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Corvette Summer

Awesome Car Movies: Part 1
corvette summer Posted September 14 2007 02:49 PM by ekimball

From now until I can't think of anymore movie to do I will be featuring a classic "car" movie every couple of weeks. Some will be flat out car chase movies; some will be regular type movies that feature cool cars in some...

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The End of Hot Rodding. What...Again?

Will the Last Hot Rodder to Leave Please Turn Off the Lights
rod and custom Posted September 7 2007 12:55 PM by RC_Staff

Hot rodders of my middle-aged generation want me to worry about the impending end of hot rodding. If we don't start getting more young people into this hobby, they keep telling me, all the rodders are going to die off and...

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Amazing Barn Find!

50+ cars for 120k
Barn Find Posted August 20 2007 03:40 PM by ekimball

How many times have you heard the old barn find story? About the little old lady who didn't realize that she was selling pure automotive gold she had hidden in the back corner of a barn or under a pile of junk in the garage?

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Traffic Jitters

Scientific Study
AHHHH! Posted August 17 2007 09:23 AM by ekimball

I came across an article from a 1940 issue of Popular Science; apparently they wanted to see how "Traffic Jitters" affected drivers.

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1948 Buick Sedanette

Dream Custom Car of the Month
1948 Buick Posted August 10 2007 03:55 PM by ekimball

I will be doing a series of cars that if I had the money to build I would.

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Stolen Car!

Stolen Car - Southern California
stolen_car Posted July 2 2007 04:49 PM by ekimball

STOLEN 1932 FORD ROADSTER HOT ROD !!! STOLEN AND DRIVEN AWAY NORTH FROM REDONDO BEACH SOUTH PCH GOING NORTH ON JUNE 28TH 2007 APPROX 2PM BY A BALD HISPANIC MAN LATE 20's, EARLY 30's WITH MUSTACHE. FOLOWED BY RED (FLAT...

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Vans, Rods, and Winged Civics

Future of Hot Rodding
van Posted April 27 2007 05:48 AM by ekimball

What is the Future of Hot Rodding?

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Dr Kimball:

Or How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Tire
tire_change Posted April 19 2007 01:48 PM by ekimball

That might be one of the worst titles ever, but I'm sticking with it.

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You have never seen anything like this...

The model all the kids wish they had.
Full size model Posted April 12 2007 09:43 AM by ekimball

A couple weeks ago I started to build a model of the 1958 Impala from the movie American Graffiti.

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Del Mar Goodguys Show

Goodguys - Del Mar
Posted March 30 2007 01:28 PM by ekimball

Do your self a favor and head out to sunny Del Mar, CA this weekend for the Goodguys show. These guys never fail to put on a good show with the best cars in all categories.

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Visual Impact Wallpaper

Buick Riviera Wallpaper
Free Buick Riviera Wallpaper Posted March 23 2007 03:22 PM by ekimball

I have got a great new wallpaper of Bob Cardwell's '63 Riviera for all the loyal readers of Rod and Custom Magazine.

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More stuff I don't need, yet for some reason want.

Pomona Swap Meet
Pomona Swap Meet Posted March 2 2007 04:24 PM by ekimball

Going to the Pomona swap meet this weekend, I'll be sure to take pictures, see if I can make a story out of it. I will also do a full update when I get back for the blog, of all the worthless junk I buy.

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I've got a fever, and the only prescription is a project car

Project Car
Ed Kimball Posted February 23 2007 02:53 PM by ekimball

I have been looking for my first project car for the past couple of months. I  have a couple of ideas for what I want, but nothing is set in stone. It might be a truck, a late fifties/early sixties fullsize or perhaps the...

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No Goodguys Drag Racing in 2007?

Hard Times Posted November 3 2006 02:42 PM by nlicata

Let's Hope...

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Expanded Americruise Coverage

Posted November 3 2006 01:20 PM by nlicata

Here are some extras  

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