We're happy to report Wednesday night drag racing is alive and well in America. Proving that winning ugly can bring great reward is Dave Pekonen's 1975 Levis edition AMC Gremlin X. The baby blue hatch runs in the low 11-second range at 120 miles per hour, and is driven at lessor speeds the 40 or so miles roundtrip to the track. Dave's been running with the Gremlin for 20 years. … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2009
Made of Wood
From our wagonmaster bureau comes forth this 1953 International R-140 4x4 station wagon. The cold war era utility vehicle has returned to original glory. The wagon was factory finished in 1954, and immediately dispatched to assist in the construction of Minuteman atomic missile sites. The mighty wagon has been restored to original specifications in part by using wood, a fully … [Read more...]
Toronado Award
From the make do with what you have department comes what happens when an Oldsmobile Toronado and an Airstream trailer are fused into awesome. Living within ones means may be the slogan of 2009, but creating something worthwhile with what you have is clearly more fun. Put one more Toronado on the other end, and all-wheel drive with four wheel steering is yours for the … [Read more...]
Remove Door Panel
There are many numbers of reasons to remove a door panel. At the core of the problem is something behind the panel either broken or in need of upgrade. Electric window motors gone kaput. Weather strips are weathered. A door ding or dent may require convincing on its backside. The list of reasons go on, but the task at hand is always the same. Remove the door panel to get at the … [Read more...]
Check Tire Pressure
The reason to check your tire pressure is usually explained with some nearly unbelievable statistical comparison. If everyone checked their tire pressure once a month, for instance, we could save enough fuel to build comfortable cities on the moon for future generations. The fact is checking tire pressure is really easy to do, and can genuinely help save a few bucks worth … [Read more...]