Thanks for visiting MyRideisMe.com:
Interactive, Hot Rod and Custom Car Community & Magazine
Owner/Editor/Janitor: Craig Pike
Current Rides: 27 Ford Modified , 63 Ford Falcon
Projects: 61 Rambler American Wagon
Why I made this site:
I’ve loved hot rods since the first time I saw Milner’s 32
Coupe on American Graffiti. There’s a bunch of websites out there to share
pictures, but none of the people I talk to, that are REALLY into building and
driving cars, have ever heard of them.
Plus, those sites are run by folks who have Phd’s and don’t own cars they build and drive. NOT HERE! I'm a car guy, not a web guy... I think you'll see that here.
MyRideisMe will fabricate a worldwide community where members meet, become friends & share their ideas & passion for their rides in a personalized & entertaining website.
We all love to talk about our rides, so this should be fun!
My Background and
Education:
My Pops (Pops' Garage) is a hot rodder, was a drag racer
, and worked as a
Ford mechanic for over 25 years. I think
I was born with grease under my nails! I
have a degree in mechanical engineering from Arizona
State University,
but oddly enough, the things I learned from Pops helped me the most in getting the 7
jobs I’ve had. My current job is at Nissan as a powertrain performance engineer. At home I’m a basketball coach to my boys and a wanna-be
fabricator working on my car projects and this website when my wife & kids
are sleeping.
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NorCal Master of Photography: Nick Koljian:
You ask me what peaked my interest in photography? What got me started? Why it has been a insane passion of mine for almost 3 decades? It's actually quite simple: Being able to stop time in it's tracks. To take that one moment in time and call it mine... forever. To bring back the past when it has been forgotten by many.
I starting off shooting with film and finding my eye with obscure angles and random shots at punk clubs and lowrider shows. I quickly moved on to becoming a lens junkie and created a habit of shooting all types of lens.
After a 4 to 5 year hiatus in the late 90's to early 2000's I decided to pick up the camera again and go digital. Staying true to myself and the Nikon family, I chose the Nikon D80 and still shoot with it today. Shooting the Custom Culture scene is a constant reminder of where my photo roots started.
The culture in itself is beyond a picture or a few words, that's why I'm here to tell the story...visually. N/K
Arizona Photography: Paul "Swanee" Swanson:
My love for automobiles dates back to when I was a kid collecting hotwheels, and had car posters, magazine, and CarToons clippings all over my walls. I also enjoyed building model cars, trucks, vans, and motorcycles (and every now and then I still do). I even enjoyed drawing them and my favorite thing to draw were vans because I could add some pretty cool scenes on them. I even did a few tricked out motorhomes, man what I would give to have all my old drawings again. Also my stepfather was a transmission mechanic. So I pretty much grew up around the shop and grease.
I have just recently got back into doing some art works, but instead of drawing them I now use a digital camera and photoshop. And have plans take it to the next level....=]
I consider myself a Experimental Photographer, I love to shoot what I find interesting and not just one thing or subject. Born in northern Cali (1968) and raised in Anchorage, Alaska and now residing in Scottsdale, Arizona. I am a residential solar system designer, electrician specializing in lighting controls and automation.
I bought a Olympus C8080 WZ the Summer of 2005 and in Summer 2007 I got the E510 and in the spring of 08 I went to the E-3.
I love the great outdoors, Cars, Trucks, Bikes (mainly Choppers), and my line of work, they all give me a great canvas to work with. I joined MyRideisMe back in the summer of 2007 after meeting Craig Pike at the Pavilions in Scottsdale and I have been shooting for the website ever since. If you see something you like you can contact me by e-mail swanee at MyRideisMe
Current Ride: 1995 Toyota 4Runner
Project: 1972 Toyota FJ40 Land Cruiser
Associate Editor: Chris "Hechtspeed" Hecht:
A little history on Hechtspeed. Hot rodding's in the blood. My dad and his bro, my bro and my cousin are into cars. My childhood was filled with building plastic models, racing an RC10T truck and then helping my dad do a semi-resto on his '75 Porsche 914. In high school I was into aircooled v-dubs. My first car was a '72 standard Beetle that was given the Cal Look treatment. Then I was into Mustangs as my dad picked up a '94 GT that he modified until it dipped into the 12's with a stock block, ported heads and slicks (to name a few of the mods). While still in college and just after getting married, I picked up a Super Street Magazine. I was amazed at the cover car, a 12 second turbocharged Acura Integra that could brake, handle the take the twisties all while knocking down 30 mpg with a 4 cylinder. I had no idea little Japanese cars could be made to do that. I picked up a '95 Civic EX and did some bolt-ons like lowering springs and adjustable KYBs, intake, shifter, and turbo muffler and shorty headers. I got it to run a 14.8 @ Famoso. It started to burn serious oil and didn't have a working a/c, so I sold that off and picked up this handicapped Civic 4 door I currently drive.
I should also mention that I live in Salt Lake City, Utah which heavily contributes to my, "Salt Fever". Bonneville's only a short drive away, so look for salt flat racing pictures whenever there's and event. That's me on the left with Pikesan at Speed Week 2009.
I'm really enjoying contributing here at MyRideisMe.com. I feel blessed to have the chance to be a part of this hobby I'm so passionate about. I'm excited to see where the website will go in the future. Sky's the limit! I hope to bring interesting stories and pictures to the site. I am getting very interested in the history behind hot rodding and the many people who make up the hobby today. Who knows where custom cars will be like in the future? Where ever it goes, I'll be right there learning and following the trends.
Current Ride: 1998 Honda Civic
Project: Everything with wheels! Read my, "Hot Rod Ramblings" stories Co-Founder: Christopher Holman
Chris is off on his next adventure, taking the Motorcycle portion of MyRideisMe.com and porting it to a brand new site called Teknikka.com.
I thank Chris for his guidance and steady hand and steady head when we first started MyRideisMe.com. We'll continue to be friends and co-supporters for all our business adventures. Thanks Chris!
So now, I'm on my own. Let's see where we can take this!
