Dirt on the Bottle It’s the wine bottle theory, some things must stay as they are. I was listening to Merry Go ‘Round a song by Kacey Musgraves that kind of reminded me of Robert Earl Keen’s lyrics and that made me think of a guitar that I didn’t used […]
West Coast Eastwood
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 […]
West Coast Report – Fifth Edition: By John Gilbert
Walls to the Ball There’s nothing quite like crashing a’64 Chrysler through a 6-foot brick wall to get a guy’s attention. I didn’t actually drive through the wall, but I came so close I visualized seconds into the future as the adobe blocks bounced off my hood leaving a clear […]
West Coast Report – Fourth Edition: By John Gilbert
Notice of Violation Worldwide, I believe most car collectors recognize California as the birthplace of custom car culture, and the ultimate source for rust free vintage cars and parts. That said, I wonder if folks realize its all hanging by a thread? California isn’t famous for preservation of automotive history, […]
West Coast Report – Third Edition
The High-Capacity Magazine Maybe I’ll always begin the West Coast Report with welcome to the whatever number we’re up to so if anyone would like to question me on something I said in a past edition it will be a lot easier to locate. Say for instance if someone was […]
West Coast Report – Second Edition
Win a Free Invisible Frog! Welcome to the second edition of West Coast Eastwood and wow, does time ever fly! It’s almost like the span of a year has been reduced to one month’s time with Christmas, and July 4th placed within days of each other… one day it’s Christmas, […]
West Coast Report – First Edition
Welcome to the first edition of West Coast Eastwood — Eastwood’s weekly blogazine that’s tapped directly into the West Coast pulse and dedicated to the gearhead lifestyle worldwide. Hi, my name is John Gilbert and I’m the guy that’s going to be putting this electronic rag together each week. Some […]