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Antique Tractor Pulling
Just as how car racing first began, when the first two tractors were sold, the new owners must have decided...
Just as how car racing first began, when the first two tractors were sold, the new owners must have decided...
I grew up in a small town of 5,000 people. Each year on Saturday night at the county fair they would...
Conventional wisdom says that if you are going to upgrade any kind of performance engine, your customer will likely need...
Burt Munro was born Herbert James Munro on March 25, 1899 in Edendale, New Zealand. From an early age Burt...
The Ford 9-inch differential is one of the most widely used differentials in hot rod, street rod and 4x4 vehicles....
The first ever “go kart” was built by Art Ingeles in late 1956. Art, who would later be referred to...
Kettering and Thomas A. Midgley, his research assistant, had began an aggressive research into fuel additives starting in 1915 based...
After revolutionizing the auto industry with his electric self-starter, Charles Kettering turned to another problem within the auto industry. Cadillac...
As a member of the Baby Boomer generation, like many of you reading this magazine, I often worry about the...
When your diesel customer comes into your shop wanting to upgrade the performance of his pickup’s engine, are you missing...
I have a large library in my office consisting of Hot Rod How-to books and annuals from the 1940s, ‘50s and...
Garfield Wood never intended to go into the boat building business. His goal in life was to personally set every...
Competition is almost a given anytime there is two people or businesses employed doing the same job. The banter begins...
It’s been over 60 years since Vic Edelbrock starting experimenting with nitromethane as a racing fuel in the early 1950s....
What would become known as “The Little Red Wagon” started out life as a 90-inch wheelbase Dodge A-100 compact economy...
Borg-Warner overdrive transmissions were first introduced in 1934, originally designed to reduce engine rpms at highway speeds. The early overdrive...
Garfield Wood never intended to go into the boat building business. His goal in life was to personally set every...
I have a large library in my office consisting of Hot Rod How-to books and annuals from the 1940s, ‘50s...
Joe and Howard Funk were born just 30 minutes apart on September 17, 1910 in Akron, OH. Both brothers seemed...
If you decided to retire in the next five years, who runs the shop? Are you going to sell it,...
