rising in the east

Put on some early 60s surf or hot rod record, open up a cold one and enjoy this fabulous photo gallery. All I know is that they were taken in the 1960s at Sanford drag strip in Maine. (via Hemmings)

supernova supershot

This sir is one heavy contender for the shot of the year. And the Nova isn't bad either. Seen on Gasoline Magazine. (photo © J Wessberg)

the deacons in paso

This is a posting I was looking forward to for quite some time. The pictures show the Deacons Car Club from San Diego on the road to Paso Robles in 2002 and were shot by Stacey Holland. The black and white makes them look like they were taken back in the early days. And early days they were indeed, in a way, as the resurrection of the traditional hot rods and customs was just happening, with clubs like the Shifters and the Deacons as well. There's more to come soon.

the monsters are coming out... again!

Cool. A lot of familiar faces on the new MAD FABRICATORS VOLUME 6 from Piero Deluca on Vimeo.

jack's 1932 coupe

Baby it's cold outside. Let me dig through the boxes of photos from last summer and see what I can find. Wow, this looks nice. A hot rod in the warm southern california sun. The car obviously is a 1932 coupe with a flathead and a nice raked stance, reminding me a bit of the Lomas coupe.


Choppers member Jack Carroll built it by himself, channelled the body six inches over the frame, cut down the roof another five inches... sure those sinister looks don't come from nothing.


Wheels are 16 inch steelies with whitewalls while the finishing touch is a beautiful bronze paintjob.


Engine is a 24-stud flathead with two 97 strombergs, mated to a 1939 Ford transmission.


The car already looks fast just sitting there, but the image of seeing it blasting down the highway alongside of our rental burnt deep into our minds. Good times!

cheaters party '11

You live in Switzerland or France and you dig old school homebuilt hot rods and customs? Then there's no need to travel to Scandinavia, the UK or even the US of A. Just take a trip down to the south west of our small country, drive along the coast of Lake Leman and there you go. Welcome to Cheaters country.

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Pierre-Yves of the Cheaters Geneva built this superb chopper. And when he isn't riding the beautiful bike, he's busy marketing Dust, his own line of motorcycle gear.