Category Archives: American

American classic cars

While this humble scribe was on staff as the feature editor of Custom Classic Trucks magazine and later as the editor of KIT CAR magazine, my Dad, brother Kevin, and I were building a 1934 Ford roadster pickup as a project vehicle for the magazines.

By D. Brian Smith Photography: GM Heritage & Mecum Auctions Development of the second-generation 1963-1967 C2 Corvette began in the mid to late 1950's. Ed Cole, Chevrolet's General Manager, called it the "Q-Corvette" project. To achieve better handling, the chassis would have a four-wheel independent suspension system. It should also have four-wheel disc brakes, for better stopping…

How time flies! There have now been 74 annual Grand National Roadster Shows. The 74th GNRS took place on Friday, February 2 through Sunday, February 4, 2024, at the Pomona, CA Fairplex. Al and Mary Slonaker presented the first GNRS in 1950 in Oakland, CA.