out now: deadend magazine 2/07

Glad they did it again: The Espinoza guys just released the latest issue of their awesome deadend magazine. Check it out at deadendmagazine.com. It's one of the very few magazines around with a selection of rides that never disappoints. Photography and layout are, as always, on a very high level. Highly recommended!

it's all about the stance (pt. 2)

Yeehaw, my '63 bel air finally got the stance that it deserves. No bags, just a set of lowering springs. It drives great, handling is even better than before, but I don't care about that as long as the target of setting the correct stance has been achieved.

k.i.s.s.

As already mentioned in some earlier posts, I do have a soft spot for shoebox kustoms. Today I came across this stunning example of a very tastefully done shoebox while surfing the HAMB. No flames, no flakes, no frills and just another proof for the philosophy that less is more. Or as the saying goes: keep it simple, stupid.

american car show zuchwil

Another weekend, another meeting: Zuchwil is Switzerland's biggest american car event, but it's mainly focussed on muscle cars and classic 50s cars. Thus, you gotta look hard to spot some traditional rods or kustoms. I did so and stumbled across a nice model A roadster with some patina, a chopped '48 Ford coupe from the Cheaters car club, some slammed rides and that nice '62 impala which would make for a great 60s era mild kustom if you'd replace the lowrider wheels.

artsyfartsy weekend shots

Some pics I took at a vintage car meet some days ago. The rest of the cars? MGs, Jags, Alfas, you name it. Nice, but off topic, at least here on lowtech.

hot rod & rock show (pt. 1)

Spring time is indoor show time. At least in Europe, where the climate doesn't make you feel like cruising around earlier than April. Last weekend, the Hot Rod & Rock Show took place in Tampere, Finland. Finnish blogger, fellow gearhead and longtime VW enthusiast Tero Virta sent me some links to websites with photo galleries from that show. As you can see in my "best of" selection, the Finns know how to build some stunning rides. Check out link 1, link 2 and link 3.

hot rod & rock show (pt. 2)