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February 8, 2010
Hemmings Find of the Day – 1935 Ford Roadster
By Dan Strohl
Hemmings
Occasionally, somebody not familiar with the Hemmings brand will ask us if we’re just a regional magazine, and of course we inform them that we’re not just national, we’re global, as shown by today’s Hemmings Find of the Day, a 1935 Ford roadster all the way from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Though not the rarest production 1935 Ford (that honor goes to the four-door Deluxe convertible sedan), FoMoCo only built 4,896 roadsters that year, and each one of them remains in high demand, so we imagine this one’ll get snatched up rather quickly. The seller doesn’t include a price, but describes it as a “good project” and is apparently well versed in exporting cars to the United States. See more pics at Hemmings
FD RX7 Build
By Speedhunters
Car Culture At Large
Like 99% of car fans, I grew up with motors all around me – my old man loved his cars, often bringing classics back from Italy including a Lamborghini Espada, 1976 Porsche 911 and even began building his own Jaguar E-type until the unfortunate birth of the brother put a stop to things… Anyways, since 2004 I’ve been a ‘motoring journalist’ over on the UK title Max Power which, when you’re 16 at the time of starting work, it opens your eyes to the entire car industry pretty quickly. Continue reading at Speedhunters
By Mark Riccioni
’66 Plymouth Pro Touring Concept
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
Mike Musto sent me the link to this awesome ’66 Plymouth pro touring concept created by Reuben Zammit. I’ve been toying with ideas for my ’66 Satellite, and was thinking of going the pro touring route, especially after seeing the Ring Brothers Fairlane at SEMA last year. Either that or something slightly more NASCAR. Or should I go more Sox and Martin? Of course, I’m sorely lacking in money and time, but if anyone wants to sponsor a build, lemme know…
Bad Accident at Sebring
Tampa Sports Car Examiner
A Corvette blew a tire at 100 mph and was sent flying into the wall. The car is a total loss and was scattered about the course. This was caught on tape by a following car seen below, what do you think happened? Read more at Tampa Sports Car Examiner.
February 7, 2010
Bipolar
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
Nice looking 280Z, huh? Click through to Mike’s ride page to see what’s under the hood!
February 6, 2010
Preston’s ’65 Stang
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
You know someone is serious about restoring cars when they have a rotisserie in their driveway! See all the pics at Preston’s ride page!
February 5, 2010
Photo of the Day
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
How about Darrell’s 2009 Challenger SRT-8 on 24 inch Dropstars? Keep those photo of the day PMs and e-mails coming!
Why I Can’t Afford a Hyundai Genesis Coupe
By Ryan Porter
IN-N-OUT Editor
I took the Hyundai Genesis Coupe out for a couple days and am starting to think that I can’t afford to own one. We were provided with the nice 3.8 Track version, which is the sportiest of the offerings, but for a guy like me it still lacks what I really want in a sporty car. Here is a list of mandatory modifications that I’d have to complete in order to own this car:
1. Stiffer suspension – The car has too much weight transfer and too much lean.
2. Lightened flywheel – I can’t exactly describe it, but the transmission is lacking. Quick shifts are nearly impossible to fire off and at low RPMs it feels like the tranny has too much weight to turn over. I’m thinking a lightened flywheel would help with getting the power sooner and might delay the hang time between shifts.
3. Wheels – Very few OEMs get the wheels right, and rather than making the car these take the car back a notch and remind you once again that it’s a Hyundai.
Overall I actually really enjoy the car and I’ll admit that I’m somewhat finicky, as you can tell by the wide variety of cars I’ve owned.
VW Deconstruction
By Ron Honig
WaytooFurious
Recently my friend Dale picked up a ragtop VW Beetle minus the engine and gearbox for free. The body was completely riddled with rust so the mechanic that owned the car had decided to get rid of it. The beauty of this deal was that everything from the wide body kit down to the carpets was in good order. Unfortunately Dale’s wife told him that under no circumstances was he bringing home another car!
I thought that this was a bit harsh, I mean how can it be a bad thing if a man wants to add to his collection of two Beetles and a Combi? To solve the dilemma I suggested that we store and strip the car close to where I lived as it would be under cover and we would have a garage to store the parts in. To cut a long story short I thought that I would start working on the car by myself to save time.
It was great, I have not worked on a Beetle in years and found it almost therapeutic when I systematically stripped it apart. It took me half a day and this was the end result. Last weekend we cut the shell in half and dragged it off to the scrap yard. So when was the last time you had fun stripping a car?
More pics after the jump!
Cherry Bomb Reveals The Disturbing The Peace Project 1968 Camaro
By Brian Lohnes
BangShift.com
Our pals at Cherry Bomb have announced that their next project will be a cool 1968 Camaro. Cherry Bomb ran an online poll for enthusiasts to decide what the company’s next project would be and the Camaro won out over a Mustang. In typical Cherry Bomb style, the car is going to be loud, fast, and pretty freakin’ slick lookin’. Make no mistake about it, this isn’t just an exhaust upgrade, these guys are doing the Camaro from soup to nuts.
The car will be built by YearOne and will have a fusion of different styling eras. The motor, an LSx-based plant, will be topped with an 8-71 BDS blower. That’s mechanical retro-futurism at work if we’ve ever seen it.
We look forward to keeping tabs on this project. We’re going to pester the dudes at Cherry Bomb to slip us build photos under the shop door as progress begins. Read the full release from Cherry Bomb after the jump!
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