Hemmings Auto Blogs

Saturday, January 5, 2008

Bizarre Drag Racing Accident - Drag Racing Gone Wrong!

short video on the dangers of not having your rearend secure....

Friday, January 4, 2008

I've been good part II




This will be mine, oh, yes it will!!!

Watching the Auction


The Barrett Jackson Auction is coming up and I'll be watching from my FutureLiner that I purchased from the auction, I went a little crazy bidding over 4 mill for it but hey, I get all the parking spots I could ever want and great tv reception too.

I've been good, I've saved my money


The original Batmobile is up for auction, follow the link to the Gizmodo article
I've always wanted on of these ever since I would dress up as Batman in purple tights and a cape....got best dressed in high school

UPDATE: this was a 1974 Replica of the Batmobile built on a 74 Lincoln chassis.The final price was well over $100,000

Darn Speed bumps

names that make you blush....

Ford is rumored to be in talks with TATA Motor Co.(India) about selling them Jaguar and Land Rover,I guess if you get two of these cars you'd have a pair of TATA's...

Monday, December 24, 2007

1956 Checker cab

Great Cars of their time, try to find one now!!!

Ed Roth does me a favor

One of a kind, Ed "Big Daddy" Roth he is missed.

Saturday, December 15, 2007

CEVS

From August 07, video I took from the Chicagoland Emergency Vehicle Show held in North Aurora every year.

Friday, November 30, 2007

Beep Beep











If you think old muscle cars are out of your reach, here you go:

This ROAD RUNNER is being restored by Bill Galamore and he is doing a fantastic job!!! I'll let the pictures do the talking!!

My newest Christmas present


I got up early this moring and the wife is putting a car on my wall, What a surprise!
now I'll have to Drive the Bentley every day...

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

An art in itself




The following pictures are of an Illinois State police car reproduction restored by Chris Lindahl and being marked with decals from MSquad http://www.msquadvpd.com/

The guys from Msquad ( Greg R. and Dave S.)do a fantastic job and are Experts in the reproduction of antique police car decals, having worked on motion pictures such as "Flags of our Fathers".My thanks to all involved and copcardotcom for permission to use the photos .Hope to see this great car at our next Squads and Rods car show!

Friday, November 16, 2007

You can still find them, if you know where to look





By buddy Bruce Broadway found this 1950 Chevy and is working to restore it, see, you can find old cars worth restoring, that's what I keep telling my wife.....when will she believe me????!!!!

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974) Original Theatrical Trailer I

Another classic I was reminded of by Big Elvis...hey, Christmas is close and these are for sale at internet sites like Amazon....hint to wives and girlfriends!!!!

GONE IN 60 SECONDS (trailer)

The one, the only ORIGINAL Gone in 60 Seconds!!!! A car movie that I still love!!!! (thanks Big Elvis)

Saturday, November 10, 2007

2007 Marine Corps Birthday Message

Happy Birthday!!! God Bless All

Thursday, November 8, 2007

Saturday, October 27, 2007

HEY!!! That's mine!!!


Do you have a car you would like featured here? just drop me a note via email squadcars(at)hotmail.com or call 618-683-5171 and we'll feature your ride here!!!
It will help to get that 67 FuryI I haven't finshed yet off the front page, so, please help!


I've had the chance to be all over So. Illinois this year, a lot of Car Towns, which do you pick?

Thursday, October 25, 2007

The Blues Brothers (mall chase)

Nothing new about this movie except it is my favorite move and I'd thought I'd share this with everyone, If you have a favorite chase scene in a movie post it in the comment section......

Friday, October 19, 2007

1959 Chevrolet Impala

Ah the days of "new car " previews, that's when cars had class now they are just "meh" who cares when they come out now, they all look the same!!! except me I look different every year...new nose or different color hair...keeps the FBI from finding me.

1960 Chevrolet Corvair

I heard of these cars, never saw one because I wasn't born until 1989, really, honest I'm just a kid... On the other hand who would of thought that the Corvair was a 4X4?

Thursday, October 18, 2007

THE CAR THAT ATE MY BRAIN!

One of the pioneers of Hot Rods!

Saturday, October 13, 2007

Cars and Kids



This is the John Smock Family, They have just found out their son has MD.This show will help them and other families that have loved ones diagnosed with this disease. If you want to help contact your local MDA Chapter. I am praying for them and praying MDA will find a cure.

More pictures with this link.

http://public.fotki.com/hazardman/galatia-mda-cars-fo/

Friday, October 12, 2007

My Trip to the Body Works


see more of my trip to the AUTO BODY WORKS ( you didn't think I was talking about my body did you??)go to:
by the way, my body is perfect thank you very much.




2008 DODGE CHALLENGER (CPTV trailer)

I'm waiting for the new Edsel to come out next...SWEET!!!

Farewell?

What you see here is my first car, my first car that I as a young child remember, the first car that I drove as a teenager. I was 4 years old when my uncle brought this car down to my Mom and Dad. Being as he was an employee of the Ford Motor Company he was able to follow the car through the assembly line and watch it being completed. My parents bought it(their first new car) and it was delivered to them. Many a Sunday afternoon was spent driving to the local McDonald's for a hamburger and fries, if it got hot the rear window would lower for flow thru ventilation, no need for air on this car!

Now the spectre of doom lurks for the Mercury nameplate. It appears that Mercury will be the next automobile to be discontinued, it is speculation but the sales of the Mercury nameplate is lower than Oldsmobile and Plymouth were when they were discontinued.
I'll always remember the "Old Merc"...........

kinda neat

the workings of an engine, guy got a heat proof camera set it up in a 4cyl engine,
this is better than the idea I had of putting my cat in the engine and firing it up, then asking Fluffy what he saw.

Thursday, October 11, 2007


Kids, before the cell phone this device was on the highways and byways, you stopped to use it , that way you NEVER took your eyes off the road and could always concentrate on driving.

Wednesday, June 6, 2007

Grand Theft Auto...kid style

I was recently at a store that had on display old pedal cars, nice to reminise but impossiblre for me to fit in now. I can recall a time many years ago when I was a mere small lad I too had a pedal car, and was king of my block! small block, small king. Once while on my drive around the block I noticed a "abandoned" pedal car, older looking, actually rusting in places..."well"I say to myself,"this car must have broke down and left to be towed off to the junk yard!" Not wishing to leave the neighborhood in blight with abandoned cars I quickly grabbed the steering wheel of the older car and proceeded, with my car..in tow to my house, all the things that went through my mind, I could re-paint this old car, put flames on it fix it up pedal down the road(sidewalk) WOW! I'd be the KING of the block now!! As I got closer to the house I noticed my Dad on the walk standing, waiting, for me? "where did you ge that car from son"? Dad asked. "It was just on the walk, I thought someone just left it for junk". Dad shook his head, "No son, it belongs to Billy down the street, you take it right back and apologize!" embarrassed, I turned around and took the car back, with Billy and his parents standing, waiting for me. "I'm sorry Billy, I didn't know, I really just wanted to fix it up". Billy said it was OK , and I offered to loan him my car "just because"....Who wouda known even at 5 I was trying to restore old cars...who wouda thunk!!