Charlie Ryan – “Hot Rod Lincoln”
“Hot Rod Lincoln” is a Good Ol’ Boy Rockabilly car song if there ever was one. And the guy who wrote the song...
Author: DL Hughes
The Bullitt Mustang Lives Again
It’s been 50 years since Steve McQueen careened over San Francisco hills in the great chase scenes from “Bullitt.” He was driving a...
American Hot Rod
People either loved or hated Boyd Coddington and there were plenty of people on both sides. Nevertheless, he has a lasting legacy both...
Beach Boys – “409”
All classic car aficionados know that 409 is the cubic inch displacement of the eight cylinder big-block engine that Chevrolet used from 1962...
Johnny Cash “One Piece at a Time”
“One Piece at a Time” is a great American blue-collar song. It tells the story of an enterprising Detroit autoworker. His job is a...
1962 Chevy Impala SS 409
The Beach Boys were singing about this car in their debut album, “Surfin’ Safari” (1962). They had instant credibility when they sang the lyrics...
Burnout Gallery
Smoke those tires! Of course, everyone knows it is a terrible waste to do a burnout. It’s a strain on the drive train,...
Corvettes Swallowed By Museum Sinkhole
Something extremely freaky happened at the National Corvette Museum in the early morning hours of February 12, 2014. The ground opened up beneath the...
Hollywood Rat Rod
The Auto as Art This ’31 Ford has a very industrial look that makes it unique as a car and as a work of...