I have it on good authority that this year’s “Just Kruisin’ Show & Shine” in Lloydminster, Alberta has just booked SoCal Speed Shop as a vendor. Does this mean all kinds of famous hot rodders (like Jimmy Shine) will be in attendance? Possibly. We don’t know, but if you’re in the Lethbridge area on June [...]
Hippies of the world, unite! For a car show. Keep reading to get the details, man. Ontario: Ass, Gas, or Grass, no one rides to Busfusion 2011 for free. Almonte, Ontario’s celebration of the VW shaggin’ wagon is happening all weekend, from Friday the 9th, right through to Sunday the 12th. Most people tell [...]
Summer means road trips, and that means showing your passengers some courtesy. And what’s more courteous than providing some great reading material–namely, the latest issue of Canadian Hot Rods magazine, which should be on news stands now! This issue features a wicked old Chevy truck, a rare Meteor Montcalm kustom, and a great story [...]
Some people need to have their butts kicked, just for good measure. People like a particular guy who went car shopping in Estevan, Saskatchewan this week. But instead of just buying a car like normal people do, this &%$#@!* decided to break into a garage and skip town with someone’s complete 1939 Cadillac sedan. The [...]
Dirk Behlau, aka “The Pixeleye,” aka one of the hottest automotive photographers of our time, is at it again. This time, however, he’s ditching the still photography work to make a feature-length documentary. “Flake & Flames,” the first movie from Dirk Behlau and Jesper Bram, is a serious look at the resurgence of oldskool hot [...]
This image just came across the Hot Wheels facebook fan page. Allegedly, it’s the unreleased photo of a prototype for the new Hot Wheels rocket car, described as “too fast for its own good.” So much for being an unreleased photo! Hit this link to check out the original FB posting.
Lloydminster Alberta’s favourite rock station, 106.1 “The Goat,” celebrated it’s 10th birthday the right way today–BBQ and classic cars. SCF friend and cruiser extraordinaire J.J. McColm was there with the Just Kruizin’ specialty vehicle club. Thankfully for us, he brought his camera along!
The sun is shining, the snow is gone, and most of Manitoba is flooded out. It must be spring! With this sudden turn of the weather, it’s high time for a cruisin’. Here in Ottawa, the Ziebart-Uniglass Plus Car Show Series has stepped up with a season opener, this Saturday, May 14th at Monkey Joe’s [...]
Darryl’s Drive In Blog is one of our favourite auto blogs out there–and not just because he’s said the same about us. Darryl regularly compiles lists of interesting articles and online features throughout the interweb, and about once a month he publishes that list for the world to read. It’s well worth the read–and if [...]
Electric cars have often been a source of controversy in the last few years. Fans claim that the average person doesn’t need an above-average range, while haters still cling to the argument of long charging times. Shai Agasse, an Israeli businessman, realized that there was only one way to silence the critics: force the EV [...]
