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Origins of Speed

1948 Hot Rod Show display with Jack Andrews, Charlie Nordon and Ed Iskenderian...Pic Courtesy of Ed Iskenderian. Click to Enlarge. I know hot rods and customs is what brings us car guys and gals together but, its the people that make this hobby what it is. Everyone has their own story. My passion for the automobile started with my dad and uncle. They have hot rodded off and on since they were teenagers. It was their hobby, their passion. It's what kept them out of trouble when their dad passed away at the age of 15 and 12. My dad has tons ...

Different Ways to Win at GNRS

With all the talk going on about the AMBR winner at the Grand National Roadster Show, I wanted to take the opportunity to show you some of the other great award-winning cars on display. There must have been well over 100 awards given out during Sunday's award ceremony! This is not including awards given out in the Suede Palace (those cars don't run in competition with the others, it's more of a low-shine exhibit if you know what I mean.) To start with, this sweet 1952 Chevrolet Coupe won the George Barris Kustom D'Elegance Award. I dug it for it's cool ...

2010 GNRS AMBR Contenders – 4 Winners at Any Show

We already covered the Grand National Roadster Show's big winner of the coveted America's Most Beautiful Roadster award. The title now belongs to the 33 Ford named, "Possessed". So now, I want you to feast your smoke filled eyes on the "Contenders". Usually the GNRS has 12 cars running for the AMBR, but this year, only 10 made it. Here's 4 of them. Which one's your favorite? The bright orange 32 roadster shown here first is my friend Todd Stevens from right here in Arizona. Todd's got a gorgeous late 40's or 50's Mercury convertible he runs to the local Goodguys ...

2010 America’s Most Beautiful Roadster?

Here it is! America's Most Beautiful Roadster, or the AMBR award as it's known. The AMBR is easily one of the top awards in the country and this year drew 10 roadsters to competition. 2010's AMBR winner is a 1933 Ford, or loosely based on that design, and is owned by Mike and Dianne Dingman. The car was called, "Possessed" and was built by Scott's Hot Rods, a shop that built another America's Most Beautiful Roadster winner back in 2008. (2008 AMBR Story) Beyond that, you know what? Not much to say. This is one of only a couple pictures we took ...

Wagons, Hatchbacks and Vans OMG Pancakes

I know, Pancakes right? Crazy!!! Just keep reading, you'll dig it! I know we have some wagon/hatchback/van aficionados out there. Our own Pikesan owns 2 project wagons himself. When I'm not blogging for MyRideisMe, I read other people's blogs and enjoy their auto-passion, vehicular photography and car features. One of the blogs I follow is OMGPancakes Blog. It's run by Marlon, or "Big Hindu", a college student in Pennsylvania who has a big fat sweet spot for the people movers and grocery getters. I asked Marlon what's up with the blog name? OMGPancakes? What the Hecht? Well, there really is no one meaning, its ...

2010 Grand National Roadster Show – Kickoff

Links to 2008 to 2010 Show coverage at the end of this story... I couldn't resist the first collection of historic hot rods I found at the Grand National Roadster Show. Especially since I'm experimenting with a fisheye lens. What do you think? These ride were all cover cars for Rod & Custom or Street Rodder. This collection includes the first cover car from the 1953 issue of Rods & Custom, plus 32 others! Many more pics to come, wait til I turn Swanee loose! Stay tuned! 2010 GNRS Coveage... more coming soon! 2010 America’s Most Beautiful Roadster? 2010 GNRS AMBR Contenders – 4 Winners at Any Show Different ...

Facebook and a Rare BMW 1802 Touring named “Lemon”

You're on Facebook right yall? No? Get with the program! That's how MyRideisMe.com and Pascal Hein got together, through the MyRideisMe Facebook Fanpage. Go check it out and join our Fanpage, right after you read this cool story of course. Pascal is from Germany and he has shared his classic bimmer he calls "Lemon". A 1973 1802 Touring model. Sit back, grab some Kugen (yummy pastries my German grandma Hecht makes for desserts) and enjoy storytime from the motherland. Take it away Pascal! "My Bimmer was built in 1973. The so called "Touring" was BMWs first try to build a hatchback and also ...

VW Beetle Road Racers

My first car was a 1972 Bug I picked up from a family friend for $500 (Check my Bug Garage here). Then I spent 2 years in Brazil as a missionary for my church. Brazil was one of the few countries that manufactured the Volkswagen Beetle. I was surrounded by them. One of the cities I lived in had a race track and they used to run Copa Fusca, which means Beetle Cup, a race class just for road racing Vdub Bugs. Some of these photos also come from the German version, the Kafer Cup series. I got to thinking and ...