This year, Ford Motor Company is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the car credited with "putting the world on wheels," the Model T. Henry Ford's iconic vehicle, which officially brought the world into the age of the "horseless carriage," also is responsible for hundreds of innovations that jumpstarted the automotive industry as we know it. This list focuses on the 10 most important influences of the Model T and how the world was forever changed by them.
Attention all you GearheadZ out there! Due to the overwhelming popularity of Stacey David's GearZ, SPEED TV recently announced their first marathon airing of GearZ on Sunday, July 6th beginning at 10:30 A.M. EST, and running through 3:30 P.M. with 11 back to back episodes! For those of you who can't get enough of Stacey's affable personality, and easy to understand, hands-on approach to everything automotive, this marathon's for you! Whether you're a novice, a weekend tinkerer or a high-end automotive restorer, end your fourth of July weekend with Stacey, and get ready to go out and build something!
The California Truck Jamboree Plus & Moto-Palooza show will be arriving at the end of the month. Combining two shows into one, the one day event will be held on June 29th, 2008 at Hidden Valley Park in Irvine, California. The Truck Jamboree Plus will feature hotrods, custom and classic cars, pickup trucks, heavy duty trucks, motorcycles and more. There will also be "Shocker" the monster truck, live music and more. The show runs from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM and adult spectator tickets are just $15 and children under 12 are FREE with a paid admission. Also, there is free parking. For more information, check out the Truck Jam website at www.TruckJamPlus.com.
The National Hot Rod Diesel Association will be holding "Diesel Fest 2008" on June 8th, 2008 in Union Grove, Wisconsin. There will be a diesel drag race series with four classes: Pro Street, Super Street, Pro 1 Bracket and Pro 2 Bracket. Gates will open at 9:00 AM with qualifying rounds occurring from 10:00 AM till 1:00 PM. Spectators get in for just $15, kids for $6.00 and children under 5 are free. For more information check out the NHRDA website at www.nhrda.com.
Television channel HBO's hit mafia drama series, "The Sopranos", will be selling seven of their vehicles at the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event in West Palm Beach, Florida next week March 26th through the 30th. Up for grabs will be Tony Soprano's Cadillac Escalade, Paulie Walnuts champagne Cadillac CTS, Vito Spatafore’s black Cadillac DeVille, and four other cars from the climactic "Bada Bing" shootout. One year ago, Carmela Soprano's Porsche Cayenne sold for $90,000 at auction, which benefited the Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation. This year, all proceeds from the Sopranos seven car auction will go to the Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles. As found on The New York Times.
The car that put the world on wheels, the Ford Model T, is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2008 and Ford is planning a year-long series of celebrations to honor the iconic vehicle. Celebrations will officially commence at the 2008 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance in Amelia Island, Fla., March 7-9.
Known for his world famous cars, and founder of one of the most prestigious wheel companies in North America, Boyd Coddington sadly passed away Wednesday morning from an undisclosed medical condition. With over 50 years of automotive customizing under his belt, Boyd became a legend in the automotive world, and in 2004, launched his own TV show on The Discovery Channel called "American Hot Rod". Coddington was 63 years old. Click Here to view some of his most famous creations.
Your main goal to lighting your truck should be to make the truck more visible (to a certain point) and the improve the durability and dependability of the lights. Your safety and the safety of others is at stake. This how-to installation describes a very simple upgrade using LED cab clearance lights from a Freightliner truck. This upgrade of side markers and front parking lights was performed on a 1980-'86 Ford F-Series pickup truck.
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"What would you think of a brand-new '50s-styled pickup truck, built on a modern frame and suspension, with a new, emissions-legal 385-horsepower V8 engine and full compliance with federal safety requirements, all covered by a three-year/36,000-mile warranty?" Inside Line's Dan Carney answers that question and more.
This year, like years past our Truckblog Operatives are roaming The All Truck Nationals Show in Carlisle Pennsylvania shooing tons of photos. The show is a 3-day event that includes not only the Truck Show, but Rock Crawling, Monster Trucks, Burnout Contests and much more! It runs from Friday August 4th to Sunday the 6th. If you are on the East Coast and can make the show, we recommend you do as Carlisle Events puts on an awesome show! Stay tuned for some great content!
The Goodguys 6th Del Mar Nationals took place this past weekend. The annual show is a three day classic hot rod, truck and classics show which marks the start of the show season in Southern California. Truckblog was there on Saturday to cover the best rides we could find. The weather was perfect in Del Mar, and everyone was having a great time, including us! This year the show was the biggest we've seen, with over 2,000 rides through the 1972 model year spread all over the Del Mar fairgrounds. Photography by Chris.
The 2005 annual "Fords & Friends Picnic" in Ramona, CA was this past weekend, and as usual, Truckblog photographers were on the scene to cover the event.
Take a look at the event gallery to see dozens of classic trucks, hot rods, and some newer vehicles as well!
"What would you think of a brand-new '50s-styled pickup truck, built on a modern frame and suspension, with a new, emissions-legal 385-horsepower V8 engine and full compliance with federal safety requirements, all covered by a three-year/36,000-mile warranty?" Inside Line's Dan Carney answers that question and more.
This year, like years past our Truckblog Operatives are roaming The All Truck Nationals Show in Carlisle Pennsylvania shooing tons of photos. The show is a 3-day event that includes not only the Truck Show, but Rock Crawling, Monster Trucks, Burnout Contests and much more! It runs from Friday August 4th to Sunday the 6th. If you are on the East Coast and can make the show, we recommend you do as Carlisle Events puts on an awesome show! Stay tuned for some great content!
