Ak Miller Bonneville Speed Week 1964. “The White Tortilla” did 144 mph with a 289

https://www.facebook.com/groups/527146584145263/posts/2952874751572422/

https://www.hotrod.com/features/a-yak-with-ak-april-1969-982-668-50-1

I have never heard of Goodyear Diamond Back Goldline tires, it turns out, they are newly made, but made to look old (thank you John!)

the actual significant part of these are the rims, supposedly, they are real 1967 Magnesium Torq Thrusts manufactured by American Racing 

They probably are, they were snapped up for 5200 bucks

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/wheels-277

awesome photo, thank you John !

 

I LOVE those slotted mags, looks like 10 in wide on the back! How the hell they fit the front ones, I have no idea, it looks like the wheel wells are FULL

1970 Porsche 914/6 is on BAT ending in about 24 hours, 3pm west coast time tomorrow... with the optional 15″ Mahle “Gas Burner” mag rims from the factory

both the engine and trans have had recent overhauls, and the current owner bought it in 2021, put 150 miles on it, and now it's got 300 since the repaint, and a total of around 30,333 miles 

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1970-porsche-914-6-100/

damn shame, these belong in a cool hot rod or racing museum, but I don't have one.

 

If you want to buy one of these, go straight to Ebay, there's a museum quality one, that's OUTSTANDING https://www.ebay.com/itm/226787921331

Seriously... it's really weird to spot a 90s wagon with 60's slotted mags. But... they do look good on this Buick

69 Charger with body panels from a 70, for only 24k in Wisconsin... seems like a GOOD project, especially with the slotted mags

https://www.facebook.com/commerce/listing/475303695143182/?media_id=0&ref=share_attachment

I never see these anymore

 https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=412722451591655&set=gm.1157500102115740&idorvanity=407261543806270

a Rolls Royce on slotted mags!

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=898416205622960&set=gm.2588553597980782&idorvanity=838860952950064

the first annual Bathtub Derby at Pioneer High School (with slotted mags!)

https://aadl.org/taxonomy/term/51921?page=4

quintessential inexpensive 70s

https://www.facebook.com/groups/456235534422504/

'72 Nova I haven't seen Hot Rod Magazine ever mention, the Lee Eliminator (I love those slotted mags!) had a blue printed engine by Isky (I have never heard of Isky doing that) and a Tony Nancy interior! Damn, that's some serious celeb touched Nova!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/185863675252

https://www.ebay.com/itm/185383569468

https://www.ebay.com/itm/185863677599

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10224567415074733&set=gm.981973689745124&idorvanity=226675368608297

https://www.facebook.com/CarterProPaint/posts/hot-rod-magazine-july-1972-hot-rod-lee-eliminator-nova-working-from-our-sketch-o/676416679837144/

the slotted mag rim looks great on everything, truck, vans, and commuters, but especially looks great on muscle cars

'66 Coronet bought on craigslist for $900 in Kentucky became this kick ass vintage speed parts display of mid-'70s street racer vibe: everything on it is over 40 years-old. I love the Fenton slotted mags

The wheels set the stage for the gold. They're new old stock. I got them from a gentleman who bought 'em brand-new in '70 to put on his Dodge Dart, and the Dodge Dart got wrecked and he never used the wheels. My buddy got the wheels and decided to paint 'em gold for whatever reason. I saw 'em, bought 'em, and we radiused the wheelwells. I knew what size tire I wanted and knew the spacing I wanted. I went searching for velocity stacks at a local swap meet and found a gentleman that had 'em. I bought about 15 velocity stacks from him for 15 dollars."

The tires on the Gold Digger Coronet, like the other parts on the car, are vintage items that Shane sought for their hard-earned patina (Shane says these are only for shows, and adds, "The next thing that I want to do is put some better tires on it and get it where it runs good enough where I won't embarrass myself on the dragstrip. "). 

Shane explains: "I just wanted old Firestones and I couldn't find any of them so I just went with the Mickey Thompsons because they been around forever and I wanted to find some that was wore-out, dry-rotted, cracked, you know, just roll-around tires. And I wanted Moroso front tires. They're 7.10 Morosos and, same thing, I wanted old, cracked, just lookin' like they been on the car sittin' in the barn. I wanted them old."

Ninety-nine percent of the bolts that are in that car came out of a 5-gallon bucket full of shop bolts bought at a yard sale for a dollar, 'cause I wanted to use greasy, dirty, rusty bolts. I didn't want to use new bolts on that car. I wanted it to look as authentic as possible.

https://www.motortrend.com/features/1966-dodge-coronet-2-door-sedan-gold-digger

slotted mags and sidepipes

from the Netflix movie Metal Lords

some interesting vehicles found on tonight's walkabout, but what I can't figure out, is why among these million dollar homes, are so many dirt cheap trucks and cars

 

been sitting there since 2007, just getting rustier

interesting trailer

I kid you not, there are about 4 Airstreams in about 6 blocks... this little area has more that anyone where else I've walked so far, and they also have plenty of other kids of RVs

this Jeep is really neglected... just sad to see the paint is a mess. At least they put a cover over it