My man Mr. Freeze out of Gilbert, AZ is a friend to MyRideisMe.com. He’s just purchased this Chevy Cab over engine (COE) that’s got a 455 Olds Toronado FRONT WHEEL DRIVE powertrain under it. This is going to be good!
Check out Mr. Freeze’s garage for a look at the work he does. He’s not a full time builder but he spends alot of time out in the garage. Can’t wait to see it come together!
Also look for a full rendering from Problem Child Kustoms!
If you’re like me, before you even purchase a car, you’ve made the plan in your head. After buying the car, the next step is usually trying to find the parts you need to start building your dream, but that’s not how big time builders do it… their next step is always a concept illustration ala Chip Foose on Overhauln’. When you’re dream takes shape on paper, you’re miles ahead to getting what you want… You’ve got a real plan. That’s where Brian at Problem Child Kustoms comes in.
Brian’s a hot rod and custom car designer that actually builds HIS dreams when time allows. He grew up on the standard Hot Rod and Car Craft magazines and got the drawing bug from MAD Magazine (Mort Drucker’s his hero) and from CARtoons magazines. 
Now, after hard work refining his skills, Brian’s been published in the mags he grew up reading like: Hot Rod Magazine, Street Trucks and Custom Rodder, not to mention a bunch of graphic design, website design, t-shirts and logo work. He’s proud to be showing his backside to the doubters he met along the way that said he won’t go anywhere drawing cars!
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Imagine yourself at a traditional hot rod show like Billetproof, enjoying Antioch California’s cool morning breeze when you smell diesel fumes. Billetproof isn’t the kind of show where you can trailer your baby in, so something’s not right. Then you hear the whine of a giant turbo just as this beast rounds the corner. Behold the 1950 Peterbilt owned by Michael Leeds. The name for this Hot Rod Semi is up in the air, but “Sneaky Pete” is the front runner. Michael comfortably cruised about 100 miles from Santa Cruz, CA thanks to the inline 6 Cummins turbo-diesel hooked to a 12 speed automatic transmission spinning highway friendly 2.92 gears. Michael guesses 12 to 20 mpg but driving range is no problem since he’s hauling 105 gallons in the polished aluminum fuel tank out back. This baby’s read to travel, even weighing in at about 7000 lbs.
Here’s the link to all the pictures I took of this truck.
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The Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum raffled off a 1953 Vincent Black Shadow to benefit the museum. The lucky man from Tempe, AZ bought 5 tickets for $25 and walked away with a legendary bike. It’s good to know that it went to a guy who really knew what he was getting. He is a Motorcycle Safety Foundation instructor, has attended almost every AMA & MotoGP race at Laguna Seca in the past 10 years and even took a trip to the Isle of Man.
Next year they will be raffling off another 1953 Black Shadow. Go buy some tickets!
http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/raffle/raffle.asp
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Last weekend saw the second annual Bonneville Vintage GP at Miller Motorsports Park hosted by the American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association. This event was run concurrently with the BUB Speed Trials at the salt flats and Master of the Mountain on the west track at Miller.
The races included the Battle of the CB160s complete with an old-school standing start and side-car races. I’m sure next year will be even bigger and better. Keep an eye on www.bonnevillevintagegp.com for the 2008 schedule.
Results are located here at:
www.ahrma.org/results/2007/rr_2007_miller.htm
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