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Video of the 1964 Peterbilt Hotrod

Yesterday we posted links to a gallery of Great Race photos and amongst them was a unique Peterbilt hotrod. Unfortunately, at this time I don't have much information on the truck other than it is a...

Started in Ted's Garage Blog • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: classic car videos
Cool Tools: Sheet Metal Nibbler

While reading Toolmonger -- a great blog devoted to tools of all types -- I came across this photo of a sheet metal nibbler. It reminded me of how important this inexpensive tool has been in my...

Started in Ted's Garage Blog • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: restoration
Monterey Historic Automobile Races

Come August 17-19 it will be once again time for the Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races held at the famed Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in California. This year's event highlights the Indy...

Started in Ted's Garage Blog • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: classic car shows, cars
Full-line '57 Chevy Truck Commercial

The vintage car commercials are fairly easy to come by these days, but we don't see too many good vintage truck ads. Especially one that lists the various light, medium, and heavy-duty Chevrolet...

Started in Ted's Garage Blog • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: classic car videos
When a China Rally Goes Bad

The most recent issue of the Sports Car Market Magazine email newsletter has a link to a story about the adventures of SCM staffers and a father and son team who signed up for a Chinese rally only to...

Started in Ted's Garage Blog • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: classic car news
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this is what you missed in the July issue of Classic Motor News. We took a brief look at the life of William Harrah, the collector who assembled a 1,500 car collection which eventually became the...

Started in Ted's Garage Blog • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: classiccar.com news, cars
Iola Swap Meet Photo Gallery

Can't make it to the Iola Swap Meet up here in Iola, Wisconsin? Me either, and I live an hour away from the dang place. The show promoter -- Old Cars Weekly -- has a photo gallery of what we are all...

Started in Ted's Garage Blog • 1 year ago • 0 responses
Tags: classic car pictures
More From the Iola Swap Meet

I made it to Iola. Sort of. By the time I walked through the gate the gatekeepers had abandoned their post and the banners were coming down. There were a few vendors sticking it out to the 3:00...

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Tags: classic car shows
More Miscellany From Iola

Cleaning out the camera. Found some wheels with Hudson caps, a Ferguson 35 tractor, a military Jeep, a few gas pumps, and a literature display. That's about all I have. It was pretty slim pickings...

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Tags: classic car shows
2007 Art Center Car Gallery

Autoblog has another nice gallery posted. This time it's of the unusual cars that were present at the 2007 Art Center Car Classic show. There are quite a few interesting cars in the gallery,...

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Tags: classic car pictures