Google has been testing the technology of self-driving cars for a few years, actually going out on the roads of Nevada at speeds up to 70 MPH, and with no human intervention. And astonishingly, the fleet has zero accidents in the 300,000 miles the cars have driven. (Normally, correct grammar […]
Author: Joe Dick
2013 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale- Top Ten Cars For Auction
Every year the Scottsdale Barrett-Jackson collector car auction gets larger. This year they’ve announced it’ll be the largest yet with some of the most rare, valuable, and interesting vehicles for sale. The 2013 auction also has the largest number of Shelby vehicles for auction at one time. That includes the […]
Building Bumper Brackets To Take Abuse
I must admit that when it comes to my projects I have A.D.D, especially one as large as Pile House. Sometimes life gets in the way or we have other projects going at Eastwood (like our Project Resolution Mustang), that I can only devote small amounts of time or maybe […]
I Wonder If They Get The Eastwood Catalog At The Southern Desert Correctional Facility
Forget stamping out license plates. Inmates at the Southern Desert Correctional Facility north of Las Vegas are part of a program that employs inmates to restore classic cars. They have two mottos: “We have the time to do it right”, and “Built with conviction”. Obviously, they also have a sense […]
E15 Ethanol Fuel Is On The Way To Your Gas Station
Just when we were getting used to E10 automotive fuel (up to 10% ethanol added to gasoline), a recent EPA ruling that will require increased use of ethanol means that E15 fuel will eventually be showing up at your neighborhood gas station. As a recent Forbes Magazine article stated, “The […]
Straightening the Heavily Dented Roof- Eastwood MIG Stud Weld Kit
Pilehouse didn’t live a charmed life, it was used and abused as a farm truck, then sat for many years in the woods. Mother Nature has really left her mark on the truck. From the scratches and scrapes, to HUGE dents and smashed in sections, some would say I’m a […]
Emmanuel Koutouzos- 1969 Chevelle SS
“This Year was very difficult for me and my family. We came home late sunday night the first weekend of January to find our house on fire. After the realization that there isn’t anything you can do to stop the situation, we had to sit and watch our home burn […]
David Chambers- 48 Plymouth
“In 2010, I fulfilled m y contract with the US Army, as a disabled combat soldier. I entered automotive school shortly thereafter, and graduated this past Aug.The entire time I was in school,I was doing my best to pay off debt from when I was younger and less concerned with […]
Janice Payne- 1947 GMC Greyhound Bus
“Difficult, you bet! Determ ined, you bet! In over m y head, Absolutely…. lol Tree fell on m y Pace Arrow Eleganza that I was restoring while living in as my home…. Insurance company announced It was totaled. Just in case you are wondering, yes I was inside it when […]