the road to finsterwalde

One of the best parts of a hot rod show is getting there. (photos © Beat Schuppli)

cruising los angeles in the 1940s

Maybe you remember that drive down sunset strip in 1964. Here we got something similar but what really adds to the awesomeness is that it is from the 1940s! Hot rod archeologists may have to pay special attention at 1:49 and 3:22. Enjoy! (via Powerglide, source Archive.org)

finsterwalde by night

It was a smokey night in Finsterwalde, Germany. (photos © Beat "Smokin" Schuppli)

stance works

The 1940 Ford Coupe is one of the nicest cars of the 30s and 40s. It's a beauty in stock condition but also makes for a great kustom and even works with a hot rod stance. This is how I saw Paul's forty Ford in person. And before it got a bit of tweaking on the suspension.



And these are the "after" shots. The new stance looks much more aggressive and fits the coupe perfectly. I couldn't hardly decide between the two looks. Could you? But I keep being amazed of what stance can do to the attitude of a car.

headbanging 1951

The annual Headbanging in Finsterwalde, Germany is the closest you can get to entering a time machine and heading back to the post-war era. Limited to pre-58 cars and taking place on an old military air base, there's no modern junk to distract the viewer's eye. Once more, it's our man at the eastern front providing us with a lot of great pics. Thanks, Beat! (photos © Beat Schuppli)

down and dirty in hindenberg 2/2

Enjoy the second batch of pics from the Hindenberg Dirt Track Race. (photos © Beat Schuppli)

muddy moving

Remember the other dirt track event earlier this summer? German movie makers faust & heisler produced this great little vid about the 2011 Rust'n Dust Jalopy Race so we can ride along and enjoy it from the most exciting angles without even getting wet or dirty: Raindrops Are Falling On My Racetrack on Vimeo. (as seen on fueltank.tv)