Don’t Mickey Mouse it — Do The Job Right Buenos Dias, or as they say it in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin — Buenos Nachos. Loosely translated into English the expression means, Good Day with a crispy little cheese covered tortilla chip thrown in. This week’s West Coast Report isn’t about […]
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West Coast Report 13th Edition: By John Gilbert
Happy Father’s Day — Fellow Mothers of Invention The third time’s a charm. The following Father’s Day tribute originally appeared in an editorial during my editor-in-chief stint at Custom Classic Trucks. Some years later, last Mother’s Day actually, I did a rewrite as an entry into a contest Bobby […]
West Coast Report 12th Edition: By John Gilbert
Missing Digits There’s nothing quite like a forced two-week hiatus from work to inspire a safety related West Coast Report. No, nothing really bad happened, I just managed to re-injure my back. It was in 2008 that I twisted my back holding a camera in one hand while yanking a […]
West Coast Report — Eighth Edition: By John Gilbert
Nothing can stop the Duke of Earl. Why are donut boxes pink? Hang on friends, its early, early morning and I’ve been drinking coffee that’s blacker than the tires on my black Harley-Davidson. Blacker than the cat that keeps trying to cross my path. This coffee is so black I […]
Sidewalk Surfin’ — Shades of Gray
West Coast Report – Sixth Edition: By John Gilbert Welcome to the 6.5th edition of West Coast Eastwood, and in particular the West Coast Report. First I’d like to say thanks to the 40 folks that took the time to leave a comment regarding the fourth edition’s content — I […]
West Coast Report – Sixth Edition: Wild Card By John Gilbert
Stormin’ Norman’s ’52 F-1 Text by John Gilbert from the March 2008 edition of Custom Classic Trucks…I think it was March. Photos by John Gilbert recently discovered turning dark on an old CDF card… Who knew there was a shelf life? I don’t think it’s plagiarism if you authored the […]