Earlier this week we stopped by
Walden Speed Shop to observe what makes these world-class metalcrafters tick. Greeting us at the entrance were a beautiful
'27 T-Bucket with a
Buick Nailhead 425 and a partially built
'36 Ford smuggling an
L92 crate motor between its bulging fenders. A gorgeous collection of vintage gas station signs hung like tapestries of automotive art signaled good things in store.
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Posted by: Ben Hsu | Nov 19, 2009 | Categories: Shopaholic | Tags: '32 ford, '36 ford, Ben Hsu, Dan Hsu, Ford, george barris, hot rod, lead sled, matranga merc, merc, Mercury, model t, t-bucket, walden speed shop | 6 Comments »
I was up in Seattle earlier this year and took the opportunity to stop by
Racecraft, one of the northwest's premier vintage race shops. When I arrived, the men behind the operation were wrenching hard on a pair of
BMW 2002 track bandits, each worth over six figures. But founder
Jim Froula and his partner
Terry Forland are not only immensely skilled at making 30-year-old cars go fast, they also don helmet and glove to get behind the wheel of their own old school race cars.
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Posted by: Ben Hsu | Jul 03, 2009 | Categories: Shopaholic | Tags: 2000cs, 2002, 280sl, 356, 356b, 510, Ben Hsu, Benz, bluebird, BMW, Datsun, merc, Mercedes, Nissan, Porsche, racecraft, super 90 | Leave A Comment »