2008 Goodguys Scottsdale - Photo Upload

The first of many, MANY photos from the 2008 Goodguys Southwest Nationals held in Scottsdale, Arizona just went up. (You can find all the events we’ve shot here: Hot Rod and Custom car Pictures) This blog will be updated as I load new pictures, so check back here over the next couple of weeks. Goodguys shows have [...]

19/11/2008

2008 Goodguys Scottsdale - Just a teaser…

If you’re a Cali hot rodder or maybe even a Texan heavy into nose up A/FX drag cars, then you probably missed the 2008 Goodguys Southwest Nationals in Scottsdale, AZ. Don’t worry, I’ve got you covered! The dedicated staff of MyRideisMe.com (Paul Swansen, Erick Anderson and myself) took over 1000 pictures. This [...]

18/11/2008

30 Tips for Pinup Models

Pinup Tips for a successful photo shoot. Printed with permission from Varga Photography. You can also catch him at his Myspace page: Roy Varga’s Myspace. It’s all in the face… I don’t care if you’re flat as a wall or have curves for days if you’re good at making faces that’s all that [...]

27/10/2008

1964 Morris Minor Custom - UK Style

Minnie the Moocher 1964 Morris Minor 2 door sedan (See the Custom Morris Minor) Written by: “Tootall” Paul from Cornwall, United Kingdom ‘Minnie’ is my Wife’s ‘64 Morris. She had wanted a kustom for a while and has a particular taste for ‘round’ cars. When one of our clubmates (We are members of UK Kustoms) suggested a [...]

09/10/2008

16 Years old on Woodward Ave Circa 1968

This story is written by Paul Schram. I met Paul after he left a comment at one of my first (and most read) blogs at MyRideisMe.com: The Real “Silver Bullet” - 2007 Woodward Cruise. The comment said: “True, not true, fact, fiction, legend, Only Jimmy and maybe I know. I have heard many stories…” Being a curious (and [...]

15/09/2008

2008 Route 66 Car show, Flagstaff, Arizona

Written by AZAmber (Amber’s Nash Metropolitan “MetroSxl“) There’s nothing better than saying goodbye to the Phoenix heat and heading up to the pines to look at some cool rides. The 2008 Route 66 Car show was held Sept 5-7 in downtown Flagstaff, and I have to say, this historic town was a great backdrop to showcase [...]

14/09/2008

240Z Street Racer Oil Cooler Install

When I had the 289 CID motor in this car, engine oil temperature was not a problem and at times it ran cool. The installation of the 383 (stroked 351W) changed all of that. Any extended driving or repeated hard acceleration would push the engine oil temperature up to 240º, and sometimes to the end [...]

16/08/2008

1965 Tiki Suburban - Perfect Theme Execution

MyRideisMe.com is happy to have 680 members now, including this bad 1965 Chevy Suburban owned by Cameron and Debbie Day from Austin, TX. This is another well done “shop truck” for their hot rod parts business House O Speed. They have created a GREAT garage already even though they just joined. Their garage is a great example of how you can show detailed pics of the interior, engine and exterior of your ride in an organized way. You don’t need to insert pics in an email to...

21/07/2008

2 GTR’s at Stillen Day

Even if you are only slightly interested in Nissan and Infiniti cars and trucks the Stillen Nissan/Infiniti Customer appreciation open house is a great show to see. Set right behind John Wayne Airport in Costa Mesa, California is Stillen. The performance shop owned and run by the most successful driver in IMSA history, Steve Millen. Steve was a factory driver for Nissan in the 90s and has special place in his shop for Nissan/Infiniti vehicles (Ford too but that’s another blog!). Steve...

23/06/2008

12 wrenches are better than 1: Falcon Strip Party

A lifelong family friend told me, “The funnest part’s over.” On Saturday 6/7, I had a “Strip Party” at my house. Sounds more fun than it was cause we were stripping a 1963 Falcon Wagon. Including me, 12 guys took apart this wagon Overhaulin’ style. (Chip, are you seeing this?) Imagine a guy with big dreams about a cool cruising wagon that can carry his family to cruises and shows in style. That same guy has said family out of the country, in Japan, for 7...

12/06/2008

100 Years of Innovation - Concours d’ Elegance of the Eastern US

The rains held off long enough this weekend for the wife and I to attend our first Concours d’ Elegance. Like the last few weekends, the rain has played havoc on most East coast events and this weekend was no exception. But, the clouds parted late Saturday and I decided we would risk attending the Sunday show. The 19th Concours d’ Elegance of the Eastern United States was held once again on the campus of Northampton Community College in Bethlehem, PA as a fund raiser for The Burn Prevention...

05/06/2008

510 Cubic Reasons to Dig this Studebaker

When Kevin Nichols sets up to build his first street car (he’s been primarily a drag racer) he doesn’t mess around! I ran into Kevin a few weeks ago at the 83rd Ave. show up in Peoria. This car’s under construction, but there’s still a ton to see. Plus, sometimes cars that aren’t quite finished yet tell a better story than a finished car. The first thing that jumps out of this bad Stude is the engine. How’s 510 cubic inches for ya? If it was only a blown...

02/06/2008

1963 F-100 Twin Turbo Video

My Ride is Me had a busy weekend! NO! I didn’t hang out with my mom! I went to my friend Steve Szymanski’s shop called Industrial Chassis Inc. and got this ultra cool video of what has been transformed from a really nice truck to a full-on Big block Chevy - twin turbo -1000HP badass! I’m doing a full story on this car soon, but for now, here’s the video: Here’s a sneak peak under the hood too! That’s a 427!  Fuel injected, custom headers, you name it, this...

12/05/2008

1953 Kustom Kaiser Manhattan- Builder Update

Somehow, I found another Kustom Kaiser! When I found Keith’s Kaiser (Click here to see his Garage) I instantly thought, this is one of a kind! Well, it turns out it’s not. Keith and Ron (Click here to see Ron’s Hot Rod’s Garage) have taken different approaches to customizing their Kaisers, but both will be equally cool because of the clean and near-custom finishes on the stock Kaiser. Ron’s writing a blog for Blogger.com (Click here) that I stumbled on...

22/04/2008

1969 Chevelle After two decades….

…things are bound to change. Just about 20 years have passed (we’re about a month-and-a-half shy) since this photo was taken: It’s my old Chevelle, and the pic was snapped as the car was being completed… this being roughly my Senior year in high school (note lack of tail pipes and trunk lock cylinder, among other important items). I bring this up on roughly the tenth anniversary of selling the car, after moving to CA in the late-90’s, and, surprisingly, after my...

10/04/2008

1956 Buick Special Mild Custom

In case you didn’t know, My Ride is Me has a meaning. Everybody’s ride tells you a little something about the owner and every owner has a story. Ed shared this story for MyRideisMe.com about his 1956 Buick Special after I took some photos at the recent Cruise on Main Street in Mesa, AZ. It’s a beautiful car, so I’m happy to share this brief story and pictures. Written by “Special” Ed (click to see his custom garage) There is a story with this car....

06/04/2008