Hot Rod Hoarder

01/15/2025

Ok, this is pretty crazy. I drew this cartoon-ish Opel GT 18 years ago with no reference point. I just wanted to draw a cool nose-down crazy looking Opel. And now I own nearly the exact car. Looks like I'm gonna need some 36 inch tall slicks for the back of it.

01/15/2025

Hoarding is tough but someone has to do it.

01/14/2025

The undisputed king of race car hauling, TV Tommy Ivo. I've been on a hauler kick lately, can you tell?

01/13/2025

Although most of my research projects involve old drag cars, I've recently been diving into a historic Duesenberg Indy car. This is Babe Stapp's number 8 entry into the 1930 Indy 500. This chassis lived on for a few more years, being raced at Indy until 1935 under different owners. The car originally ran Duesenberg power, but later switched to Miller. The car's best finish at Indy was 2nd in 1931, and it was successful at other races as well.

I'm not sure if I'll do a video on this car, or if it'll just be a personal research project, but I'm enjoying the change of pace .

01/11/2025

On today's episode of cool race car haulers. This guy gets it.

01/11/2025

I never met a Henry J I didn't like....until.

01/11/2025

We found some neat stuff in 2024, but this was by far the coolest vintage speed part we ran across. This is a Latham Axial Flow Supercharger for a Ford FE that's been hidden away for decades. Find out about the history of it in this documentary video.

With only 650 units produced, the Latham Axial Flow Supercharger is one of the rarest vintage speed parts out there, but it's also one of the most well docum...

01/10/2025

Dear old dad has a super nice C30 with a steel flat bed. He’s talked about making a shorty ramp truck out of it but strangely enough, this truck used to be longer and had a dove tail ramp bed. Or he might sell it. Good running ol truck.

01/10/2025

One of the most fascinating stories in the factory drag car world is the one-of-one Ford F-100 XL factory drag truck. I took a deep dive into the history of this truck in my video documentary seen here: https://youtu.be/fqWhoZX7bOE

01/09/2025

And a new research project begins! Already getting some clues, but excited to find out more! Watch the video to see more about our trade deal.

I never thought we'd get rid of a front engine dragster, but the time has come! A while back, visited our place...you probably saw his video. He ...

01/09/2025

The Chicken Coupe is a local legend here in Dayton, Tennessee. Brothers Tommy and Ronnie Clayton raced this car for YEARS in various configurations. I have a secret stash of old pictures of this car that I'll be including in a full documentary video on it soon. The car is still around but hasn't been on the track in about 20 years. Like most Dayton drag cars, my dad painted it and my uncle did the hand-lettering.

01/09/2025

This ol' '68 Camaro has been drag racing in Georgia for DECADES and still turning on win lights to this day. I love the old paint and lettering.

01/08/2025

On today's episode of "cool ways to haul a drag car".

01/07/2025

Giving “ramp truck” a whole new meaning. Steep!!

01/07/2025

Crudely customized Austin Healey that's been sitting outside for decades. Let's dig into the details. Here are the details:

Austin Healey 3000
-'50s Chrysler torsion bar front suspension
-Olds 215ci aluminum V8
-Austin Healey transmission with home made bell housing
-Austin Healey rear end
-'55 Chevy back glass for Windshield
-Home made hood, grille and front body work

01/06/2025

The front engine dragster that was involved in the trade with David Newbern is a piece that we bought a few years ago. I never could nail down the history on this one but you can rest assured that I spent WAY too much time researching it. The simple roll bar hoop, the large main rails and the Olds rear are pretty common features of a late ‘50s dragster. The short wheelbase is indicative of a car that was built before 1962. It appears to have had the front suspension and axle replaced as it has torsion bars instead of the traditional transverse leaf spring of this era. Unique features include a foot operated brake, a giant push bar on the back and a very big (and chrome plated) pitman arm. Despite these features, I could not identify the car or find any old pictures of it. Still a cool piece that’s going to a good home.

01/06/2025

This thing is just too cool! Did a little horse trading with David Newbern today. We traded a T altered roadster and a front engine dragster chassis for the Opel GT flopper that was featured on Faster with Finnegan. It came with most of its original parts, a very cool piece.

Of course, now I’ll be searching for the car’s history. Judging by some of the parts and the engine placement, this very well could’ve been a AA/Gas car or potentially an Econo Altered from the ‘70s. Let the research commence!

01/05/2025

The Cheetah yard sale find happened when Carlee was little. I think she was 2. We stumbled upon so much cool stuff from 2014 through 2016. Maybe we’ll hit another hot streak sometime in the future.

By the way, we bought the body and later sold it to a friend.