Tiresmoke from a long-time MSRA member and incurable gearhead!
This little commentary might be a little off the subject for me since it doesn't really deal with hotrods, racing or old cars in general. But it does have a lot to do with motive power, combustion, wheels... and our past century's history. So, follow along. I think you'll like it. Every Labor Day weekend …
Continue reading "The Way We Were: Western Minnesota Steam Threshers’ Reunion"
There are folks who measure the success of an event by the number of vehicles registered. Don't you think it might be time to adjust that attitude? Yes, there are still those who eschew the small local car shows in favor of the Nationals or the Regionals or whatever the trend is that's being promoted …
In previous posts I've made here, I may have casually mentioned some comparisons between the days of limited exposures from a film camera, and the current monstrous cell phone and tablet cameras that can hold thousands of images. And although those big batches of photos from one event might lean toward sensory overload, we really …
During the month of June, car folks from across the country pack the Minnesota State Fairgrounds for the Minnesota Street Rod Association's legendary "Back to the Fifties" weekend. It's an event like no other. And this year, the 48th annual, a good share of those folks (in other words just about anybody who can carry …
It was May of 1973. My dad and I were in Newport News Virginia visiting my sister and her family. And.... one of the "tourist trap" stops we made just happened to put us right next door to what I presume was the host hotel for the Tidewater Street Rod Association's Colonial Williamsburg Rod Run. …
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Hitting the road before dawn, I skated along an icy early April highway and slogged my way through a thick fog all the while thinking, "This better be worth it…!" I needn't have worried. The destination was the 64th Annual Gopher State Timing Association's long-delayed spring fling and it seemed there were more than a …
Although it no longer exists online, the previously hosted version of Terrysgarage.com had a photo page that displayed some of my past four-wheeled frustrations. I figured that was a good way to explain how my system got soaked with 40-weight... sort of like the garage floors those cars were parked on over the years! I …
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