Tag: Hot Rods

Mullin Auto Museum Streaming Collection Tours on Instagram

The Mullin Automotive Museum, located in Oxnard, California, will be streaming collection tours live on its Instagram feed every Tues. at 10 a.m. PDT, beginning March 31. The tours will provide access to the museum’s French car collection, including one of the largest Bugatti collections in the world. Featuring more than 140 vehicles, art and… Continue reading Mullin Auto Museum Streaming Collection Tours on Instagram

RacingJunk Hosting March Madness for Cars

There may not be NCAA March Madness this year, but RacingJunk.com is giving gearheads a way to scratch that competitive itch with March Motor Madness. The online vote pits 32 cars against each other, including everything from a 2020 Audi R8, to a ’57 Chevy, with the aim of finding the one car that users… Continue reading RacingJunk Hosting March Madness for Cars

Hot-Rodding Magazine Digging into Archives

The Rodder’s Journal, a print magazine focused on traditional hot rods, customs and vintage drag and land speed racing, is digging into its archives—spanning over 25 years of coverage—to bring some of the staff’s favorite features to its website, entirely free of charge. Over the next few weeks, the magazine will be posting car features… Continue reading Hot-Rodding Magazine Digging into Archives

SEMA Makes Trade Show Policy Changes

SEMA has announced policy changes for the annual SEMA Show, scheduled to be held in November at the Las Vegas Convention Center. While the show is still set to take place as planned, the trade group has extended the deadline for exhibitor refunds to Sept. 1. “While all current exhibitor milestone dates for applications, deposits… Continue reading SEMA Makes Trade Show Policy Changes

Photo Gallery: The D Lot at the Detroit Autorama

It may have only been a couple of weeks ago, but the Detroit Autorama certainly seems like a world away now. Nonetheless, The D Lot presented by AMSOIL was a success for Make-A-Wish of Michigan. The 20’ by 20’ product showcase stage and newly added display featured various products, all serving as prizes for a… Continue reading Photo Gallery: The D Lot at the Detroit Autorama

Buffalo Motorama Cancelled

Due to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s ban on gatherings of 50 people or more, the Buffalo Motorama, scheduled for April 9-11, has been cancelled. Event organizers issued a release on Monday announcing the cancellation. Refund information is forthcoming, and organizers have been in contact and will continue to reach out to vendors, participants and… Continue reading Buffalo Motorama Cancelled

Goodguys Events Cut Short, Cancelled

The Goodguys 10th LMC Truck Spring Lone Star Nationals in Fort Worth, Texas, was cut short last weekend amid concerns about spread of the COVID-19 virus, while the 11th Spring Nationals in Scottsdale, Arizona and 38th All American Get-Together have been cancelled, the hot rod and custom group announced. “We are deeply saddened to announce… Continue reading Goodguys Events Cut Short, Cancelled

Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance Awards Scholarship Recognizing Roger Penske

A scholarship recognizing the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance Silver Anniversary Honoree, Roger Penske, was presented for the first time Saturday, March 7, at the Mercedes-Benz Gala dinner to a McPherson College Automotive Restoration student. Kevin Boeckman, a junior in the program, was selected for the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance Roger Penske Scholarship. Amelia Island Concours… Continue reading Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance Awards Scholarship Recognizing Roger Penske

Barrett-Jackson Postpones 2020 Palm Beach Auction

Following the recommendation of county and state officials in Florida, executives with Barrett-Jackson have announced the company will postpone its 18th Annual Palm Beach Auction, scheduled for April 16-18, at the South Florida Fairgrounds. The decision was made due to the uncertainty of the current public health crisis and to safeguard auction customers, sponsors and… Continue reading Barrett-Jackson Postpones 2020 Palm Beach Auction

Wisconsin Speed Shop Has Big Plans for Old ‘Poncho’ Race Car

Greg Stelse has big plans for his 1957 Pontiac Star Chief. Currently, Stelse is tearing apart the two-tone green, two-door hardtop–named ‘The Joker’–at Greg’s Speed Shop, the specialty car business he operates in Waupaca, Wisconsin. The goal of the project is to make the 4,000-lb. steel-bodied ‘Poncho’ into a 700-lb.- lighter gasser with about 1,000… Continue reading Wisconsin Speed Shop Has Big Plans for Old ‘Poncho’ Race Car

1963 Chevrolet Wagon Wins 2020 Ridler Award at Detroit Autorama

The Detroit Autorama was held over the weekend and a 1963 Chevrolet Wagon rolled away with the show’s highest honor: the 2020 Don Ridler Memorial Award. Named after the show’s first promoter, the award is given to the best vehicle at the show that is making its first public showing at the Detroit Autorama. Whittled… Continue reading 1963 Chevrolet Wagon Wins 2020 Ridler Award at Detroit Autorama

2020 SEMA Battle of the Builders Young Guns Competition Kicks Off Next Month

The SEMA Battle of the Builders Young Guns Regional Competition makes its 2020 debut at the Heat Wave Spring Break Jam, March 7-8, in South Padre Island, Texas. Now in its fourth year, the SEMA Young Guns competition is open to anyone ages 27 or younger (as of Nov. 6, 2020) who builds their vehicle… Continue reading 2020 SEMA Battle of the Builders Young Guns Competition Kicks Off Next Month

Photo Gallery: 2020 Grand National Roadster Show

Taking place at the Pomona Fairplex about 30 miles from Los Angeles, the annual Grand National Roadster Show is now in its 71st year and it’s a true celebration of everything roadsters. And that means a lot of ’32 Fords. John Buck, the producer of the historical GNRS, said this about it prior to the… Continue reading Photo Gallery: 2020 Grand National Roadster Show