East or West bound and down Jerry Reed. The others worth mentioning Strokers theme Charlie Daniels.  Rev on the Red Line Foreigner.   Trans Am Sammy Hagar.   While Like a Rock is not about a Truck one can only think Chevy Trucks when it plays. Night moves has a 60 Chevy and also is a Seger winner Bob is so gifted with lyrics.  Finally a car I got to sit in as a kid. Spirit Of America by The Beach Boys.  Oh I had to edit this in and I am ashamed I forgot it  Red Barchetta. By Rush. They classiest car song ever.        ... View more

I just saw the show on the Vincent's he purchased.    I wager by the look in his eyes the Black Shadow is number one if not close to number one.    I would give any to hang with Wayne at the Lemons Event at Pebble Beach. I show a lot and that looks like it would be a blast to be a part of.    I met him at a show in Canton Ohio a few years ago and he really is the class act you see on TV.    Keep up the show Wayne as it is fun and educational. I know more than many on cars but I never fail to learn something from your shows.  ... View more

Owning a black and gold car the JP Lotus is one of my favorites.  The Black and Silver of Dale Earnhardt was just a classic combination of mean looking car and even meaner driver. It was the equal of the skull and cross bones only on a car.  Finally the Penske cars of Mark Donahue and Sunoco. Not only did the Yellow and Blue look good but the detailed hand painted pin stripes just were classic be. It in a Camaro, Mclaren or 917-30 ... View more

I don’t break parts! They break me! ... View more

I’m not telling him anything. He has a collection many would give a body part for.  When you own a Miura, F40, 8 Pantera’s, a 60’s GT 40 and a newer GT, a smattering of Maserati's along with a number of very impressive cars. All are drivers and first class cars.   The man is living out his dream and God bless him.      He shares the cars at shows and events and that is what is cool.  ... View more

I actually have a friend that was looking to buy a real  Bizzarinni but not a brochure .    I would look up Automobilia Magazine. They present companies and auctions that are more high end and would better reach people that could or would be interested in such an item and have the money to buy it.    Might keep in mind while this is a very rare and cool item that that could also be a problem. Supply is low but so is the demand. I have a Tucker ad from a large paged automotive publication from Detroit. It is very rare and cool but not really worth much as few people are looking for Tucker Ads.  Just something to consider if finding a buyer becomes difficult.    ... View more

Saturday nights were the night to be out.  We used to go to the hang out spot Winks Drive in and rule the place till closing around 12:30 and then some of us would go home and some would go to race. We had a number of 8-9 second street cars in the area back in the 90's that made it interesting.     You never knew from week to week who or what  would show up here. We had one guy haul in a aluminum 409 one week. Another a guy drove in with the original Old Reliable from Grumpy Jenkins from 1962. Another week Grumpy's Toy Vega the car the created the modern Pro Stock class came in. Good times.    Today most of the people are getting older and by 9:00 PM they all leave to get home before dark. It is kind of sad that I am in my 50's and I am the kid.     Even back in the more outlaw days in the early 80's we would get run out of the impromptu meetings at plazas and were considered more outside the law than cruiser. Those were days of memories. Muscle cars were clean and cheap and we had all sorts at our disposal be it a 64 GTO, 68 SS Chevelle, 67 Firebird 400, Grand Prixs oner a 69 428 HO and a 63 With a RA IV 400 in it. All were clean and we were only 18.    ... View more

I have used gritty tooth past to remove glaze on v belts and pulleys.  Thin coating and make sure to shut the hood before starting.  It has removed stubborn noises permanently.  ... View more

The real joke is emissions testing here in Ohio is a joke. They only require it in a few counties. I guess air does not travel over county lines.  They also just check to see if you have a code. Now here is where it gets interesting.  Ohio got the settlement money from the tobacco industry. So that money was applied to pay for our emissions testing. Yes it is free. But!   Might want to note that those who passed the law to use the money to pay for the testing are the same people who are invested in the company doing the testing.  Nice scam if you can set it up and they did.  Might not Ohio’s largest city Columbus is in Franklin county. Guess who is exempt from testing?  ... View more

Thanks for the photo. I have been wanting to see what they looked like.  I am still waiting for mine! Maybe today is the day? ... View more

It’s called Hollywood.  I find it ironic one of the most accurate movies in relation to a car was My Cousin Vinny.  When Marisa presented the evidence in court on the GM cars and the rear suspensions I was thrilled they got it right.  ... View more

He will be missed.    It is just sad he was lost too soon as we were cheated out by his vices. We lose too many great artist this way.    I am just glad to see he and Sammy got back on good terms for the last year.    I still remember Running With The Devil lead in blasting going in and out of the high school parking lot in my 63 Galaxie. It may have looked like Andy Griffiths police car but with a set of Ansen black spokes and Van Halen it was hell on wheel.      ... View more

I am missing out by 6 months. Darn!  ... View more

It is not just the cars but often the people that really define the car hobby.    ... View more

They have one. It’s called Talladega. ... View more

While some attribute it to WW2 pilots you can find it even back to pre war pilots.  Jimmy Doolittle’s Gee Bee Racer plane build by the Granville Brothers had them on the side of the plane just as a few other of the GeeBee planes the brothers built.  The planes were numbered 7/11 as you needed good luck and a ton of piloting skill to survive the planes.  ... View more

As much as I would love a Ferrari the care and feeding does not stop at the purchase price.  I think I could be happy with a variety of different models to enjoy that are easier and cheaper to maintain.  I would keep my Fiero. Next I would buy a 59 Corvette and C8. I then would find something old and simple like a model T. Then I would build one Street  Rod coupe.    ... View more

Birds can’t do their deed as clean cars are faster and harder to hit.  Even my John Deere cuts the grass better the cleaner it is. Lol!  ... View more

It is a proven fact that a clean car runs better, gets more MPG and make more power than a dirty one.    Well it may not be proven but it sure feels better driving a clean car vs one covered in salt spray.    It is true everything looks better on the web. We all know that just from car shopping.  ... View more

It has been much different this year.  Ending the Summer drive season really is not losing much this year. With so many events canceled and the local cruise in’s closed it was a drive to no where.  Yes I could still go for a drive but the people you get to see and meet are also a big part of the car hobby.  Now it has been fun in a different way. We woke up my buddies old Pontiac that had been parked for years. We replaced needed parts and rebuilt others and just finally got the car on the road. Note we even weathered a Tornado that hit the garage.  My buddy has never really worked much on his cars. He really enjoyed the experience. For me it was great to hear about his work as an engineer in the auto industry. He has gotten to do some really cool things with some really cool people and has great stories to share as we worked on the car.  Now we have the car running we will move to my garage for detailing. I am insulated very well and have hear so in there it is endless summer with t shirts and short needed.  The goal is to get him to a show next year and a trophy. So we will take advantage of winter by keeping the heat up, the buffer going and the tunes playing and pray the virus is gone by then.  ... View more

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You just need a cell phone for the flat bed.  Odds are even if you find wants is wrong there are parts available close to where you broke down.  ... View more

I live not far from where Arts shop is on Pickle Rd here in Akron wher the Green  Monsters were built. I have friends that lived near by that told of test days at the house with the Jet engines.  In the early Days Art and Walt the would drive the Allison powered Green Monsters from the Shop on Pickle Road up Massillon Rd about 3 miles to the Akron Airport Drag Races.  There they drag raced up a access road in front of Derby Downs where the Soap Box Derby still races. You can still drive the road today. Once a month they got to use the runway at the airport. Roger Penske raced if fathers Buick there for his first race.   What I would have given to have been around to see that.  My work stage a race there a few years back for photos. We had the cars pop the chutes on an altered Fiat and a old front engine rail. It was cool to see on a public road.  ... View more

My father had new a 63-64-65-66. I can remember laying in the bin in the rear window as a kid.  He loved those cars.  Later I was in bold in restoring two. On had only 8k miles and had been wrecked in 67. It was a 65 convertible. We got it to fire up with only a rebuild on the carbs. I remember the first drive late at night. It was on the OE ribbed Firestones dry rotted with no wind shield and the head lamp buckets out. The trunk was held down with a rubber bungee cord cord The faster we went the more the hood would come up.  We finally got it back together and it was a really good car. The car had r ear ended another and the body work was done. It just needed put back together.  We had a couple valves sticking but Marvel Mystery oil fixed it.  ... View more

My buddy and I lived 3 miles apart. We both knew knew we could hear the open header boats near his home.  So we both went out and opened the headers on our cars and let them rip. We took turns and we reported our findings over the phone.  The reality is about any V8 with any compression and open headers will be loud.  But nothing matches a Top Fuel engine. I have been at the line and just the effects of the sound waves on your body is amazing.  The other is the 3 rotor Mazda IMSA cars of the 80’s. They were so loud they had to run a muffler on the GTP class car. I was at Mid Ohio where it lost the muffler and it was painful to watch race.  The officials black flag the car.  ... View more

On the other hand I have no trailer and drive to all event even out of state. My car has seen three winters and 3 years as a daily driver.  I have a Frankenstein paint Job where half the car has 35 year old GM paint and the rest is parts painted at various times by different people. Yet I am competitive at every Pontiac event I attend. These are not the local ice cream place with popular vote awards. I do this just because I want to see if I can do it no different than some folks climbing a mountain.  Everyone has a level of satisfaction and it is not all the same and that is fine. We should all choose our own level and not judge anyone for more or less.  The worst  paint I ever had was a very expensive lacquer paint with tons of clear. It sure was nice new but with time and age it cracked like crazy. The car was painted before I bought it and it taught me how the old paints were and difficult they could be.  On the other hand I save a old Ford and Chevy paint job that were factory to where they looked very good with some work.    ... View more

The perception of a well detailed vehicle is also varied from owner to owner.    Some folks are just happy with beading water and some Armor All on the tires. While others strive for a better than new condition. Just depended on what you want and expect as to how well a vehicle is detailed.    The truth is products do make a difference and also in many cases can not only make for a better finish but also an easier job. Work smarter not harder.    People think I work hard on my detailing. To be honest it is not any harder than they do once I got the car where I want it. It takes less work to maintain vs repair or correct.  ... View more

Wheel cleaning is a must in many cases.  I run the BBS style gold lace wheels. You have to clean each opening and with gold the brake dust shows.  Also you can see the calipers and mine are silver aluminum so they need cleaned too.   Now with the transaxle in back on a mid engine set up I also use a tooth brush and aluminum cleaner to detail the transaxle.  While  much of this sounds like a lot of work it really is not if you do this work a couple times a year.  I have been working from home. So I detailed my trucks frame. It is cleaner than new even after 3 years. I have not washed it with water since March. At the rate I am going my truck will last for years.  So does that mean the next vehicle can be my C8? Lol!  ... View more

I show a black car on the national level. I did not choose to show a black car as it is just what I bought new and have kept it over 35 years. If I had known I was going to show it the car would have been red.    Some people drink away work stress, I polish! To me detailing a car is Zen like and gives me time to just put my mind in neutral and spend a productive day in the garage. It also is exercise that is good for me to help keep in shape. I find it useless on the a machine walking when I could be pushing a mower or getting something productive done.    Because of this I have honed my craft to a level I can match many pro detailers in quality of work.    I started out like many washing dads car but once I got my own I decided I wanted to present the best I could with what I owned. I learned over time what could and would take me to the next step up. Once I started to show I found that was my unfair advantage. I learned just waxing a car is not enough.    I learned how to use product like polish that I keep in 5 levels of grit to repair and correct paint. I have enhancers that deepen and finish the polish up. Then I have my wax that seals and protects. The same on my buffing pads where they are from mild to aggressive to repair paint.    I also learned to work smarter. I employ now a high quality orbital buffer that is safe to use but also takes things to a level hand just can not easily do. I also employ a blow dryer for my daily cars and no it really does work better than a leaf blower and was worth every penny. I generally do not use water on my show car.    Before a show I will take each and every panel and make sure there is no marks or imperfections It could take me several days on a paint most think is ready.    Does it work. I feel it does as I enjoy doing this and even last year I took a best paint award on a car with mostly original GM factory black paint.    Gotten to where I cleaned off the under coating and I now polish my floor pan under the car. Yes I drove this car daily in the summer and snow in Ohio. As they say about driving a Fiero in snow. Pontiac Builds Excitement.    I generally do well at the Pontiac Nationals at Norwalk Ohio. Out of 600 plus show cars I have gotten the best in show top 5 award twice. Not an easy thing with a Fiero.    As for what I have learned it has helped family members as I will clean cars up for them. I also have kept my daily drivers clean to where they sell fast and at top price. I have shared much of what I learned with my car club members to where we have competed against each other enough that we have taken all our cars to the highest level. When any of us go to a national event we often all come home with awards.    I built my shop to where it is a place that makes detailing easy. Lighting and tools, electric outlets from the ceiling etc. It is my man cave filled with my varied automotive collectibles but it is also a place of work.    The bottom line is Detailing is my golf, my passion and challenge.    My next project is to bring back a 35 year old Fiero GT that we just pulled out of 20 plus years of being buried in a garage. We just got it out and replaced the entire brake system and fuel system. It fired right up and I am pleased to say drives like a new car. Next we will go and fix the inside and out side of the car as it is not in bad shape but has 20 plus years of paint abuse in a garage. This one is read so it should clean up well. I am really looking forward to the challenge and I hope my buddy will place in a show next summer. He was so happy to be on the road again now he has time to play with the car. It was worth the smile just getting it running so next I want to get a photo of him with a trophy.    So detailing is not just a job it is an adventure, challenge and life style to some of us.    The win is not about the trophy it is about the accomplishment.        ... View more

Any photos of what the hats look like. I am still waiting on mine and would love to see what they look like this year.  ... View more