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The Bob Bondurant Story
The Great Depression altered countless lives and maybe some for the better. Bob Bondurant was born in Evanston, Illinois, in 1933. Bob’s... more |
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The Bill Fowler Story
The ultimate for all American land speed racers was/is Bonneville. For many, their paths lead to the Indianapolis 500. The all-American... more |
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The Don Blair Story
This story is about Don Blair, his speed shop, and the guys who worked there back in the day. But it was a young Don Blair’s interest in... more |
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The A.J. Watson Story
If you were among the millions who followed open-wheel racing during the ’50s and ’60s, all you needed were the initials “A.J.” Except... more |
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Hallock Windshield History - As Clear As Glass
The boat-type windshield frame that Duke Hallock created for the early Model A roadster endures as probably one of the most recognizable... more |
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The Tim Timmerman Story
Tim Timmerman was one of the first employees to work at Blair’s Speed Shop in Pasadena at Don’s location on Arroyo Parkway before Blair... more |
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The Danny Eames Story
Young Danny Eames was a regular spectator at Legion Ascot Speedway in Alhambra, California. more |
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The James Bowden Story
If you owned a gow job back in the '30s, you owned a race car. You raced it on the street, then you went to the dry lakes and raced it. more |
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The Burke LeSage Story
Henry Ford kinda started it all, as far as land speed racing (LSR), when he cranked off 91.32 mph in 1903 (the speed of light in 1903... more |
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The Dick Megugorac/Bob Wenz Story
Dick Megugorac, from Peoria, Arizona, and Bob Wenz, from Los Gatos, California, were inseparable in the early '40s. more |
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The Tom Medley Story
Do you want to put creativity, as well as fun, into your business? Hire a gag cartoonist, 'cause nobody thinks like those comedic pencil... more |
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The Don Zabel Story
Noise and air pollution have always been excessive in the L.A. Basin, but in the '40s and '50s it was particularly prevalent in Glendale... more |
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The Dick Burley Story
Had Dick Burley (born in 1927) stayed in Iowa instead of moving to Culver City, California, he wouldn't have been hooked on the sound of... more |
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The Life Story of Jerry Kugel
Moving from Chicago to Montebello, California, in 1946, Jerry Kugel attended catholic school up until his senior year when his family moved... more |
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The Jot Horne Story
Innovation was happening in quick succession at the dry lakes after the war. There was Chet Herbert's roller cam, Stu Hilborn's fuel... more |
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Drag Racing Origins - The Guys Who Invented Drag Racing
Origins of drag racing could be traced back to lakes racers, and Leslie shares his involvement in the early drag racing days. more |
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The Legacy Of Duffy Livingstone
Duffy Livingstone will always be remembered as the father of the Go Kart. This story, however, is about Duffy the hot rodder,.... more |
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The Car Toons Of Pete Millar
A year ago, Tales from the Strip: The Hot Rod Comics and Drag Racing Cartoons of Pete Millar opened at the Pasadena Museum of California... more |
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Building The Astra Coupe - The Creation Of Jay Everett's Astra Coupe
In the very early 1950s a proverbial tree fell, but today almost nobody remembers hearing it... more |
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Dry Lakes Racing History
Southern California's dry lake beds have attracted racers since the turn of the 20th century, but things really exploded in the Thirties... more |
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More Car Club Memories - Web Exclusive
In 1948 Bill Waddill helped form a local hot rod club partially named for Genesee County where it was based. The balance of the name may... more |
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Car Club Memories - Web Exclusive
We all enjoy stories from what seem like the glory days of hot rodding and we recently received a book filled with some great stories told... more |
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The Life of Lynn Wineland
In Rod & Custom's 50-year span, only nine motor-oil-for-blood fanatics have sat behind the editor's desk. As the second, Lynn Wineland had... more |
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The Pete Eastwood Story
Pete Eastwood lived a mere hubcap toss away from the goings on at Blair's Speed Shop and eventually punched a time card there along with... more |
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The Life Of Bud Bryan - The Bud Bryan Story
Simon and Garfunkel's song "Mrs. Robinson," posed the rhetorical question, "Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?" more |
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