Tag Archives: checkered flag
Poor Man’s Drag Racing Class: The Altereds
Gone forever, one of the nastiest drag racing classes of all time, the Altered Coupes/Sedans [...]
Time of our life
Little did we know at the time that wrenching on a $400 muscle car would [...]
The Legendary Crower 8
The Crower 8 is one of the most fascinating, yet largely forgotten, engine projects in [...]
1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass SX
Summer of 1983, I was a poor high-school kid going into Senior year, and wanted [...]
Top Fuel Motorcycle Racing
Recently, it has come to my attention that there seems to be a heightened interest [...]
The Altamont Speedway Free Concert: The Deadly End To The Hippie Era
The Altamont Speedway Free Concert was supposed to be the West Coast version of Woodstock. [...]
Lucky Keizer’s Rolls-Royce Merlin Powered Motorcycle
Lucky Keizer, named the bike after the Rolls-Royce V12 ‘Merlin’ engine that was salvaged from [...]
When Judy Smith Raced The 1972 Baja 1000
A couple of women had already gone into off-road racing, but by the early 1970s, [...]
The Legendary Chicago Cutlass Will Live Again
It’s wild how some ultra-rare cars garner a deep enthusiast following. Usually, it’s off-the-wall design [...]
The Gambler 500 Rally Is about Trash and Fun, Not Necessarily in That Order
When I first met Tate Morgan a few years ago, the founder of the Gambler [...]