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Tony Thacker (Page 2)

1936 Ford Coupe James Hetfield

Metallica’s James Hetfield Brings Heavy Metal to the Petersen Automotive Museum

2020-02-05
By: Tony Thacker
On: February 5, 2020
In: EVENTS, HOT ROD, LEAD SLED, LOW RIDER, RESTOMOD, STATE OF SPEED
With: 0 Comments

‘Reclaimed Rust: The James Hetfield Collection’ is a new exhibit at the Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles, CA, featuring the cars of Metallica front man James Hetfield.
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History of the Chevelle: America’s Most Popular Mid-Size Muscle Car

2020-02-04
By: Tony Thacker
On: February 4, 2020
In: CAR CULTURE, CLASSIC MUSCLE, STATE OF SPEED
With: 0 Comments

As Chevys go, the Chevrolet Chevelle had a short life of just 13 years from 1964 to 1977[…] Nevertheless, in those short ‘baker’s dozen’ years the Chevelle carved a niche for itself in the hearts of Chevy lovers.Read More →

Big Red Camaro on the track

Big Red – Maybe the World’s Baddest ’69 Camaro

2020-01-21
By: Tony Thacker
On: January 21, 2020
In: CLASSIC MUSCLE, DRAG RACING, FEATURED VEHICLES, STATE OF SPEED
With: 2 Comments

Over the years there have been some bad ass Camaros but few have enjoyed the longevity, diversity and reputation of Big Red.Read More →

Camaro ZL1 with an LT4 v8 engine

LS Is More: Everything You Need to Know About Chevy LS Engines

2019-12-17
By: Tony Thacker
On: December 17, 2019
In: CLASSIC MUSCLE, MODERN MUSCLE, STATE OF SPEED, TECH
With: 0 Comments

Certainly, there were overhead valve V-8 engines before the 1955 introduction of the small-block Chevy but it was the combination of a high-performance, lightweight package that got the cognoscenti’s attention. Read More →

Billy F. Gibbons of ZZ Top with his '34 Ford Deuce and Gibson SG

Whiskey Runner – ZZ Top’s Billy F Gibbons’ ’34 Ford Coupe

2019-12-03
By: Tony Thacker
On: December 3, 2019
In: CAR CULTURE, RESTOMOD, STATE OF SPEED
With: 9 Comments

Alberto Hernandez was given the task of conceptualizing an homage to Billy’s first hot rod the ’33 Ford coupe Eliminator that helped put ZZ Top on the map.Read More →

A Whole Lotta Supra: The SEMA Edition

2019-11-19
By: Tony Thacker
On: November 19, 2019
In: EURO, EVENTS, JDM, STATE OF SPEED
With: 0 Comments

If you walked the miles of aisles at the recent SEMA Show in Las Vegas, you couldn’t help but notice the number of Toyota MKV Supra builds littering the show floor.Read More →

Chopped classic Impala at SEMA 2019

Tony’s Top 10 SEMA Builds

2019-11-09
By: Tony Thacker
On: November 9, 2019
In: CLASSIC MUSCLE, EURO, EVENTS, LEAD SLED, LOW RIDER, MODERN MUSCLE, RESTOMOD, STATE OF SPEED
With: 0 Comments

SEMA is now regarded as the largest auto show in the world with more than 1,500 custom vehicles on display… Here’s Tony Thacker’s Top 10.Read More →

Drag racing car fishtailing off of the line

World Fuel Altered Challenge

2019-10-29
By: Tony Thacker
On: October 29, 2019
In: DRAG RACING, EVENTS, STATE OF SPEED
With: 0 Comments

The NHRA’s new ruling bounced the Fuel Altered class from national events forcing many racers to become ‘Outlaws’.Read More →

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