The answer to what happens when a Citroën 2CV gets crossed up with a Nissan K10 Supermini is the Pao. French automobile and Japanese motorcycle obsessed Andy Takakjian sent along these shots of a Nissan Pao in the wilds of Los Angeles. While you were probably hoping for some Jacques Cousteau style narration to go along with the photos, the best we can do is ask you to read … [Read more...]
Four Pot Flathead Ford
From the upside down valve department comes Model A Dave and his 1930 Ford Model A pickup truck. Intake and exhaust valves are the key to the operation of the modern four-cycle internal combustion engine. Early on, these steel shafts with tulip-like extension were referrred to as poppets, or poppet valves. Dave and his Model A were seen and heard popping around at the Dragfest … [Read more...]
Tatra Aeroluge Snowmobile
One had best be prepared for motoring over snow when crossing the frozen expanse of Mother Russia. Arriving at this realization a little too late was the German army, who in World War II ordered an occupied Tatra to construct a machine designed specifically for traveling over flat snow-covered plains. In 1942 Tatra produced the V855 Aeroluge Snowmobile. While only one was … [Read more...]
Dragfest Photo Bonanza
The 2nd annual Rod and Kulture Dragfest played host to a healthy number of vintage drag racing heavyweights and freshly rustified kontraptions alike on the hallowed grove of Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield. Any event that combines nitromethane burning t-buckets, jet cars, altered wheelbase stockers, and twin-engine dragsters like the Six-Session just has to be fun. Throw in a few … [Read more...]
Kalamazoo Custom Deluxe
Seen here is what happens when one 1976 Kalamazoo airplane tug, a Wisconsin two-banger engine, and the widest set of slot mags around are forged into awesome. Russ and Lisa Hudson picked up this machine a few years back to serve as support not for an airplane, but as a pit side vehicle for their Got Nuts nine-second 1941 Willys coupe. Russ bought the genuine US Indy slot mags … [Read more...]