6 Basic Steps to Drawing Hot Rods
March 10, 2010 by Hechtspeed · Leave a Comment
6 Basic Steps to Drawing Hot Rods
Words and Drawings by Ryan Hadden See more at thehaddenhotrodshop.blogspot.com I am no Chip Foose, but I do like to draw cars. I have no formal education in drawing automobiles, but I did leave some killer renderings in the back of...
3 Easy Ways to Improve Your Car Photography
January 13, 2010 by pikesan · 8 Comments
3 Easy Ways to Improve Your Car Photography
Written by Jim McIlvaine Our cars are our pride and joy. We love them, cherish them and in some cases, treat them better than we treat ourselves. Realistically, we know the relationships we have with our beloved machines usually...
Car Interior 101- Redoing a Classic Car
January 4, 2010 by GreaseGirl · 6 Comments
Car Interior 101- Redoing a Classic Car
Happy 2010!! Now that the holidays are over, it’s time to get down to business! And for Grease Girl that means giving you more of what I originally set out for…to help the beginning car person get involved in the garage!...
Optima Battery: Red or Yellow Top?
November 17, 2009 by pikesan · 4 Comments
Optima Battery: Red or Yellow Top?
Optima Red or Yellow top? I bet you’ve got it wrong! If you missed the other stories about SEMA 2009, then you didn’t read how Optima Batteries brought up car and truck enthusiasts for a “round table” of sorts...
5 Steps for painting Vintage Hot Rod Door Art by Andy’s Pinstriping
October 23, 2009 by Hechtspeed · Leave a Comment
5 Steps for painting Vintage Hot Rod Door Art by Andy’s Pinstriping
Andy from Andy’s Pinstriping gives us 5 Steps for painting Vintage Door Art on Shop Trucks 1. The first thing I like to do is use some wax and grease remover and clean the panel to be painted. This simple step is honestly one...
“Car of the Week”: Hot Rod Ramblings
September 14, 2009 by Hechtspeed · 6 Comments
“Car of the Week”: Hot Rod Ramblings
Many of you hot rodders and car nuts are able to stick with one car for years. I don’t know how you do it? I have what what is called “The Car of the Week” syndrome. Sometimes its as simple as seeing a cool...
6 Things You May Not Know About Stromberg 97 Carbs
September 7, 2009 by Hechtspeed · Leave a Comment
6 Things You May Not Know About Stromberg 97 Carbs
Seems that the MyRideisMe.com Bonneville experience never runs out of steam. Hanging out at the Nugget one evening, we bumped into Clive from Stromberg Carburetors. After a lengthy BS session, the conversation turned to carb tech....
Ron Capps’ Top Five Most Influential Funny Cars
June 28, 2009 by Hechtspeed · 2 Comments
Ron Capps’ Top Five Most Influential Funny Cars
Back for 2009 with Don Shumacher Racing, Ron Capps is in his fifth full season with Shoe’s team driving the NAPA AUTO PARTS Dodge Charger R/T for the 2nd time and of course, his crew chief is long time friend, Ed “Ace” McCulloch. Born...
Don Schumacher’s Top Five Most Influential Funny Cars
June 14, 2009 by Hechtspeed · Leave a Comment
Don Schumacher’s Top Five Most Influential Funny Cars
Don Schumacher’s a car owner, right? Yea, that’s what he is now. He’s got 6 full-pro NHRA drag racing teams running including his son and Top Fuel Champion Tony Schumacher. Before that, Don Schumacher was the pilot...
Ed McCulloch’s Top 5 Most Influential Funny Cars
June 14, 2009 by Hechtspeed · 1 Comment
Ed McCulloch’s Top 5 Most Influential Funny Cars
MyRideisMe.com has your Funny Car hookups! We asked 3 current NHRA superstars in funny car and top fuel what funny cars are their “Top 5″ most influential of all time, and why. Look for the Top 5 from Ed McCulloch, Ron...
