* Came across three different discussions about hot rodding outside American borders this week. First, a H.A.M.B. thread on traditional hot rodding in France; second, another H.A.M.B. thread about the custom/lowrider lifestyle in Japan; and finally, an Autoculture post about lowriding in Brazil. Of course, it’s not necessarily news that this is going on in […]
Let me introduce you all to Herb Miska. Herb is a retired mechanical engineer, now age 73, who lives in Orchard Park, New York, near Buffalo. Herb is a car guy, and like lots of us, is overwhelmed by the glory of cars that he probably can’t afford to buy. He’s compromised by modeling them, […]
The greater Matchbox universe turns its attention toward Albuquerque this weekend, as the 8th annual Matchbox-oriented “MCCH Route 66 International Gathering of Friends” event takes over the Albuquerque Marriott. There will be no on-site registration; the event sold out months ago. For those who got in early, it will be the usual assortment of catching […]