Black Earth Car Show, 09

Over the weekend I attended the Black Earth Car Show held at the New Heights Lutheran Church. About 35 cars and bikes where on hand. Some very cool cars and trucks. I also got to bump into some new friends and touch base with some old ones. I got there a little early to help Brett setup and then volunteered to help park cars as they showed up. Kids came along and had a fun time since there was a playground across the street and Hot Wheel tracks for them to race on. Unfortunately for the second year in a row the cruise afterward was canceled since the weather was not cooperating with us. I got back home just as it started to get nasty outside.

Next car show for me will be Mazo's on the first of August.

More Tractor Fun

Dad worked like a madman and pumped the Ford Tractor out the door faster then expected. That, and he had the free time.

My final day recapped.

After a long Thursday night and Friday night Saturday morning came way to early. I had to get up at the crack of dawn and be ready for Williams final Soccer Game of the year. It was a rainy morning and it didn't seem like it was going to be a fun cruise day at the Alliant Energy Center but I was determined to head in after Soccer.

My friend, Brett, was going to also head in with me to see the cars in Madison after his kids Soccer Game. Thankfully we both coach our kids and we where also going up against each other that morning. Meaning, when the game was done we could both pack up and head out.

A little drizzle as we got to the Alliant Energy Center but it wasn't too bad. Parking on the other hand was a nightmare. My truck registered as #4254 for vehicles parking in the Power Tour Cruise Night area. Now, I don't think there where that many there at that time, but I do not doubt that that many cars came threw the Madison area all day long. It was crazy packed and we just decided to park up on the hill, away from the main area.

The cars where excellent, something for everyone. For Dan, he missed talking with the Factory Five representatives that where there with all of their cars, even the new Coupe they are producing. Pictures of it are below. He will be happy to know that I have a new DVD containing five hours of FFR cars racing and showing off will be coming his way in the future.










Ring Brothers, GM Performance, Edelbrock, and so many other distributors where showing off new goodys. It was nice to actually put your hands on some of the parts that you only see in the catalogs.

About 3-4ish it started to downpour so we got the heck out of Dodge and headed home. I was hoping the rain would hold off, not enough hoods open to see all the fun stuff people had tucked in the engine bay.

Hope for another Tour threw Wisconsin in the future.

(Pictures are from Ryan, and Nate, from the Wisconsin Car Collector and Madison Street Car forums)

The Weekend Is Over

Damn it.

After a long Thursday night and getting home late I went into work on Friday and pounded out a few jobs. Then around noon I went home to grab the Camaro and head back in with Cecil and his 55' Chevy. I ran back to the shop and meet him there and knew I was going back home for the 60'. I gave the starter a whirl and I can tell all my driving this summer had put a hurt on the Starter Solenoid. It was finally not happy with me and with a warm engine it wouldn't turn the Starter over. Oh, I knew it would happen eventually. I put a low buck 3510ms starter on the BBC and not a Gear Reduction starter which can handle a high compression engine.

So, off to get the 60 and we where still into QSL early enough. A bunch of Beers all day long then slow down so I could still make it home. At final count there where 200+ cars that where at QSL at one time and I am sure more then that came and went threw the day. I also got the chance to meet a fellow shop owner and auto technician. Victor, who was doing the entire Power Tour and resides in Virginia. We talked shop and cars for awhile and I had a chance to look over his 86' El Camino. Very cool car. Later that evening a few other friends stopped by and we talked and toured the cars. By 11pm I was done. Climbed back into the truck and cruised home to grab some sleep before doing it all over again Saturday.

Pictures are from Thursday still. Camera was forgotten on the desk, these images are from Amigo2k, Ryan, who is apart of the Wisconsin Car Collector website and who I finally meet face to face at QSL Friday.

QSL, Power Tour, June 4th

First day of the adventures for the weekend. Drove the Camaro into Quaker Steak and Lube at about 5pm. I am glad I got there early as the lot filled up fast and by 7pm you where stuck in the rear of the place.

Meet up with a friend from another Auto Forum and talked cars for a few hours. Also meet the owner of Prairie Land Towing and had a great time talking cars and business with him. Spent some time around the Ring Brothers "Razor" and "Reactor" cars that they built and talked shop. Good times.

Top to bottom, the Razor from Ring Brothers. Mikey's Challenger, A Bugeye for Troy to drool over, and a old Ford with a Northstar V8 that the owner has for sale.

A Different Project

You would think with the Power Tour being this week we would have a project in the shop that someone would be similar, or involved with a classic car or something.

Nope. Just a 9N Ford Tractor that is going to get painted......











This is actually one of Dad's projects for a friend and customer. I will stick my nose in once and awhile and give my opinion, which is not worth squat on Tractors. Don't know much about them, don't really want to know much about them. Just happy they do the work when it is needed.

Power Tour next week

Unlike last year, this year I will make it to the Power Tour as it has it's beginning in Madison. Last year we watched the cars roll in all day long and then followed them in. Traffic was a mental breakdown as the Interstate was closed due to flooding and everything was being routed down Hwy. 14 to Madison. It was crazy. Overheating issues, then plugging a fuel filter tight as the E85 and the extreme hot weather managed to not play well in traffic. Thankfully I made it home, all though it was a slow ride home.

My plan of attack if I could call it that is as follows.

Thursday Night. Quaker Steak and Lube. Run in around 4:30 or so with the Edsel, yes, the Edsel. I haven't taken it in there yet and I think it would be a good night for it.

Friday. About Noon drive in with the Camaro and spend the day there as it sounds like there will be goings ons all day long at Quaker Steak and Lube and around Madison. Friday night possibly hitch a ride with a friend to East Wash and watch the cruise action. Why not take the Camaro you ask? I plan on having a few drinks during the day. Get done on the Wash and back to the car late, I'll be cleaned out and ready to go home.

Saturday. After Soccer in the morning for William I will head over to Black Earth with the 60' and follow Brett in with his Monte Carlo. Spend the afternoon watching the cars roll in then head home early and possibly up to Mt. Horeb for their summer frolic with Beer Tents, Softball, and kids rides.

Sunday. Recover.

I just cringe thinking of the passing of another wonderful Muscle Car boom. It is like the world has kicked me in the junk twice, first for missing the late 60's and second for seeing the end of the new Muscle Era.

This first era.....









It died a brutal death at the hands of big government. Nader and his safety Nazi's. Insurance Companies freaking out over high Horsepower and then the change and adding of new emission standards and the sudden drop of Horsepower.









And now here we are again. Another wonderful boom in the Muscle Car wars, awesome cars that put the excitement back into driving. Putting people into the Dealers to see these bad ass toys and then appreciating the companies build some awesome Iron.

I sure hope it doesn't end....

Automotion 09'

Sunday the Wife and I took Brock and William up to Noah's Ark. Not to play in the water but to look at all the cars they had there for Automotion 2009'.

Wonderful selection of cars on hand. Brock was particular to any lifted 4x4 truck with massive mud tires. He loved seeing if the tire was taller then he was and in most cases they where. He also enjoyed finding all the Camaro's and telling me "they are just like yours, Dad."

William enjoyed the food, and lots of it. He is like a garbage disposal, taking in anything and everything and always hungry. He also loved the Fire Truck that let us ride up in the Boom and get this picture.











Great Show. I do miss the show being downtown on the city streets but considering the amount of cars that show up, this is the only place it could be.

Also, one of my favorites happened to be a "Dukes of Hazard" Charger that had a pair of rear tires as bald as a baby's backside. I talked to the owner and he mentioned that Saturday night was a good time in the Dells.

Roar

Don't worry Dan, you go "Huffer" and I'll just put a 250HP shot of NOS on.

Saturday Fun

The day started with a trip to Symdon Motors in Mt. Horeb. Troy and I wanted to take a peek at the new 2010 Chevy Camaro they had on hand. This one is a Black, 3.6L "LT" with a automatic transmission. The car is simply gorgeous in person. GM hit a home run with the Camaro. The exterior is so similar to the first generation Camaro. The interior gauge panel and layout is also a throw back. For me the seats where perfect, roomy but still tight. The V-6 also had the nice feature of true duel exhaust. We couldn't go for a test drive, which wasn't a surprise. If they where giving test drives the car would never be there.












Next up was a cruise with the Cheese Wheel Group out of Beaver Dam. They put on a 65 mile cruise through the hills of Blue Mounds, Mt. Horeb, the town of Mazomanie, Vermont, Black Earth and Cross Plains and then ending in Middleton at Quaker Steak and Lube. Some really awesome and fun cars showed up. In particular three Roush Mustangs, a Honda Civic, Subura Impreza, a Evo and the 67' Corvette convertible that is always at QSL.

The Cheese Wheel guys are a great bunch and do a 450 mile cruise for Charity. We are figuring if we can make that one or not. I'm not sure I'd take the two gas guzzlers that is for sure. Regardless, great time and I thank them for letting us roll with them.































Yes, I look like a Tool, but a very happy and content Tool thank you very much.

More for the Cobra

Just for Dan, I did some looking, measuring, and thinking. A "Huffer" atop that 347 will fit just fine.

Some Cobra Porn for you, Dan. And yes, it is going to get cleaned up this week also.

Another nice ride

The weather is bringing the toys out like crazy. This week I have a 93' Chevy 1500 2wd in the shop. Great paint job on it but the motor is a little sick. #2 hole has no compression. No word on the go ahead yet but either way it is a whole lot of not good for the owner.

68 Ford XL

A unique old car in the shop this week. A 1968 Ford XL convertible with a 428cid V8. It has a laundry list of issues to address that are not going to be finished up at this time. Through the years it looks like many things where patched or taken out leaving a good amount of labor to put it back proper.

Hopefully the sticker shock of what needs to be done doesn't chase the customer away and he gives up on doing anything. The car has a ton of potential and the issues aren't anything major that would keep it from being driven. Just so many odds and ends to fix that once your done you'll have a good 20 hours of work plus parts.

I guess we will see.

On the car hunt the Impala sale fell threw. Mostly on our end for not offering up more then we should have. We could have countered higher then what we originally offered but after much thought we decided we could put that money into many of the cars we have. They all need a little something here and there.

Troy's search for a old car is on hold right now as he has so many other projects going on that he thought it best to wait until he truly can put the time into a project car.

Dan is on a big old Jet headed to Iraq as I type this. After a month of pre-deployment training in Ft. Bliss his unit is now on the move to Iraq. He is sure to have a short layover in Kuwait before heading in. He is doing fine and is looking through catalogs and ordering Cobra parts so he has some fun to do when he gets back.

Enjoyment for Brother Dan

Since he is off on his third tour and I am in charge of keeping the Cobra in the exact shape he left it I figured I might as well show him it is still tucked away in the one of the Top Secret locations for Willie's.

No FFR Cobra's where harmed in the making of these films.

The Hunt for Red October.

Troy's hunt for a "project car" is turning into the main theme from "The Hunt for Red October".

It started with a list from people that know Troy, those of us at the shop and friends who frequent our facility after hours. The list was one that scattered the automotive globe, Bimmers, Chevy's, odd ball makes and models. Just like in the movie, no one had any real idea what was going on at first. We just knew that the Captain had wants to do something crazy.

Then the Austin Healey was chosen and those of us on board thought we had the answer. Much like the crew of the Red October there was a small group who had a better idea what was going on. We ran off to find a Healey, searched the Internet, looked at a basket case buried in snow but nothing came about. The idea went back into hiding.

Then a curve ball was thrown at everyone and now the idea of a Corvair is being floated by Troy as to the car of his choice. Again we go on a chase and look at a Corvair 500 Sport Coupe that was on consignment at Benchmark Classics off of PD near Verona.
















We looked the car over and drooled at some other rides there. As with the Red October others where becoming aware of Troy's intentions and the possibility of his car choice being sunk may arise if he doesn't choose soon. Not by choice of anyone else, but by Troy himself.

So now a Jack Ryan (me) needs to board the ship(Troy's brain), figure out what is going on, then try to communicate with the Red October(find a proper car) to get it to safety(the shop) before it is really sunk.(Troy becomes frustrated and gives up)

I just hope he doesn't want to move to Montana.

Should I buy this?

Well, not like I need another car in the fleet, nor does the shop.

It is just sometimes cars fall from the heavens and you just don't want to see them go. This 61' Impala is like that. Pretty straight, pretty clean, interior is all there. Throw some 14's on it, get it running and the brakes squared away and off we go.

It would make a cool cruiser, just leave it as it is and drive it as a daily driver to work and back.

So, should I?

2010 Camaro Assembly Video

It's getting closer. :)

Some way, some how, some day I will have one.

Funny for the Week

Good laugh for the day.

Old Service Letter

A good friend and Techician I know from iATN passed this along to me. I thought it was a interesting read. The more marketing changes, the more it stays the same. It looks to be a sales pitch from a Garage hoping this potential customer will come in and have their Model T serviced at their facility. Amazing to see the price differences. A few dollars won't even buy a bottle of windshield washer fluid these days.

Thanks for sending this, Hugh.

Long Week

Dad is back from Vegas, broke as usual so I am glad I had a busy week. I keep pace with the work load and managed to help enough on the 55' project to at least give my two cents worth. The Tremec is in, new oil pan and pump are in. All that is left is the details and parts that weren't ordered.

Aside from that Dan is off to Iraq on his third tour. Last Tuesday they had a proper send off ceremony at the Dane County Coliseum. Then Friday night we made sure to give him our own send off which left him looking a little rough Saturday morning when I drove him to Camp Douglas/Volk Airfield.

Another send off there and we said our goodbyes. I managed to break the Power Steering Pump in the TrailBlazer trying to get out of the parking lot. Parked in so I was backing forward and reverse and turning as tight as I could when I felt the steering go tight. So there is a automotive theme to the whole trip and news.

Some pictures from the sendoff.




















Ok, how is blowing my horn about my brother even automotive themed. Well, his "job" in Iraq will be driving the Command Staff for the 32nd wherever they want to go whenever they want to go. He will be based in Baghdad and I'm sure to hear more from him compared to his previous two deployments. Not sure yet if it will be Humvee's or Burb's. I guess I'll find out when he gets there.

All right, off to work. There is a 07' Grand Prix with the driver side suspension destroyed just calling my name.

Screw Off week

Yes, I will admit it, next week will be a screw off week. Dad, the real boss, is away to Vegas to piss away the family fortune (all twenty bucks) so I am all alone at the shop.

So what to do, what to do. Well of course, bring in something really fun to work on for the week. Cecil has his 55' Chevy at the shop and if you just didn't glance at the picture you can see it will get a new Transmission. A Tremec 5-speed to be specific. Also, we will be putting a new oil pan and oil pump on the BBC that sits under the hood.

Yes, excellent week indeed. We will also be trying to sneak down to the Chicago Auto Show to check out the new cars coming out. If it works out we will have Dan come with before his deployment begins. Yes, deployment, Dan is ready to go to Iraq for his third tour. This time with the 32nd Infantry Combat Brigade from the Wisconsin National Guard. Very excellent for him. He is motivated and ready to go. More on that next week.

Anyway, I am off to enjoy the weekend and plan on my spending spree for the shop next week since Dad left the checkbook in my hands. I'm thinking new flat screen for the waiting area and a new PC for my office. Ya, that will do just fine.

The Groundhog was WRONG!

They claim we have six more weeks of winter. This 99' Pontiac Montana begs to differ.












Top line claims "Starting Coolant Temp 4,633" and the second line is "Starting Idle Air Temp of 4,611"

Oh what a fun start to the day, better get the flip flops out now.

Angry Whoppers need not aply

Our Saturday adventure went as expected. The Austin was parked outside, in two feet of drifted snow....

No, we really didn't expect that.

Back up a few moments. We where early and decided to stop at Burger King and threw down some quick chow which just meant we started joking about the Angry Whopper. Sorry, it just sounds wrong to say it, as in cover the kids ears wrong.

After food we did stop at a few UHaul's to check for a trailer only to find they wouldn't allow one if a Chevy Blazer was towing. Fair enough, it is a light duty small SUV but thinking we could stuff a Austin in the back of a 12x6 without a issue we thought it was worth a shot. No, we didn't take a trailer with. I'd rather not look like I am ready to buy something by having a trailer along. We can always take another day to go get the car anyway and considering what we saw, that was a good idea.

Now to the car.

It didn't run, it didn't turn over, it was generally solid. As in frozen to the ground solid. Dan went to work chipping the ice away and shoveling snow which revealed just fender rust and lower valance rust beneath the doors. Troy started snapping pictures which we haven't downloaded yet and talking with the owner. I went for the look over. The underneath (what I could see) was in amazingly good shape. The trunk had not a spot of rust in it and just surface underneath. Engine bay was gritty and greasy but rust free. Floor pans at the feet where GONE but the upper area was solid. What I could feel and poke at on the unibody frame area was surprisingly solid.

We told him when it thawed we would offer $500. He told us he would think about it but then went on and on about two other Austins he had and the deal we could swing if we wanted a package deal. I bit on it and told him to get some pictures together and let us see what he had. I had to wonder how many cars he did have, there was a 80's Corvette with a busted window stuffed between two old fridges. A Malibu that looks like it was fresh off a episode of COPS and a Chevy Truck that seemed ok but was plowed in. I didn't dare ask what was in the garage.

Not sure if seeing 7 cops drive by in 20 minutes was a good thing or not. I need to check google maps and see if a station was nearby. Wait...what? No I don't.

What we could gather the young man worked at a salvage yard somewhere in the Oshkosh area. I didn't catch the full name he threw at me but I'm going to do some searching to figure it out. He also went on and on about other cars he had, but where no where to be found on his property. We also gathered he got the Austins because a buddy wrecked his Camaro that was way faster then the Corvette. Well, no surprise since the Corvette was buried in snow.

Oh well, a solid adventure (some portions left out to protect the innocent) and on the ride home the discussion progressed to looking harder to find the right car while we wait for pictures and a reply to our offer. This one wasn't going anywhere soon, heck, spring isn't for another 90 days and then it will be buried in mud. There where a few out of state cars we found on craigslist, ebay and autotrader that looked much better and maybe even running that would be a better deal.

If anything, we did solve a few issues. We have a new TV show idea. Three brothers pile in a truck and go to find a project car, along the way the cameras capture everything, this of course would air on HBO. Also, The Angry Whopper at Burger King is the greatest marketing idea ever made. Again, portions of the story left out to protect the innocent but I did think about asking the wife if she would be up for a Angry Whopper later that night since the car wasn't coming home with us today.





She said "No, just give me the regular Happy Meal"

Shelby, Austin Healeys, Road Trip

I normally stay away from controversial topics in the auto industry because frankly I'd rather not get into a Internet pissing contest but I couldn't pass up this story.

Shelby can't stop suing people, Factory Five is next

FFCobra.com asks the community for help

Now, I think Shelby has made or did make one of the finest cars in history but his antics threw the years make me sick. It is and always has been "all about me" in his mind. In my opinion. If you look threw his history he has never let the opportunity to sue someone using "Cobra" "Shelby" or anything related. In most cases I would be behind anyone suing someone who is infringing on a trademark or idea but with Carroll, he never stops, never gives up and it always seems to leave carnage in the end and the hobby a little worse off. FFR is building great REPLICAS and not trying to convince anyone it is more then that. After the body which looks like a Cobra the comparisons stop there.

There, rant over. On happier fronts we are taking a road trip this weekend to Oshkosh and will look over a 64' Austin Healey Sprite for Troy. This should be a good time because our road trips are always a adventure and some type of trouble will ensue.

Now, maybe once we get the Austin we put a Cobra emblem on it and maybe Carroll will sue us.. :)

Super Chargers, Swear Words and Friday

This has been the never ending week of hell it seems.

To top the week off parts finally came in for the Suburban I have been working on. At first it looks like a normal 2000 Chevy Suburban 5.3L.










Under the hood though someone had the idea a Whipple Super Charger was needed. Hey, I'm all for making them go fast, faster, and turn like crazy so no problem.











It was here because it had thrown a CE light and flagged some codes. The two codes where P0171 and P0174, both bank 1 Oxygens Sensors staying lean. Quick look at the fuel trims confirmed this and then taking a listen under the hood I knew where the problem lied. The EGR tube going into the passenger side of the intake was leaking causing a big enough vacuum leak to flag codes.

Fair enough, I suspect when the Whipple was installed the tube was "tweaked" a little. Normally this is a straight forward job if the bolts come loose on the exhaust manifold and the head but the Whipple had to be moved so a few new swear words where introduced when things where going back together. I can't complain too much since I haven't the experience with Super Chargers to say this is the best kit or the worst kit. I can say though I would rather had liked to see them put slots in the rear mount for the SC to the passenger side head where the EGR assembly bolts in also. It would have made placing everything back together easier. With the notches you could have just lowered the SC down onto studs, slid the EGR block in place and tighten things down. With this setup bolts are used, four to be exact, two on the head and another two just below the pulley on the SC. Getting everything to line up took some patience. I think at one point I drop a few bombs but overall it went back together and all the skins on the fingers.

After that, put all the SC items back on, fire it up and watch the trim numbers go back to normal. The test drive, it has a TON of extra power compared to a stock 5.3L. You can really feel the boost of the Whipple when you get on the throttle. I would have to say the money spent is worth it for the power added.

Beer o'clock now. It's been a long week

Green Cheese of Death

If you've worked on cars long enough you have encountered the "green cheese". Other people may have a different term they use, corrosion comes to mind, my favorite is people that use scotch locks to make electrical connections which will always be guaranteed fail and I kindly refer to them as shit locks because your always going to end up in it using them.

The wonderful part about the green cheese is it normally causes headaches, frustration, anger and a overall pissed off attitude about electrical problems on cars. I'm sure the seasoned veterans that may spend time reading my rambling thoughts are nodding in agreement and know exactly what I am talking about.

This particular case in point was on a 92 Chevy 2500 4x4 5.7L with a "cranks but won't start". On arrival we verified it had good spark and injector pulse but no fuel pressure. I went underneath with a test light and verified I had voltage. Mind you, I didn't say battery voltage. With that I assumed we had a dead fuel pump. We dropped the tank, removed the rusted sending unit and pump and then bench tested the pump after removing it. Nothing, the pump wasn't responding to any voltage sent to it. Case closed right? Wrong. We installed a new pump and sending unit. Plugged the tank back in, cleaned and tightened the ground and then fired the truck up. It took off right away. We figured we had it licked. I backed the truck out, let it warm up and then took it for a test drive. Everything seemed fine until I returned. I shut the truck down and tried to restart it, nothing. It then restarted, ran for awhile and started running "rough" and died.

Oh crap.....

We brought it back in and I again checked for voltage going to the pump and I had it. But again, I used a test light. Then a little bulb (or my common sense) went off and I said to myself "How much voltage?" Upon checking with a DVOM I only had 7 volts. Off to the races and I started checking the wiring where I found this little monster in the harness











The Green Cheese. I spotted a section that was repaired at some point. It was about halfway between the firewall and tank. It was also placed back in the harness and the section looked unmolested. I just happen to start testing and spotted it. What happened? Someone repaired a section of wire by just wrapping the two wires in tape. No solder, no heat shrink, nothing.

I cut the section out, repaired it properly by soldering then heat shrinking it and then dropped the truck down and it fired right off and ran perfect. A constant battery voltage at the tank. I suspect the pump has been fighting for its electrical life for awhile since it hasn't been getting good voltage I would assume and then it finally had enough and died. My taking the tank down most likely stretched the harness to the breaking point. It had enough to start and run but then after a rough drive it just gave up. I'm just happy it happened for me and not after the customer took it. That's why test drives after the work is done is just as important. It's not just me going for a joy ride ;)

Lesson learned for me, trust, but verify. I should have grabbed the DVOM to test for voltage but the test light is always fast and handy. The only problem is if you don't have a full 12 volts the test light can still light up. Mine will at 7 volts :) I think it means time for a better test light, one that is not going to lead me astray again.

Anyway, there is the green cheese. Remember it, hate it, do everything in your power to stop it before it drives you nuts.

I do deserve the Miller Lite tonight.

Bored Shopping

I really need to back away from the PC during the weekends. Sometimes I start thinking of things I "want" instead of things I "need" and I found this to purchase.

KAT Matrix 3-Axis Accelerometer

I read a few reviews and think for the money I'll take the chance. If it works, cool. If it doesn't. Then I have something else to complain about.

Nackers had a much better Accelerometer I could use if I like but our paths haven't crossed yet this winter but I did appreciate the offer. If this one is a epic fail then I'll be bugging him to borrow the one he has.

On the car front for Troy. Not good. We took a look at what we thought was a AMX but on closer inspection turned out to be a 70 Javelin. $1500 for the car, it is complete but needs a full on resto. From the road we swore it was a AMX, the front end just screamed 69' but once we started walking up I knew something was amiss. Oh well, better luck next time. I had found a 70' Camaro complete but needing a ton of work on Craigslist but Troy wasn't hooked. He doesn't have the muscle car itch, more something that handles and looks old euro. Troy has been searching Craigslist.com every day. Hopefully a car catches his attention.

Until next time!

Christmas Present from GM

GM Performance to offer 2010 Camaro Body for us racers.

I think I just died and went to heaven. If there was ever a way to get a Bowtie enthusiast excited this would be it. Some way, some how I will have a 2010 Camaro. This may be the hot ticket.

Credit for the story to Jalopnik.

Troy's Updated List

As promised, the updated list is below with a few new names. Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas :)

Pete, 55' 550 Porsche Spyder (replica)
BJ, Late 70's Porsche 911
Dad, Avanti
Mike, Gremlin X
Dan, 65 Daytona Coupe (replica)
Cecil, 65 Dodge Dart GT
Shawn, Porsche 914 (4 converted to 6)
Hosko, 86 Corvette, Cheap (Inside joke, if you follow the blog you'll know it)
Voss, Opel GT
Steve, BMW 2002, 70's era