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EAST BAY SPEED AND CUSTOM PART-1

EAST BAY SPEED AND CUSTOM PART-1

It started out as a pipedream. The whole thing was kind of that way when it came to this car really...
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THE DREAM (HALLOWEEN STORY)

THE DREAM (HALLOWEEN STORY)

By the time I was 18, I had already been moved out of my parents' place for a while. I had finished high school a year early and went to work. I got a place with friends and basically just partied like an idiot, making room in between for work, so I could afford to keep having a good time and tinker on my cars. It was every teenagers dream, total freedom. 
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COLLECTING NAMES

COLLECTING NAMES

For hot rodders, it's almost a rite of passage. A sort of incremental but steady graduation. One by one, we pick them up. Just here and there. We don't think...
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SOMETIMES THEY COME BACK: PART 2

SOMETIMES THEY COME BACK: PART 2

This is Part 2 - For Part 1, click HERE. .......................The next day, I get a text message from the neighbor down the road. His name is John and he's...
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ESTRANGED CC DRAG/SHOW

ESTRANGED CC DRAG/SHOW

*Please note: This story was written shortly after the 2021 event. Had it been written this year, there would have been a slightly different tone to it.. There is no...
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A NOD TO MAN'S BEST FRIEND

A NOD TO MAN'S BEST FRIEND

In my opinion, few things could do much in the way of enhancing the experience of driving a nearly century old car down some lonely country road at dusk. Your...
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MAKING STREET NEAT

MAKING STREET NEAT

A while back I wrote an article where I gave my opinion on exercising a little patience when it comes to buying your first hot rod. As an example, I...
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ONE JERK'S OPINION: HOTROD-A-RAMA 2022

ONE JERK'S OPINION: HOTROD-A-RAMA 2022

(Main image is borrowed from Hotrod-A-Rama's website!)  What do you get when you combine temperatures north of 110 degrees, a bunch of curious locals, and a sleepy rodeo town that's...
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SOMETIMES THEY COME BACK: PART 1

SOMETIMES THEY COME BACK: PART 1

Imagine it: A truck so nice, I had to own it twice. I've had a lot of old cars come and go over the years, a lot of them Model A's. Just about every one I've ever had, I've wanted to keep.
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STACKED

STACKED

I can hear it now.. literally. As I type this, it's playing in the background on another tab on my lap top.. But honestly, it never left me. I doubt there is another television show that has ever had such an impactful theme song...
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FOR SALE: The Clyde Wooten Pontiac

Here is a once in a lifetime opportunity to own one of the coolest cars to ever come out of the Pacific Northwest. I am offering this for sale for my friend, Clyde, who has decided to thin the herd.
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NO-DICE NOMAD

"My grandfather has a bunch of old cars." Well, if you want to get my attention, that's probably the best way to do it. 
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ESTATE SALE

"Grace, how much for the car?" Now, by this time, we were several phone calls, a few dozen text messages, a bunch of photos and a couple hours deep into this process. I built a little rapport with Grace and I was hoping to use it to cut to the chase. It didn't work.
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LIFE IS STRANGE

"So, what's the deal with your Roadster? Is it something you've had for a while?" His response wasn't something I expected.
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ONE WIDOW'S TRASH II (More photos from a life-long hot rodder)

Here are a few dozen more photos from Stan Ochs' collection. Enjoy: More photos to come, stay tuned.       
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ONE WIDOW'S TRASH

Stan Ochs was a lifelong hot rodder that was well known in Portland, Oregon area. For decades he built a reputation for having amazing cars, as well as being a virtual encyclopedia when it came to early Fords and rare speed parts. 
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BUYING MADE EASY (Or at Least Less Hard)

The most important thing we should realize is that the guy selling whatever it is, is wading through a sea of these aforementioned tire kickers and time wasters. Nobody enjoys the process of selling something. Knowing this, the best thing we can do is try to make it as simple as possible.
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ONE SCHMUCK'S OPINION: Hagerty

I'm a guy that has to "have a guy" when it comes to things I need to purchase. I'm not heading blindly into a car dealership, I need to know...
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