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Seeing Dick Pelkey’s high-riding 1955 Chevrolet gasser at Musclepalooza on Memorial Day weekend conjured sepia-toned memories of the Badman model kit. As a kid, I thought the Badman would be the perfect automobile for all-around daily use: big-block Chevy, open headers, straight front axle, and “Adios Mother” painted across the trunk lid – a phrase […]
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Tagged Badman, Chevrolet, drag racing, gasser, Hemmings Daily, hot rods and customs, model cars, model kits, Musclepalooza, Musclepalooza XIII, racing, Revell, Tom Daniel
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First there was Truck Norris. Now, H.A.M.B.er lexman24 has christened his bright orange small block-powered Morris Minor gasser “Chuck Morris.” You know the drill: Let’s hear your best “Chuck Morris” facts.
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Tagged gasser, Hemmings Sports & Exotic Car, hot rods and customs, Morris, Morris Minor, racing, Truck Norris
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We don’t often do this, but when a legitimately historic vehicle goes missing, we often try and find it. Here’s an example. When I was writing “Miller’s Time,” the book that tells the life story of longtime Roger Penske confidant Don Miller, he mentioned that he’d like to find the race car depicted in this […]
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Tagged Big Noise, Chevrolet, Chevrolet Chevy II, gasser, Hemmings Muscle Machines, literature, Lost and Found, personalities, racing