By John Coyle

Deputy Editor

I’ve lived in some places with tiny-ass garages, and I know that Rob’s Satellite won’t even fit in his, but this old dude’s garage is seriously tight. I love how he gets out of the car…

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

So we’re kicking off a new daily feature in the CarDomain Blog: Photo of the Day. Each week day we’ll post a interesting photo of some kind. It can be of anything as long as it’s car-related. This was Ryan’s idea and I think it was a pretty good one. We’ll see how it goes. Anyway, if you have a photo you want me to post, PM me or shoot me an e-mail. This one was taken over the weekend after strong winds caused tents to collapse at the Russo and Steele auction in Phoenix, Arizona. Luckily no one was hurt, but some nice cars got pretty messed up.

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

I thought this car looked pretty cool at SEMA, and was glad to hear it fetched $130,000 at Barrett-Jackson on Saturday. Proceeds from the sale will go to the Petty Family Foundation and its charities, which include Victory Junction and Paralyzed Veterans of America. Via Autoblog

By Sam Barer

Apexstrategy.com

For over ninety years, America has had a love affair with their pickup trucks. Anyone who couldn’t find one when they needed it understands why.

The so-called “era of the modern pickup truck” began when Chevrolet released its more powerful, better designed 1937 models, which added new three-quarter and one-ton vehicles to the line with half-ton and ton-and-a-half offerings. On this rainy day I am driving to see Glenn and Arlis Haley’s 1937 Chevy half-ton pickup truck, appropriately it’s in Chevy’s current half-ton paradigm-shifter, the Avalanche.

Original classic trucks are as rare as a prime-time television drama not about police, lawyers or doctors. Most early trucks sustained abuse serving work duties and found their way to junkyards. Of the survivors, many were converted to hot rods.

You’re unlikely to find a more original example than the Haley’s ‘37. The truck is a Northwest native, originally purchased by a Puyallup man at Sunset Chevrolet in Sumner. It was repainted only once, by Sunset Chevrolet in 1967 in its original blue color. When the owner died in 1978, the truck was willed to an Olympia-area farmer, who owned it until this past April, when the Haleys purchased it.

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By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Sounds like kids are waiting longer these days. According to this article at MSNBC, “30.7 percent of 16-year-olds got their licenses in 2008, compared with 44.7 percent in 1988.” What the heck is wrong with kids these days? I got my license the week I turned 16. How about you?

By Ron Honig

WaytooFurious

I got to the 45th Victorian Hot Rod Show on Sunday. Held every year at the Exhibition Building in Melbourne, it’s one of those shows that is steeped in tradition simply because it has been around so long. If you are interested in hot rods and customs then this is the show to get to! I got to the Exhibition Building early because I wanted to be able to take some decent photos before the crowd swelled in size. However before I went in I checked out the car park, like so many car shows you often find some of the real gems outside the venue. This Woodie Van caught my eye immediately. I am no expert on vans but I don’t think that this was an option back in the day. If it was please let me know. More pics after the jump.

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By Brian Lohnes

BangShift.com

If you’re a fan of fullsize ’60s performance cars, the big-block Chevy Biscayne has to occupy a spot in your personal hot rod hall of fame. For their era, they were awesome sleepers. Stripper cars typically devoid of any real options and sporting dog dish hubcaps, their drivers would roll up on unsuspecting prey sitting on a bench seat with a four-speed handle coming through the floor. Q-Ships indeed!

As you’d imagine, these so-called “strippers” from back in the day now command lots of money in both the private sale and auction arena. This car that we found on eBay will bring some serious bucks if the right person finds the ad. The car is a well documented factory 427 piece and spent time as a drag car back in the day. The original 427 met its maker back in 1969, but a GM factory replacement motor was used to replace it.

Packing 4.56 gears, a fully tuned up 427, and a stout Muncie four-speed, this thing would be an absolute blast to drive. According to the seller, only 124 were produced with the 425hp version of the 427 under the hood and it is claimed that only three of them are still around today. Is that true? We have no idea. All we know is that we don’t have near the money necessary to buy this beast, but we want it badly!

Source: eBay Motors — 1968 Chevrolet Biscayne 427

By Ben Schaffer

The Real JDM

Check out this super old school 60 series Toyota Crown with a swapped 1JZGTE VVTI engine from a JZX100 Mark II. Modern twin turbo incline 6 power in an old school cruiser like this must make for a fun combination! This car was sold recently in Japan for a little under $40,000 and was produced by C&Y Sports of Japan.

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By Speedhunters

Car Culture At Large

This is something you don’t see every day, a full C-West bodykit on a street driven S15. I really love the color of this car, it doesn’t shout but it does grabs your attention. There is one thing, I couldn’t identify the wheels, they look like Gram Lights T57. Spotted on Lord Bas Flickr

By Jeroen Willemsen

By Michael Berenis

Tampa Sports Car Examiner

There is now proof that we can squeeze a LSX 454 engine into the 2010 Camaro chassis. The crate motor is rated at 640 horsepower and 576 foot pounds of torque stock, so imagine what a few modifications could bring out of this beast. It looks like there is still room left! I think we can go bigger. Read more about the 454 2010 Camaro at Tampa Sports Car Examiner.