In almost all parts of the world street racing is illegal. It’s unsanctioned, unregulated, and often extremely dangerous for participants...
Auto Club Famoso Raceway, Bekersfield, CA October 23-25, 2015 Become a Member & Get Ad-Free Access To This Article (&...
Cars honoring the origins of American hot rodding will occupy a special place on the Silver Anniversary Amelia Island Concours field in 2020. Rolling Bones is a school of rodding that strips away the glitz to present the earthy glamor of the earliest rods to slash across the dry lakes...
Salon Privé returns to Blenheim Palace on September 1-5, 2021, with its celebrated mixture of modern supercars, iconic racers, great...
The broadly experienced Bill McGuire, whose several careers in the automotive world include consultancy, troubleshooting, education, negotiations and, of course,...
Famed Hollywood customizer George Barris has passed away at the age of 89. Before World War II, George and his brother Sam began building their own custom cars and formed the Kustoms Car Club, in Southern California. After the war, the duo resumed building customs and Hot Rods, which resulted...
Gilles Villeneuve Mark Donohue 1 Al Unser Jr. wins the CRA sprint car main event at Imperial, California (1981). 2...
Parnelli JonesPhoto: John Zimmermann This year marks the 50th anniversary of Parnelli Jones’ 1963 Indianapolis 500 victory. That win, from...
Pete Lyons You’d need a piece of paper the size of Texas to write down all that should be said about Carroll Shelby, so I’ll fall short here. But I’d like to share a few personal recollections. Years ago, during a supposedly formal banquet at the auto museum in San...
In addition to being a successful real estate developer, Ted Gildred was appointed Ambassador to Argentina during the Reagan administration....
The LA Roadster Show, America’s premier event for pre-1936 roadster and hot rod enthusiasts put on by the LA Roadsters...
Veda and Karl Orr are legendary Hot Rodders. They were among the early racers who took to the dry lakes of Southern California in the 1930s, putting the go-pedal down as hard as they could. Although the Southern California Timing Association (SCTA) was formed in 1937, it was not until...
