Love at First Ride… in a Rat Rod
March 25, 2015
I wake to the sound of a revving engine and wonder, what are the neighbors doing over there? It’s Saturday and they’re up early again to beat the heat. They’ve been hammering, pounding, bolting, and drilling on something for weeks now. I look over from my driveway not totally sure that what they’re putting together ...
Presidential Car Names
March 23, 2015
By Larry Printz / Originally Published February 3, 2015 / Hagerty When it comes to cars, few want to buy a Lincoln, let alone a Washington or Bush You’d think that naming a car for a president might spark name recognition, and thus sales. Yet few cars named for U.S. presidents have proven successful. Consider Washington, a ...
Consumers Urged to Be On the Lookout for Counterfeit Tires
March 18, 2015
In the wake of the recent Pegasus Advanta SUV tire flap, consumers across the country are being urged to lookout for counterfeit tires. Just in case you missed it, in September 2014 Consumer Reports came into possession of supposed “grey market” Pegasus Advantage SUV tires during some routine tire testing. American Pacific Industries, the owner of the Pegasus brand in the United States, claimed ...
The 1970 Ford Torino Cobra
March 17, 2015
Quick, what was the Motor Trend Car of the Year in 1970? I’ll help you out… it was the Ford Torino. Ford introduced the Torino for the 1968 model year. They wanted to ease the transition from their mid-size Fairlane to the new Torino to such a degree that the first Torino was part of the Fairlane line, ...
Our 10 Favorite Camaros By Generation
March 12, 2015
By Rob Sass / Originally Published January 30, 2015 / Hagerty Like most enthusiasts, we were heartbroken when the F-body Camaro and Firebird went away after the 2002 model year. And we were elated when the pony car came back in 2010 with a design that paid homage to the first-gen 1967 car without being slavishly retro. ...
Collector Classics: Steam wagon maker turned to automobiles
March 5, 2015
By Nigel Matthews / Originally Published January 29, 2015 / Hagerty Straker originally manufactured steam wagons and buses, but turned to automobiles in 1906 Brazil, Straker & Co. was a highly respected British vehicle manufacturer formed in 1893 by Irish engineer J.P. Brazil and London motor agent Sidney Straker. L.R.L. Squire joined the company in 1904 and ...
5 Sweet Malaise Era Cars
February 26, 2015
By Grant Stoecker / Originally Published January 23, 2015 / Hagerty The Malaise era was the antithesis of the muscle car heyday that existed merely a year before its start in 1973. It was a dark period characterized best by underwhelming engines, EPA restrictions, and questionable styling- the only pleasure found in the fact that you could ...
Tech Tips from Capp’s Hot Rods: Filling a Chopped Grill Shell
February 17, 2015
We’re currently building a chopped and channeled ’32, 5 window coupe. We need to use a chopped grill shell, but all of the ones we’ve found are just too low… so we’ve decided to take a full size grill shell and lower it to the height we need by trimming the sides. Once we determined the height ...
Cruisin’ Brothers – Featured Car Club – March 1, 2015
February 17, 2015
Join us in welcoming members of the Cruisin’ Brothers to the March 1, 2015 Pomona Swap Meet & Classic Car Show, where they will be our Featured Car Club. The group is a fellowship of multi-ethnic gear heads from the Inland Empire of Southern California, who came together to celebrate their love for all things ...
The Old Man of Pomona: Victor Duran
February 16, 2015
Alright, at 71 years of age we know Victor Duran isn’t the oldest regular at the Pomona Swap Meet. But, he’s been coming to Pomona for 25 years. You can find him on Road 17, Spaces 5 and 7, at every single show. And with over 40 years of experience in the parts industry, Victor knows ...
Mouth Watering Match-Ups: the Ford GT and the Corvette C7.R
February 13, 2015
“My proudest moments are beating Ferrari for the World Championship in 1965, and working with Ford to win Le Mans in 1966 and 1967.” – Carroll Shelby On June 19, 1966, after turning over their racing program to Carroll Shelby, Ford did the unthinkable by finishing 1-2-3 in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, crushing the ...
You think you’ve got marriage problems? Try being an automaker
February 11, 2015
By Larry Printz / Originally Published December 16, 2014 / Hagerty Looking at government statistics, you may wonder why people get married. After all, 48 percent of married couples will divorce before their 20th anniversary, with almost half of those occurring within five years. That may seem gloomy, but it’s far superior to when automobile companies get ...
