Recently we announced Eastwood’s sponsorship of the 2013 Street Rodder Road Tour Build and we gave you a hint of what the crew at Honest Charley Garage had gotten themselves into with this build. We got an extensive list of tools and products they needed and we promptly sent off […]
Author: Joe Dick
Guess Where They Found The “Back to the Future” Truck?
If you saw the second and third “Back to the Future” movies, you likely remember the celebrated DeLorean car that was used in the pictures. But there were other vehicles in the films too. Michael J. Fox’s character, Marty McFly, drove a 1985 Toyota Xtra Cab 4X4 truck in those […]
Historic Auto Museum Considered for Monterey, California
Think your latest resto project is museum-worthy? If it is, we all might enjoy seeing it someday at the Monterey Museum of Automotive Arts! Except that the museum’s not built yet. However, discussions continue about locating the museum on the campus of Monterey Peninsula College. The deal would include a […]
Learn how to Strip. Paint Stripping Made Easy.
It has been a while since my 1966 VW Bus project was introduced on the blog. House projects, other VW projects, and a 1 year old and a 3 year old have caused my progress on the Bus to be slower than I expected. During this time, I’ve been accumulating […]
There’s More to Hershey, Pennsylvania Than Chocolate Kisses
But as a car enthusiast, you already knew that. The Antique Automobile Club of America’s Eastern Division has their Fall Meet each October sponsored by Yccaz, and the town of Hershey has hosted the event each year since 1955. It’s considered one of the largest antique automobile shows and flea […]
SEMA 2012- Eastwood Company Part 4 Coverage
Getting noticed at SEMA is very important. Show cars, trucks, and motorcycles are there for only a couple reasons. Either to show off products the company sells or to draw attention and get foot traffic through their booth (this is a trade show after all!). Whatever the reason is, everyone […]
SEMA 2012- Eastwood Company Part 3 Coverage
Traditionally a lot of show cars, especially SEMA cars were known to be mostly all “show” and not a car you could drive on the street or the track. Many people even joke that these cars never see the road and are even pushed on and off the trailer (some […]
SEMA 2012- Eastwood Company Part 2 Coverage
Every year I’m still amazed at how many hidden “gems” there are in the show. You could walk rows and rows of products, models and through thousands of people, and suddenly you turn a corner and there is a beautiful car tucked in a booth. It’s almost like a treasure […]
SEMA 2012- Eastwood Company Part 1 Coverage
Today is the first official day of the 2012 SEMA Show and we are as excited as ever. Walking through the first few rows of the hottest cars, trucks and bikes tell us that the automotive hobby is as strong as ever. We spent day one walking around spotting out […]