the essence

It's that time of year again... The time to think about the things that really matter. The things that matter in life, of course, but as a carnut, I can't help thinking about the things that matter in carlife, too. Things like simplicity, purity, the essence of mechanics. There are few cars that capture this as good as a traditional fenderless 1932 ford roadster. Photo taken in early december 2009 at Custom Parts & Wear in Mellingen, Switzerland.

happy holidays

The LOWTECH staff wishes you all a merry x-mas and a happy new year. May all of your wishes come true...

winfield's sled

Just found this cool period picture on my computer... A mild chevy hardtop coupe, a beautiful custom merc and a hot rodded truck waiting alongside a country road. No idea about the whereabouts of those rides until I realized that the filename included the words winfieldmerc... Well, no more questions. And after a little research I ended up on Rik Hoving's Custom Car Photo Archive where I was confirmed that the Merc used to be one of Winfield's personal rides.

belly tank lakester

By pure coincidence, I dug up this old ebay auction from last month. It's one of the most beautiful belly tank lakesters and a great piece of history with impressive craftmanship. Fortunately, there are still lots of amazing shots from literally every angle and even a video. According to bringatrailer.com the price went up to at least $75k.

more mooneyes x-mas 2009

Don't know why I overlooked it, but here's some more excellent mooneyes x-mas show coverage by Speedhunters.com.
*Update: Tons of pics by ScooterMcRad found on the HAMB.
*Update II: Another batch of brilliant pics was published on Speedhunters.com.

hot rod henry's

++ X-mas special at Hot Rod Henry's ++ Lowering blocks $2.99, moon hub caps $11.95! Don't waste your money and time looking elsewhere – Hot Rod Henry's got it all! Authorized Fenton dealer. ++ End of Commercial Break ++

mooneyes x-mas 2009

I miss So-Cal... even if it looks like it's actually been raining at Mooneyes X-mas. But what the hell, head over to Speedhunters.com and soak up the atmosphere.