Hot Rod Movie “Deuce of Spades” Update
January 8, 2009 by pikesan · Leave a Comment
Hot Rod Movie “Deuce of Spades” Update
I caught up with Faith Granger the lady behind the Hot Rod movie, “Deuce of Spades”. Not long ago, I told you more about her in this Blog, but I left out some critical details to the readers at MyRideisMe.com: She owns...
Hot Rod Art Book by Designer Dwayne Vance
Hot Rod Art Book by Designer Dwayne Vance
The Hot Rod Art book: Masters of chicken scratch is a book of 13 highly respected and talented artists from the industry. While I am fairly new to the art and design scene in the Hot Rod world, I know many people in the industry from...
Can you ID these V8 Engines?
December 29, 2008 by pikesan · Leave a Comment
Can you ID these V8 Engines?
Brandon over at AmericanTorque.com sent over some info about a fun game that tests your knowledge of American V8 Engines. Here’s how the idea got started: One night when I was a kid my Dad and I were at a dirt track watching...
3 Steps to Personalizing your Hot Rod
December 22, 2008 by pikesan · 5 Comments
3 Steps to Personalizing your Hot Rod
I’ve always liked my car… Good thing, right? I guess I always wanted a hot rod. Bonnie, as in Bonneville, sure has changed since I bought her at a Goodguys show. The 3 pictures shown here are the 3 evolutionary changes...
Squeeg’s Kustom Goodguys Lunch Stop
December 12, 2008 by pikesan · Leave a Comment
Squeeg’s Kustom Goodguys Lunch Stop
The Goodguys Southwest Nationals rolls into Scottsdale, AZ only once a year and with it comes a mad thrash to get your car ready and some great chances to roll your car out (even a roadster since it was in the 80’s that week!)...
Mesa, Arizona Cruise on Main - Monthly Event
December 11, 2008 by pikesan · Leave a Comment
Mesa, Arizona Cruise on Main - Monthly Event
Cruisin’ Main Street New Downtown Mesa Monthly Cruise Beginning this Friday night December 12th, from about 6pm to 10pm, the downtown Mesa merchants will host a monthly cruise night on downtown Mesa’s Main Street from Center...
Homebuilt Woodie too Sweet to be a Rat
December 7, 2008 by pikesan · 5 Comments
Homebuilt Woodie too Sweet to be a Rat
Story submitted by MyRideisMe.com member: Woodbutcher This project started out as a 32 chevy woody pedal carI built for my daughter, she put it in two local shows and won 2 1st’s. Took it to goodguys KC and won “Best Bitch’n”...
66 Super Sport Gasser in Pink (yea, pink!)
November 30, 2008 by pikesan · 3 Comments
66 Super Sport Gasser in Pink (yea, pink!)
It takes all kinds, we know that, but you gotta like the gasser style from the 60’s. Straight axle jacked up in the front with a slight lift in the back too. It’s an attitude. It says, “I’m fast and I was...
Twin Huffers on a sick Model T
November 25, 2008 by pikesan · 2 Comments
Twin Huffers on a sick Model T
Ron Ginn from Albuquerque, New Mexico ain’t playin’ when it comes to building ridiculous horsepower Model T’s. I asked Ron, “Why two blowers?” and he kindly expanded on the theorem: “Injection...
Party with the Arizona Sinners
October 29, 2008 by pikesan · 4 Comments
Party with the Arizona Sinners
I only heard it was a “Rat Rod” car show in Phoenix. My roadster’s a rat rod, whatever that means anymore, so I figured I’d fit in. Later I found out the party was hosted by my online friend Cadillac Cowboy...




