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2009 Goodguys Del Mar Pictures

Evan — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 05:11:31 +0000

Goodguys Del Mar; Amazing.

A sunny day on the beach of California sets the perfect backdrop for classic cars to cruise up and down the main drag at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. For those of you who were unable to make the trip, here are some of my favorite pictures.

[Goodguys Del Mar Pictures]

Goodguys Del Mar; Day One

Evan — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 15:32:27 +0000

The first day of the Goodguys show was great! We’ve been snapping away with the pictures like usual. I’m on my way out the door to head over to the action.

Classic Car Picture Contest: Winners get FREE T-Shirts!

Evan — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:08:38 +0000

With all of the recent activity on Classic Nation and people uploading lot of classic car pictures, I thought it would be fun to run a little contest to see who could upload the most classic car pictures starting right now and ending on April 1. We have seen some sweet hot rods, rat rods, customs, muscle cars, and cruisers from all over the country. Now is your chance to share some of your own pictures with the classic car community, and win a free ClassicNation t-shirt! Here are the rules:

1. The pictures that you upload have to be taken by you; you can’t grab them off of another website.

2. The pictures have to be of classic cars, not random pictures.

I’ll be sending out a free shirt for the person who adds the most classic car pictures to the site, and I’ll also be choosing my favorite picture and that person will also be receiving a t-shirt.

So lets see them! Now is the time to share all those great classic car pictures that you have taken at shows and events over the years. Signup to start uploading - it takes just a few seconds! Drop a line right here in the comments section if you have any Qs.

Barn Find: 1963 Corvette Stingray Split Window

Evan — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:40:48 +0000

Kind of. More like “field find”. A fellow Classic Nation member Bob tipped us off to this rough-but-intact 1963 Corvette Stingray Split window that is sitting and apparently abandoned (just from the looks of it). There is no indication if this diamond in the rough is for sale or if the owner has plans for it.

Don’t you wish you could stumble onto something like this and trailer it home? Thanks for pointing this one out Bob. Feel free to let us know more details about it!

UPDATE:

We were able to dig up some more details about this really cool Vette. It’s a 63′ fuelie with 360 HP, 11:25:1 compression, matching numbers car! Its also high tach, rock crusher, 4:56 differencial. It’s all intact!

Wow. This is exactly the kind of treasure that every car guy dreams about finding.

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Oh yeah; did I mention that this car has been sitting in this exact same spot untouched since 1975?

Almost 5000 Classic Car Pictures added to ClassicNation.com

Evan — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:57:33 +0000

: Image by Getty Images via Daylife

We are so close to the 5000 picture mark, I’m sure it won’t be but another week or two before we reach that many classic car pictures added to everyone’s favorite classic car website ClassicNation.com. Join the classic car community to check out pictures, comment, and add your own pictures! Be sure to snag the picture feed to be updated when new pictures are added to the site.

Bring a Trailer: Best of the Barn Finds

Evan — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:14:55 +0000

: Image via Wikipedia

I just came across a really cool “barn finds” type website, Bring A Trailer. Not all of the cars shown on the website are actual classic cars in bars, but the ones that I have read all have interesting stories of being found and resurrected. So, if you get a few extra minutes, check the site out because it is worth it. Great job on the site guys!

Classic Cars, Rusting Away!!

71Charger — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 12:15:32 +0000

We’ve all seen ‘em. Driving down the road and you see something out of the corner of your eye. So you look, and there it is. Back there behind the barn, or sitting in the back yard. A piece of American Automotive History just sitting there rusting away. What A Shame!!

You drive by it several times. Finally you decide that you are going to check and see if the owner wants to sell it. You knock on the door, and a 90 year old lady answers. You talk to her about the car, she tells you that it was her husbands favorite car and she is going to have her son “fix it up”. But for the next 10 years you drive by it, and the car has not moved. Infact if anything, they have just piled more junk on top of it. You think to yourself, “What A Waste”.

Surfing the web, I have found a website that is dedicated to cars just sitting there rotting away. It’s called Cars In Barns. Check it out, you’ll be amazed at what you see. Everything from Classic Mustangs, to Chevy Muscle, to Mopar Wing Cars. Some are beyond saving, others are not so bad. None the less, it is enough to make the car lover or gear head sick.

Question - Do You Diecast?

71Charger — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:14:42 +0000

Do You Diecast?

When you visit the local Wal Mart or K Mart, or pretty much any store for that matter, do you find yourself in the toy section searching for that one diecast car that is the “Mini Me” to your ride? Going through the Hot Wheels, Muscle Machines, and Johnny Lightnings, one by one hoping to strike the mother load.

I mean, it doesn’t matter if it’s 1/64 scale or 1/18 scale, by the time you have made it to the far end of the aisle, your hands have touched every card and box that has a diecast or model car in it. And what is really sweet is when they have just put a new shipment out, WOW! Tell the spouse to go to the clothes section, because you’re gonna be there a while.

Well I find that I spend as much or more time in the toy section of the store as a little kid.

What is or would be your ultimate find?

Are you like me where you have to buy more than one of the same car?

Riding Shotgun in a Vintage Hot Rod [Vid]

Evan — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:00:44 +0000

If you’re like you, you have often dreamed about taking a few passes down the drag strip in a vintage hot rod. Well, John kindly posted a video that he shot from the passenger side of his rod while making a few joy-ride passes down the track at the Jalopy Showdown Drags in Beaver springs PA.

Find more videos like this on Classic Nation: Classic Car Enthusiasts Network

1967 Mustang V8 Trike

71Charger — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:55:53 +0000

This is one 1967 Mustang you have to see to believe, but wait it’s not just your ordinary average classic Mustang it’s a Trike!

Yes folks a Trike as in a 3-wheeled motorcycle with one-half of a 1967 Mustang and the front-half of a motorcycle.

According to the owner the trike it took 2 years to complete this custom beast with no shortcuts taken. It features a 289/302 bored .060 over, T-4 transmission, 9 inch rear end and some custom paint work. As of writing this, the custom 1967 Mustang Trike has a starting bid of $34,499 with no bids.