awesome photos over at HotWheels

see these and lots more at http://hotvvheels.tumblr.com/

first car show of the year, the Vista Frosty burger run

pretty cool 3rd tailight Above a deluxe, below a super deluxe Made from spare parts from the back yard when the city started getting on the owners case to clear out the neglected cars

Stars and their cars, post 1940's

No doubt you recognize James Garner Here are Jack Benny, Rochester, and the Maxwell http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/06/jack-benny-and-pres-harry-truman.html Why is Elvis messing with a Messerschmitt? Yikes, those aren't good looking glasses Sean Connery and a Sunbeam Alpine that was his to use during a movie he was making I hope you recognize Roy Rodgers, I doubt anyone has an unkind word

Would you store a one of a kind concept car so long it deteriorated, lost all value, and then sell it? Kinda stupid isn't it. The 1954 Mercury XM800

Above as restored, below as found

Dois this look good because of the red white and blue? Or the bare metal with grinder marks?

The huge wagon wheels under that body look pretty damn good too.

The Rosedale Rocket, from Snoke's Metal Shed, a recently altered wheel base Comet built in just 2 years

awesome hood. I doubt I'm alone in having one word to describe the way this looks. Dammit. You can see the build process http://public.fotki.com/teddisnoke/the-rosedale-rocket/ or read a thread the owner is a part of discussing 64/65 Comets http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=335534&page=89