Before 1963, the world of custom aftermarket rims was a very small one. Most existing wheels were competition designs meant for circle-track use. Today, we have five decades of aftermarket wheel output to choose from—some good, some not. Before 1963, Read more
If you were a Car Craft follower during the ’80s Pro Street era, or if you were around when Fastest Street Car racing first took off in the early ’90s, then you know Rod Saboury. If you were a Car Read more
Chick Mokracek is a retired Los Angeles City fireman, which might go some way to explaining the two Model T fire engines he’s restored. While this is his first hot rod, he’s been involved with cars since an early age. Read more
Funny enough, pretty much everything surrounding the intersection of Bay and Taylor streets in San Francisco has completely changed since these San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority photos were taken in May 1969 and March 1970 except for two things: the Read more
A lot of people hear "car enthusiast" and automatically think "raging asshole." But while there are indeed selfish douchebags who make gearheads look bad, I’d wager the vast majority of us are decent and friendly people who care about what Read more
If someone had told me years ago while I was in J-School that in order to sustain a career in telling stories about my hometown is to show copy-and-pasted before-and-after photos of a few buildings, I’d have called you crazy. Read more
The brochures and advertisements for the Renault Dauphine-based Henney Kilowatt seemed to stress more than anything that it was a car that would last just about forever with minimal maintenance required, and while that’s certainly not the case with any Read more
Photos courtesy Barrett-Jackson. After spending more than 10 years and millions of dollars buying dozens of rare and one-off vehicles at auction, developer Ron Pratte has now decided to liquidate his entire collection at auction. Known largely as the bidder Read more
Gary Weckesser’s Mustang Mach IV. Photos courtesy Petersen Museum. When it comes to horsepower, is there ever such a thing as too much? When Gary Weckesser was building an exhibition funny car in 1969, he likely asked himself that same Read more
Ferrari 375-Plus, chassis 0384 AM. Photos courtesy Bonhams. For the last quarter century, it seemed that only a King Solomon-level judgement would decide the rightful owner of a one-of-five racing Ferrari stolen and subjected to a long-standing ownership dispute between Read more