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NHRA Dragster Insider: It's a Long story ...

It's a Long story ...

Former Funny Car racer Russell Long  with orphans in Haiti "240 Gordie" Bonin and others tipped me off to a great story about former nitro Funny Car racer [more...]
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09/02/10 - Chromjuwelen
Chromjuwelen: Falcon Motorcycles Kestrel: the LA River
Falcon Motorcycles Kestrel: the LA River   Ian Barry's Kestrel Falcon motorcycle in the LA RIver. The Kestrel was custom built around the engine of a unit Triumph. Cylinders, frame, exhaust, tanks, handlebars, levers, seat... everything except [...]
09/02/10 - My Ride is Me
My Ride is Me: Datsun 510 Nickel + Dime = 1 Blast to Drive
Datsun 510 Nickel + Dime = 1 Blast to Drive   Datsun 510 Driver from Australia Datsun 510… I called it the Ultimate Japanese Classic Car in my “Hot Rod Ramblings Part 2″. Why? I explained that it had all the right ingredients [...]
09/02/10 - Hot Rod Magazine
Hot Rod Magazine: Fast Eddie's Racecars + Fabrication
Fast Eddie's Racecars + Fabrication   Fast Eddie's Racecars & FabricationEddie Larnerd is a high school metal shop class prodigy, who turned his welding skills into a career spent crafting awesome custom and race cars.Eddie Larnerd is a [...]

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01/18/10 - West Coast Choppers
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01/18/10 - Jalopnik
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01/18/10 - Autoblog
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01/18/10 - Autoblog
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