I’m a sucker for traditional rods these days and Flickr user Lostillusion75’s shot titled Racing 33 gives me the warm fuzzies on a smokin’ hot Friday afternoon. This makes me want to go cruising tonight.

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The wonders of the gootubez never cease to amaze. Mr. Faules was wasting some time cruising through youtube last night when he came across this little bit of tire shredding goodness.

I think it can be beaten. Yes folks…I’m laying down the gauntlet for our other guy on the west coast. Come on Von Minden, we all know you can do better than this!

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This week’s video from C. Van Tune gives us a short history of SEMA, the speed equipment trade show that has grown to become the most influential automotive tuning show on the planet.

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We first came across the Brightwork Sign Company a few years ago at a custom car show here in Toronto. Artist Matthew Labutte had been working with hand painted vintage style signs, but had made a transition to more hot rod related pieces. Since then, Matthew’s works have grown to include a wider range of automotive topics, from rods to racers. All of his work is done in a vintage style that just tickles us pink here in The Garage. Be sure to visit Brightwork Auto Art at their home page or at a show like Performance World.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Car-building legend Boyd Coddington, whose testosterone-injected cable TV reality show “American Hot Rod” introduced the nation to the West Coast hot rod guru, has died. He was 63.

Coddington died at Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital in suburban Whittier at 6:20 a.m. Wednesday. His La Habra office spokeswoman Amanda Curry wouldn’t disclose the cause of death.

Coddington, who started building cars when he was 13 and once operated a gas station in Utah, set a standard for his workmanship and creativity, with his popular “Cadzilla” creation considered a design masterpiece. The customized car based on a 1950s Cadillac was built for rocker Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top.

“That was a groundbreaking car. Very cool,” said Dick Messer, executive director of the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles.
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Speaking with Chip Foose the other day reminded me that I haven’t gotten around to posting the pics Aaron Von Minden sent of Live Wire. Back in the fall, we showed you Piero DeLuca’s Ford Coupe in the early stages at the Savage Speed Garage. The months of work leading up to the 2008 Grand National Roadster Show have paid off and Live Wire won 4 awards! Nice work guys!

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Wonders never cease to amaze me here in The Garage. The latest in a long line of really cool people I’ve met while working on The Garage is modern day hot rod icon Chip Foose. Fresh from sunny California, the master of style is also a really cool guy. It was actually very refreshing to see that Chip is a down to earth car guy who loves to share stories. We talked about kids, driving his creations and even a really cool story about Chip’s debut behind the wheel of an open wheel race car.
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Our west coast contributor Aaron Von Minden would like to wish everybody a happy holiday season, Savage Speed Garage style.

Enjoy the PBR’s boys, I hope Santa is good to you all!

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It was an exciting day today in the Savage Speed Garage, where Aaron Von Minden’s radical rod was given a pretty special accolade from the people at Hot Rod Magazine. In the new issue which goes out to subscribers tomorrow, Aaron’s ride was named Best Retro Car in a feature about home built rides.

Big congrats Aaron!

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It’s no secret that I’ve had very little exposure to drag racing other than watching the legends on TV in the early Seventies. Since we began publishing The Garage though, I’ve had a ton of exposure to the world of hot rodding and vintage drag racing. Most of that exposure has come via that super cool Savage Speed Garage. It’s proprietor, Aaron Von Minden has become one of our two West Coast contributors by feeding us with the most incredible tidbits of So Cal Kool.
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