So while researching CSX 3012, the 1965 Cobra that Elvis Presley drove in his 1966 film, “Spinout,” I noticed that the Cobra’s stunt double for the in-the-water scenes had about as much resemblance to the star car as the stunt doubles in Spaceballs did to their respective actors. The guys on the Club Cobra forums […]

It’s not often a chance to buy an authentic (that is, non-cloned) 1950s/1960s custom comes around, but that appears to be the case now, with Bill Cushenberry’s El Matador, a customized 1940 Ford, going up for auction in January in Fort Lauderdale. The auction description is so far a little light on details, but for […]

You’ve probably known someone at some point who was obsessed with sports statistics, like the number of rushing yards gained per down by the old Frankford Yellow Jackets or some such. That’s a headache. This book by James O’Keefe, on the other hand, is exceptionally useful and much more attractively presented than we ever might […]