of the best car collections you will ever see [...]
1969 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler; Overview
If you have been following along for any time at all you know that the Forge Muscle Car Show in Kingsport TN on Oct. 1 and 2 is going to be home of the First ever Ford Talladega Family Reunion. The “Family” consists of three 1969 Ford products. The first is the Ford Talladega, the [...]
1969 Ford Talladega; Overview
If you are going to the Forge Muscle Car Show on Oct. 1 and 2 in Kingsport, TN then you need to have a solid historical background on the Ford Talladega. The First Ever Talladega Family Reunion will be held in conjunction with the Forge Show and it will be an event you won’t want [...]
White Banjo Matthews Prototype Ford Talladega
This is another rare Ford Talladega Prototype once owned by Banjo Matthews and headed to the Forge Muscle Car Show this fall. This car is shown in its current condition, dust and all. It has been in hiding for years and was recently pulled out of storage and placed in Floyd Garrett Muscle Car Museum [...]
Two Ford Talladega Prototypes for Banjo Matthews; an Update
We have been keeping you posted on the very special and very rare Ford Talladegas that will be appearing at the Forge Muscle Car Show In Kingsport, TN on October 1 and 2, 2010. Now we have even more info. The owners, Jason and Clarence Thompson, have provided us with a few new pics of [...]
New Zealand love American Muscle Cars
Recently we featured an Australian race shop and museum but today we wanted you to see what is happening in New Zealand! This is a video sent to us by readers and friends from “down under”. In some ways it looks just like here in the States and the cars could belong to any of [...]
Austrailan Race Shop and Car Museum
We are all sitting in lawn chairs at car show here in the US during the top of summer heat while car guys in some parts of the World are dealing with winter and working away in their garages. Recently, I was sweating away at a cruise and wondered what our friends in Australia and [...]
Idiotic Car Story Contest with not so happy of an ending.
Not all Idiotic Car Stories have a happy ending. Here is another entry in our contest. Send us your story and you might just win a prize from our new Online Store. By: George Houk This thunderbolt was owned and driven by John Donilson in 1964-1965. He died in this car at Union Hill when he [...]
New Zealand American Car Show
We recently received another link to a New Zealand car show that featured American cars from one of our friends, “Kiwi” Robert Pegler. I thought all you might enjoy this video. Now, for all you US gear heads remember they drive on the “wrong” side of the road down there. The first time I saw [...]
First Cruise of 2010
Car season is BACK! We just attended our first real car cruise of the year. The weather was great and the new rides were all terrific. We live in Murfreesboro Tennessee home of the Murfreesboro Hot Rod Club and they put on a great cruise. Every Friday night cars from all over middle Tennessee and [...]
Beach Hop Whangamata New Zealand
By: Richard Fleener I love my cars and all we get to do with them but it is really about all the great people we meet when Katrina and I take them out. One example of that is Robert Pegler of New Zealand. Robert and I first met through this web site. Last summer he [...]
Cars of Amelia Island Concours De’Elegance
Seeing the cars on the show field of Amelia Island Concours De’Elegance will take your breath away. Seeing these beautiful works of art start their engines and drive through the crowd is enough to make you act like a school kid! Seldom have I been as excited at a car show as I was when [...]
Ford Talladega and Spoiler II Family Reunion at Forge Muscle Car Show
If you are a regular reader of Legendary Collector Cars you already know that there is going to be one great event for all the Ford Talladega and Mercury Cyclone Sp0iler/Spoiler II cars this fall. On October 1 and 2 of 2010 we will have the first ever reunion of some of the rarest production [...]
Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance; More Photos
We have posted some general photos from the Concours d’Elegance at Amelia Island. We will be posting hundreds of photos over an extended period of time but these will help show you what we have to share. The cars were beyond your imagination. There were concept cars, exotics, race cars, customs and one off homebuilts. [...]
Amelia Island Concours
We have just left the Amelia Island Concours and will be bringing you all the beautiful cars and warm weather we can pack into this page. The event was held March 12-14, 2010. We attended autograph sessions and seminars as will as the Concours. We have nearly 1,000 excellent photos, videos and more that we [...]
Ford Talladega Family Reunion at the Forge Muscle Car Show
Once in a lifetime opportunity if you love Fords or just enjoy rare cars! Several of us are working with Tim Lapata and his Forge Muscle Car Show to put on a very special “Family Reunion” for the Ford Talladega at this fall’s Forge Muscle Car Show. There will be an indoor show with a [...]
Stones River Battlefield
We live in the City of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, home of the Stones River Civil War Battlefield. As we begin this new year and new decade take one brief minute to remember the trials and tribulations that make it possible for us to live the lives we do. We, as citizens of this great Country, may [...]
Boskovich Collection; Boss 429 Mustangs and much more
I recently had an invitation to tour a portion of the Boskovich Car Collection. If was like no other experience. It is likely that most of you have heard of Pop’s Toy that terrorized Van Nuys Boulevard back in the late 60s and early 70s. If not, CLICK HERE for the story. Pops was a [...]
How to Meet New Friends and Get a Free Meal at Sonic
By: Richard Fleener While we were at the Aero Car Reunion in Alexander City we saw a lot of old friends and met lots of new ones. One such meeting was way more entertaining than the others. Katrina and I went to the Sonic next to Tim Wellborn’s Muscle Car Museum for lunch one day. [...]
Barn Find page updated
We have had a very productive November from a Barn Find perspective. Not only did we find a bunch of different cars out in the woods but we even found a high quality Barn Find in a Barn that we purchased and hope to have on the road by spring. If you like to look [...]
Aero Cars on Track at Talladega
By: Richard Fleener This is the last post on the 40th Reunion of the Aero Warriors at the Talladega Super Speedway. The Dodge Daytons, Plymouth Superbirds, Ford Talladegas, Charger 500s and Mercury Cyclone Spoiler IIs all got their chance to recreate that magical time back in 1969 when Stock Cars were Stock Cars and race [...]
Tim and Pam Wellborn’s Russwood Estate Aero Car Show!
By: Richard Fleener When Tim and Pam Wellborn invite car folks over for a visit they know how to do it right! During the 2009 Aero Car Reunion these Mopar collectors made even us humble Ford collectors feel special. The Wellborn Estate, known as Russwood, is a treasure in its own right but when you [...]
Sonic Drive-in Muscle Car Heaven
By: Richard Fleener Can you imagine pulling into your local Sonic drive-in and finding a row of 1969/70 aero muscle cars sitting there? How about two 1969 Dodge Daytons, a 1969 Dodge 500, a 1969 Ford Talladega and a 1970 Plymouth Superbird all in a row plus multiple more Daytonas, Superbirds, and Mercury Cyclone Spoiler [...]
Dodge Daytona and Plymouth Superbird Club at Talladega 40th Reunion
By: Richard Fleener Katrina and I just returned from four fabulous days of playing with our Ford Talladega and a bunch of terrific Mopar and Blue Oval folks at Talladega! We have a long list of stories to tell and nearly a 1,000 photos plus videos to sort through. We will be posting stories, Feature [...]
Talladega Super Speedway Aero Car Reunion
By: Richard Fleener We are off to the 40th Reunion of the NASCAR Aero cars this weekend at the Talladega Super Speedway. This reunion is only held once every five years at the Speedway. It is a great group of people who all love the Aero cars. Most don’t care if you own a Blue [...]
Rat Rod Photos
By: Richard Fleener Rat Rods continue to grow in popularity. They range from old beater 50′s machines in a combination of primer and rust to miscellaneous parts scavenged from a junk yard to make a vehicle for cheap. Others are highly engineered and mechanically advanced with suade paint jobs. Still others are pure rust buckets [...]
Middle Tennessee State University Homecoming Parade 2009
By: Richard Fleener Katrina and I like doing things in our local community so today we braved the cold weather and a lot of well lubricated college students to drive the MTSU Homecoming Queen and the MTSU Blue Raiders Queen in the Homecoming Parade in our 1965 Thunderbird. It is always fun to support such [...]
Hot Rod Tour to SEMA with Rolling Bones
We just received the following information from Motorbooks and thought you might be interested. Rolling Bones, one of the nations best-known hot rod shops, is teaming up with Motorbooks and rodders across the country on an adventure to SEMA! Ken Schmidt and Keith Cornell (aka Rolling Bones) will drive their 1932 Ford Three Window Coupe [...]
Gloriana Video Behind the Scenes; See our Mustang Fastback!
By: Richard Fleener It’s almost here! The new Gloriana single “How Far Do You Want To Go” Music Video will be released on Monday October 19, 2009 but we have a behind the scenes peek for you. We had a blast providing our 1967 Fastback for this shoot and we are very impressed with this [...]
Vintage Racing Darlington Historical Racing Festival
If you are tired of the same old NASCAR boring all look alike cars it is time for you to go to a Vintage Racing event. If you are new to NASCAR or IRL or any other form of motor sport you need to take in a vintage racing event. Doesn’t matter if it is [...]
Muscle Car Museum Tour; Floyd Garrett’s in Sevierville Tennessee
After going through the Floyd Garrett Muscle Car Museum in Sevierville, Tennessee I am all charged up to get back working on a project car. There are at least 90 excellent examples in the museum of why we all love muscle cars. Floyd Garrett is a well known and respected muscle car expert with a [...]
Gloriana Mustang Fastback Photo Shoot
Here is the latest photo of the band Gloriana at the studio photo shoot for their next music video. Watch for it around the first of October. We are so excited that our 67 Mustang Fastback will be part of this.
Update
We have not posted for a week or so because of a long over do vacation. However, in the next couple of weeks you will be seeing such things as lots of photos from the Floyd Garrett Muscle Car Museum, Racers Reunion in Darlington, a Feature on a great 1967 Mustang Fastback, and a review [...]
Music Video; Part 2: Gloriana
Gloriana is the Country Music group that asked to use our Project Mustang and we could not be more thrilled. It was an exciting experience and they are a great sounding group. I can hardly wait for the video to be completed. Here are some more photos of the shoot but you can see even [...]
Nethercutt Collection and San Sylmar
The late J. B. and Dorothy Nethercutt assembled a World-class collection of cars, mechanical musical instruments and rare collectibles. Thanks to their foresight and generosity their collections are available to all of us to see for absolutely no cost. The Merle Norman fortune allowed for the Collection to be funded forever. It will grow and [...]
Alan Jackson’s Private Car Collection, Take a Tour
Have you ever wished you could visit some of the private collections of the rich and famous? I know it is a dream for many of us to see Jay Leno’s fabulous collection of cars but there are many more collections that are also worth seeing. Often these are tucked away in far distant locations [...]
Ford Car Show; Fabulous Fords Forever
If you like Fords you have to go to a Fabulous Fords Forever car show. You will find some of the best Blue Oval cars anywhere and some of the best car folks you will ever meet. We just got back from a hot day on the asphalt on Saturday but had a “Fabulous” time. [...]
Dirt Track Racing at its best.
Check out the hay field behind the track. This facility is inside the City limits of Oskaloosa. Three cheers for the citizens of “Osky” for letting this continue and no complaints about the noise or the dirt. f you want to get up close to racing and have some fun check out your nearest dirt [...]
NASCAR Drivers’ Meeting Camping World Trucks
We have been watching Rod Hornaday race for a very long time, ever since he drove in the Winston West Series on the west coast. He has always been a hard charger and it was great to see him win a Sam Bass Guitar at Nashville. In yesterday’s post we gave you a recording of [...]
Sam Bass Guitar; Nashville Speedway
I am sure you have heard all about what punk Kyle Busch did to the beautiful Sam Bass Guitar trophy immediately after the Nationwide race at Nashville. If you haven’t, he smashed it on stage to the horror of most people present. This past weekend the Camping World Trucks were in Nashville for their annual [...]
Good Guys Video, Des Moines, Iowa Heartland Show
It has been a few weeks since we went to the Des Moines Good Guys Show but we finally got a video complete of some of the cars we saw. Check this out and also visit the photo pages.
World of Outlaws Race Car
If you have never had the opportunity to take in a World of Outlaws race or have never been to a dirt track in the mid-west here is a video for you. It is an exhibition run of a World of Outlaws race car at the famed half mile dirt track at the Southern Iowa [...]
Update on Murfreesboro Hot Rod Club Cruise
This event goes on every Friday night right outside the Belks Department Store in the Avenues Shopping Mall just off I-24 in Murfreesboro, TN. Cars are terrific but the people are even better. We have anywhere from a couple of hundred cars to over 700 on really good nights. The members of the Murfreesboro Hot [...]
Good Guys Des Moines 2009
We just returned from the Good Guys Show in Des Moines Iowa and it was one of the best shows we have been to. We were at Nashville Good Guys last weekend and it was so hot we had to leave. Des Moines was cool with some rain on the 4th but the weather was [...]
Good Guys Video of Autocross at Nashville
When you go to a car show all you usually see are cars lined up and looking good. It is fun and you get to see some wonderful cars up close. In recent years many of the larger events have added cruises down the streets some even with open exhaust. Some shows have added burn [...]
Nashville Good Guys 2009 was Hot!
One thing about Nashville when Good Guys comes to town they know how to give everyone a warm reception! It was hot at LP Field. The smell or radiator coolant waffled through the air. I saw a lot of cars that were from out of the area and many from Alabama. Almost every time I [...]
1969 427 ZL1 COPO Camaro Video
Here is one of those cars you just love to hear run but never ever get to. Now you can anytime you want to, just come back here and listen. What is it? This is a 1969 427 ZL-1 COPO Camaro from the Ciff Ernst Collection. You can see the complete collection on our Museum [...]
NASCAR Drivers’ Meeting
Have you ever wanted to attend a NASCAR drivers’ meeting before the big race? Well now is your chance. I am afraid I can’t send you to a drivers’ meeting but I can do the next best thing. I video recorded an entire drivers’ meeting and it is on our site for you to see [...]
Chevy Chevelle-abration Video has been added!
The video from the Chevy Chevelle-abration has been added, Click Here for all the Sights and Sounds of the show. You can also see it below but you will miss all of the photos we took! VIDEO OF CHEVELLE-ABRATION
Chevelle-abration
If you love Chevelles then you need to put this one on your list. It is The American Chevelle Enthusiasts Society Chevelle-abration held every year just outside of Nashville, TN. We were only able to attend for one day but there were a lot of beautiful Chevelles of every year present. If you like original [...]
Super Chevy Winner
Here are some photos of our recent Class win at the Super Chevy Show in Memphis, TN. Look closely at the photos and you can see the storm clouds approaching. It was a rainy weekend but a great time for all. Well, maybe not all, the drag racers didn’t get to see much track time. [...]
New Cruise-In Photos from Murfreesboro
The weather was good last Friday and we finally had a real cruise at the Murfreesboro Hot Rod Club cruise in Murfreesboro. Check our our photos at the Car Show page, Click Here. We have also added a new little feature to keep you on your toes. Going to a cruise is all about the [...]
Dodge Daytona, Plymouth Superbird, Ford Talladega, Mercrury Spoiler II Back at Talladega!
The 1969 and 1970 aero cars from Dodge, Plymouth, Ford and Mercury are returning to Talladega! You will not want to miss this. On November 1, 2009 the Talladega Superspeedway will welcome arguably, the most talked about stock cars in NASCAR history. The Daytona Superbird Auto Club will be hosting its 40th Reunion at the [...]
Super Chevy Show, Drag Races 2009
The rain really put the drag racers in their trailers. It seemed as soon as the track was dry it was a signal for the rain to start. In fact on Sunday when a few racers did get on the track the mops came out to dry the track from a weeping crack at the [...]
Memphis Super Chevy Show 2009
We just spent a wet weekend at the Super Chevy Show in Memphis. We had a successful trip with no problems and brought home a Class Win as well as a Sunday’s Best of Class award. In the very near future we will be posting a few clips of the very little racing that went [...]
Let’s Go Racing!
This is toooooo coooool. Check out the nose of Jamie Land’s Modified race car! You will remember Jamie as the guy who sold the Radical Rat Rod to Paul Tracy. Jamie is also into fast race cars and dirt tracks (my kind of guy). He just finished his new car and is ready to race. [...]
Super Chevy Show; Memphis Watch for Us
The show season is now officially on for those of us located in the SE. On April 17th the 2009 Super Chevy Show will be in Memphis, TN. God willing and the creek don’t rise we will be there. Watch for Katrina and me in our 1959 El Camino. It has been a long cold [...]
Riverside International Raceway Museum
In the mid 80s when I moved to Southern California the first thing I did was get season tickets to Riverside. It was a shrine for me. I grew up seeing it in movies and reading about it in magazines and watching races on TV. Within a few years I had my perfect season tickets [...]
Super Chevy and Hunter’s Car Shows; On Tour
Some of you might like to know how you can get your car posted to our site or even where you might be able to see one of our cars. We will be starting to tour again in April. We will be at the Hunter’s Car Show in Nashville and the Super Chevy Show in [...]
Packard Museum, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
The Fort Lauderdale Antique Car Museum is about only one kind of car, the Packard. It has the biggest collection of Packards and Packard memorabilia in the World according to staff at the museum. When we walked in we were impressed but once we started walking around and discovered there were multiple rooms of cars [...]
IRL Testing at Homestead
In late February we visited the IRL testing at Homestead Florida. It was our first visit to this facility and it certainly will not be our last. We had never given the track much thought because it is so far from almost everyone but it is a terrific facility. You can see the entire track [...]
Moving Cars from Los Angeles to Tennessee or moving from LA to Hee Haw!
The story of two married California urbanites that think Tennessee is the place you odda be! Since we just revised the web site and some of you are new to what we are doing I thought you might like a little history on how we got here. The following is a brief, light hearted update. [...]
Trophy Girls make you smile! NHRA Museum
Trophy girls make you smile. In the 50s and 60s is was all about fast cars and beautiful women. (Or was it beautiful cars and fast women?) The photo above is the most famous of them all; Linda Vaughan. She was Hurst Golden Girl/Miss Hurst. She is still around today and has held up well. [...]
Monster MOPAR Weekend XXIV Gateway International Raceway St Louis
Katrina and I just returned from one of the most enjoyable car shows we have ever been to. Imagine this, you are at a show and there are 730 cars there; and all but 9 are Mopars. You are one of the 9 Fords at the show, how would you expect to be treated? Well, [...]
So-Cal Speed Shop a Tour
From the time you enter the retail store for So-Cal Speed Shop you know you are some place special. It is an eclectic mix of hot rod parts, clothes, books, art, $150,000 hot rod sculptures too coffee cups. From here the tour moves to the three shop areas. The first has some wonderful vehicles under [...]
Corvette Assembly Plant Tour; Building a ZR1
I have been to the Corvette Assembly Plant in Bowling Green, KY many times and enjoyed every visit. The only problem is you are never allowed to take a camera or even a cell phone into the plant (employees have cell phones and they are on them all the time). NO PICTURES INSIDE THE PLANT! [...]
Corvettes Go Home: Corvette Homecoming Bowling Green 2008
I think this is one of the most beautiful years and color combinations ever built. Family reunions car be fun or they can be an embarrassment. They have even been know to erupt into violence, some red necks go to family reunions to look for dates! When you are a Corvette or a Corvette owner [...]
GoodGuys Nashville 2007
You folks liked the 2008 photos so much I decided to go back and pick out a few from 2007 and 2006Â and see if you liked them just as much. If you do I will roll out some more. What else would you like to see? This is one beautiful and wild custom. Don’t rush [...]
John Force NHRA Champion and one of the real Good Guys
I just got back from visiting the John Force Race Station compound in Yorba Linda California and it just reminds me how much Katina and I think of this racer. It seems so many racers are all about money and fame. Obviously John Force has plenty of both but it is also obvious he is [...]
