Even in a sea of stunning cars, Fuller Hot Rod’s Thundertaker stands out like a bowling ball on a billiard table. The former Caddy hearse is 8000lbs of gorgeous, big block powered all-steel metalwork, and beautiful touches like the full-length rag top and the tail pipes—which exit through the iconic fins—are everywhere. The guys at […] More »
By: John Coyle | November 3, 2012
SEMA coverage tends to lean toward the over-the-top, because in a lot of ways the show is a celebration of craziness—but there’s also loads of unmolested iron. Perfect example? Baseball legend Reggie Jackson’s Rallye Green 1969 Yenko Camaro. I saw this baby in the Classic Industries booth on Wednesday, and I couldn’t take my eyes […] More »
By: John Coyle | November 2, 2012
Last year at SEMA, the Hot Wheels Camaro with the killer chrome green paint was a massive hit. Given the enthusiastic response, the General decided to make a Hot Wheels option package for 2013, and it was revealed at a private party at the Venetian Monday night. The wheels—black on silver with a red pinstripe around the […] More »
By: John Coyle | October 31, 2012
I don’t have anything against Jimmy Johnson, but some of my NASCAR obsessed friends think it’s boring to have the same dude win the Chase every year, and I agree. I like my drivers to have a bit more of an edge—and Tony Stewart definitely has one. But call it media training or the fact […] More »
By: John Coyle | October 31, 2012
This Inferno Orange bruiser is the only one of a kind, and will be auctioned off at Barrett Jackson in January. It uses the same supercharged 327 and Turbo 400 three-speed as the “standard” Copo cars, and with that beefy cage, I don’t think its rigidity will be compromised too much. But if I was […] More »
By: John Coyle | October 31, 2012
Guy Fieri is the host of Diners Drive Ins and Dives on the Food Network. If you’re like me, you think he’s a massive tool. And the audience at the GM Performance SEMA party seemed to agree. After his wisecracks repeatedly failed to get a response from the crowd—who were already lubed up on the free […] More »
By: John Coyle | October 31, 2012
SEMA is full of crazy rides, and over the years I’ve seen some awesome stuff, including a ’58 Caddy with a beer tap in the backseat—um, hey officer—an interior made out of what looked like Yeti pelts and a Rolls-Royce drag car. But even among wacky projects like those, MagnaFlow’s “Revolver” truck is going to […] More »
By: John Coyle | October 3, 2012
