Tragedy...

Fire ripped through Jason Graham's hot rod shop in TN a few days ago. Here are some pictures of the devastation:















Man, these have to make anyone sick. Car guy or not...

I've been e-published...

Check out the article about me done by Chris Hecht on the myrideisme website.

Thanks Chris!

Dream car of the week...

This T bucket just has the look. Why aren't more people into these things?

'Nother blog...

I've started another blog that will only have my automotive art and photography. You can view it by clicking here.

Enjoy!

Utah Bill to Ban the Use of Aftermarket Exhaust Systems...

A substitute bill (S.B. 106) to ban the use of most aftermarket exhaust systems has been introduced in the Utah State Legislature by Senator Patricia Jones(pjones@utahsenate.org) and passed by the Senate Transportation Committee. The bill now moves to the floor of the Senate for a vote by all members. Under the substitute bill, all vehicles must be equipped with an exhaust system that is “installed by the original manufacturer of the vehicle and is not modified; or meets specifications equivalent to the muffler installed by the original manufacturer of the vehicle and is not modified.”

Click for the bill and it's amendments.

Utah State Senators

Senator Luz Robles
Phone: 801/521-0407
Email: lrobles@utahsenate.org

Senator Ben McAdams
Phone: 801/359-2544
Email: bmcadams@utahsenate.org

Senator Patricia W. Jones
Phone: 801/322-5722
Email: pjones@utahsenate.org

Senator Karen Mayne
Phone: 801/968-7756
Email: kmayne@utahsenate.org

Senator Michael G. Waddoups
Phone: 801/355-1136
Email: waddoups@utahsenate.org

Senator Ross I. Romero
Phone: 801/844-7229
Email: rromero@utahsenate.org

Senator Karen W. Morgan
Phone: 801/538-1406
Email: kmorgan@utahsenate.org

Senator Wayne Niederhauser
Phone: 801/558-4766
Email: wniederhauser@utahsenate.org

Senator D. Chris Buttars
Phone: 801/561-0535
Email: dcbuttars@utahsenate.org

Senator Mark B. Madsen
Phone: 801/361-4787
Email: mmadsen@utahsenate.org

Senator John L. Valentine
Phone: 801/373-6345
Email: jvalentine@utahsenate.org

Senator Margaret Dayton
Phone: 801/221-0623
Email: mdayton@utahsenate.org

Senator Curtis S. Bramble
Phone: 801/226-3663
Email: cbramble@utahsenate.org

Senator Peter C. Knudson
Phone: 435/723-6366
Email: pknudson@utahsenate.org

Senator Jon J. Greiner
Phone: 801/629-8226
Email: jgreiner@utahsenate.org

Senator Allen M. Christensen
Phone: 801/710-0315
Email: achristensen@utahsenate.org

Senator Scott K. Jenkins
Phone: 801/621-5412
Email: sjenkins@utahsenate.org

Senator Davis Jerry W. Stevenson
Phone: 801/430-2575
Email: jstevenson@utahsenate.org

Senator Davis Stuart Adams
Phone: 801/546-6000
Email: sadams@utahsenate.org

Senator Davis Daniel R. Liljenquist
Phone: 801/294-2378
Email: dliljenquist@utahsenate.org

Senator Wayne Ralph Okerlund
Phone: 435/979-7077
Email: rokerlund@utahsenate.org

Senator Rich Lyle W. Hillyard
Phone: 435/752-2610
Email: lhillyard@utahsenate.org

Senator Kevin Van Tassell
Phone: 435/789-7082
Email: kvantassell@utahsenate.org

Senator David P. Hinkins
Phone: 435/748-2828
Email: dhinkins@utahsenate.org

Senator Dennis E. Stowell
Phone: 435/559-8143
Email: dstowell@utahsenate.org

Senator Stephen H. Urquhart
Phone: 435/668-7759
Email: surquhart@utahsenate.org

Senator Gene Davis
Phone: 801/484-9442
Email: gdavis@utahsenate.org

Senator Brent Goodfellow
Phone: 801/556-4871
Email: bgoodfellow@utahsenate.org

Senator Howard Stephenson
Phone: 801/972-8814
Email: hstephenson@utahsenate.org

Please e-mail a copy of your letter to Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

Dream car of the week...

This week's dream car id Richie Whalen's Rolling Bones built '32 Ford 3 window.













Someday I hope to own one of their cars or build one that is highly influenced by them...

I coulda had a V8...

But after seeing this little 223 it still might be cool to run a "6"...

Yeah I'm lookin'...

Let me know if you hear of anything!

Dream car of the week...

While looking a coverage of the Grand National Roadster Show I noticed this little black beauty owned by Dan Sobieski, formally of Boyd's Garage and American Hot Rod, and now owner of Poor Boys Hot Rods.





If this doesn't see some print soon I will be surprised...

Had a couple hours to kill...

So I decided to pull the head on the straight six and see if I could tell why it wasn't running right. In all actuality I was very surprised at how good a 56 year old motor looked...



Yeah it shows its age, but who knows how it was taken care of prior to me.



I was expecting a lot worse.

Salt Flats Speed Shop...

I finally got a chance to stop by Salt Flats Speed Shop today and meet Chris Davenport. There are a couple of neat projects in the shop including a Model A coupe that is a little on the "rat" side, a '33 Tudor sedan converted to a Vicky by Chris, and his personal project this '32 Bonneville inspired sedan:





I won't give away to much of the final plans, but be assured I will post again when he debuts the car.

If you find yourself with a little time to kill in the Orem Utah area I suggest you stop on by, kick up a little dust, and see what's happening over at the Salt Flats Speed Shop and this talented young gun.

New "old" sign by Andy's Pinstriping...