A lot of you know that while I’ve had hundreds of American cars over the years (and love our early numbers Mustang test vehicle – a shame it’s too far gone to bring back), I’ve always had a soft spot for English cars. As I’m getting used to blogging, I […]
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Light as a feather, strong as a bull. Carbon Wheels the next auto modifying craze?
I find myself reading many automotive blogs during my free time. Normally I am strictly a vintage European auto enthusiast; although I feel reading and learning about the many different aspects of the auto industry can give inspiration to even the “little guy” like me that is just tinkering with […]
Testing 1-2 1-2
Repetition makes for the best final product. This is why our R&D department is always buzzing. From testing new products that are under development, to reviewing current products and seeing how we can make them even better. This at times can be a bit frustrating, but in the end we feel this […]
Eastwood hits the “Big Time”.
Recently we were contacted by an automotive T.V. show by the name of “MotorWeek”. They asked if they could bring a project car in for some of our experts’ opinions on it. They also wanted to do some segments on Eastwood’s history and a bit of information on what we have going […]
Hobby, Addiction, Profession? You Decide!
Recently we were contacted by Terry of Tbird Specialty Powder Coating to praise us on our products. After hearing his story, I decided I’d do a blog entry on him. I feel his attitude/story epitomized the philosophy that drives us here at Eastwood. Many people go at restoring and modifying cars differently. […]
Year In Review.
2010 is well underway and we’re already off to a good start. While the world remains an uncertain place, I find I can still get away from it all by taking a “garage break.” Our projects are still there (in a variety of running and non-running forms!) and I am encouraged by […]
Brake parts need love too!
As I mentioned in my introductory post, I have a 1976 VW Rabbit project that I am building from the ground up. This car is going to be built with a heavy vintage motorsport “feel”, but still in the end, it will be a show car and most everything is going to […]
Bringing a new meaning to “ground up” restoration!
While browsing one of my favorite auto forums that we currently advertise on www.thesamba.com , I found this amazing story of one of the original VW bug prototypes being uncovered in Lithuania. VW made a handful of prototype cars named VW38. Each of these cars were hand made and many […]
Spray Paint can’t stand the heat? Maybe it should get out of your car’s “kitchen”!
When I say kitchen, I of course mean “engine bay”. Everyone loves to clean up their engine bay and painting pieces of your car’s power plant has always been a proven way to do so . Commonly folks will reach for that can of cheap spray paint under the work […]