Life can only be understood backwards
“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” ― Søren Kierkegaard This shot of Steve McQueen in his Solar Plastics Engineering
The first summer that we spent together
“The first summer that we spent together, we did so many obscene things to each other, that by the end of it, the trees blushed
pancakes were available twenty-four hours a day, the way the good Lord intended
“Sure, there were a few more duct-taped tears in the vinyl seats, a few new dings in the fiberglass surfboards lining the walls, but the
Inherited memories: The unlikely friendship that saved a classic repair manual
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Red Hot Dodge Tradesman 100
During the custom van craze of the ’70s, the Dodge Tradesman was a popular platform for vanners everywhere, and Dodge capitalized on this by creating
Road Tripping: Gitsegukla aka Skeena Crossing
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Sex was Larry Levenson’s domain. As the owner of swank swingers’ lounge Plato’s Retreat, located inside the Upper West Side’s Ansonia Hotel, he epitomized late
Deathdream Maverick
Dig this customized Ford Maverick from 1974’s Deathdream. In terms of bleakness and variety, few filmmakers in the genre have matched Bob Clark’s early trio
The Death of the Prank Call
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Mustang II Cobra Wagon
Given its economy car origins, the 1974-78 second generation Ford Mustang (AKA the Mustang II) has received some undeserved criticism in certain gearhead circles. Sure,
Grievous Bodily Harm: Punks Armed With an Ax & Skateboards Try to Destroy a Seattle Ferry in 1987
The “riot” that went down on the Washington State Ferry M/V Kitsap on Saturday, October 3rd, 1987, made its way to the pages of The
Turf Paradise
Phoenix, Arizona visionary Walter Cluer dreamed of building a world-class racing facility in the desert, so he bought 1,400 acres of land at 19th Avenue
