There’s a lot of people who are obsessed with wood. Most of them become lumberjacks or furniture makers. However, Steve & Jeannete of Kingman Arizona take their extreme love of dead trees in a different direction:
Steve and Jeannette are the proud owners of several woody wagons from the late ’30s through the ’40s. It’s a pretty crazy collection that also includes several “Steel Woodies,” or ’50s and ’60s cars with a combination of wood and fake wood panelling as decoration. It’s an awesome collection that has to be seen to be believed.
But, since most of us don’t have the time or inclination to drive to Arizona to look over someone else’s cars, they’ve got a website at http://woodyworld.com. It’s a great place to waste time that you’d otherwise spend working, and an even better place to see what wood-wagons look like on the inside. You won’t regret having a look. And if you do go, make sure to check out their sponsors-hey, server space ain’t free!
Despite what the Honda-driving, slurpee-sucking loudmouth kid at 7-11 says about his CR-V, there’s only one caped crusader who can pick up chicks with just his car-and that’s Batman. At least that’s what he modestly calls himself-with the ability to pick up retro go-go hotties like this, BatLegend is closer to the truth!
Want to see more of the legendary car? Check out this gallery of Batmobile photos from back in the day. Firsthand accounts say the car handled and drove terribly (it was originally a concept car for Lincoln in 1955, never meant to leave the showroom floor), but in some of these pictures it had a classy, almost sporting shape to it.
Sadly, we have another stolen vehicle to keep an eye out for. This time, it’s a two-tone ’83 Chevy Blazer from our friend Matt Self from Alberta.
It went missing last Friday, the 11th of June, before 2:30 pm. The perp left behind a lot of broken glass, chunks of the steering column, and a trail of oil leading to the main road, where it tapered off.
In case any of you missed the secret announcement on Facebook, check this out:
This was posted to the Facebook wall for the Hot Wheels fan page with the caption “Hey, Designer – Can you move a little to the right? You’re blocking my view of this unreleased 2010 New Model.”
Over the next twenty four hours, 142 people threw in guesses ranging from El Camino with a custom grille to a 4th-generation Camaro. Finally, it was revealed that Mattel will finally be releasing an ’86 Chevy Monte Carlo SS in what’s believed to be the “mainline” series (aka, the ones you buy for a buck at Wal-Mart.)
This is great news for fans of the classic 2-door. According to a quick Google search, the only miniature ’86 SS’s available right now are part of the “Donk” series from Revell. Yeah, those things. At long last, owners will be a great piece of dashboard candy for car shows, cruise nights, and anywhere else you want to torture parents and children simultaneously (“Daddy, I wanna play with those cars nnnoooowwwww!) After all, we can’t let the PT Cruiser folks have all the fun.
We’re going with a “Breakfast Club” inspired theme this year, hence the “Basket Cases” title of this chapter. If you’d like to see more, check out our Facebook group where we’ve got ten pages of this chapter displayed in our gallery. What’s even cooler is that many of the people on these pages are members of the group. Come on over and meet the gang for free today!
This is an engine we’ve seen a lot of, but haven’s seen much information on: This is the Ford Thunderbird Special V8, as seen in several Ford Not-Thunderbirds around town. I’m assuming it was an available option, although the internet won’t confirm or deny anything for me. If you know about this motor, please help us out by leaving a comment below. Or, give us a shout on our Facebook page, where you can even upload your own pictures, and discuss them with other gearheads.
To mark the passing of a legendary musclecar marquee, Pontiac clubs around the world have organized Pontiac Tribute Days as a way for affected gearheads to say goodbye. The Manitoba Pontiac Association held their tribute day on June 1st, with a “funeral procession” going from Polo Park to Birchwood’s former Pontiac dealership in the Pointe West Autopark. A total of 28 cars showed up and registered at Polo Park, and another four jumped in along the way. Club vice-president Gerald Huhtula provided us with more pictures, after the jump.
This stunner of a chevy truck has been cruising the mean streets of Winnipeg for the last couple of years. The lines look so perfect, it makes you wonder why The General didn’t launch it themselves back in the day-or why the SSR didn’t keep rolling off assembly lines in the early part of this century.
Station wagons have finally made the journey from being a guilty pleasure that most car guys enjoyed secretly, to being a hot trend amongst hot rodders and muscle car guys. Not only do the older ones feature rear-wheel-drive and room for a V8, but the back leaves enough space for damn near anything. I’m predicting/hoping the next trend will be in phantom wagon versions of famed rare musclecars (’64 Ford Thunderbolt wagon, anyone?)
