Gearhead Gazzette Magazine Vol 18 Issue #49 Dec 6-12, 2018

Vol. 18 Issue #49

Dec 6-12, 2018

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DMC Fall Hot Rod Festival

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Vol. 18 Issue 49 Dec 6-12, 2018

inside It’s All The Gearhead News You Can Use! The Staff Jim “Jimmy B” Brandau Jim “Jimmy B” Brandau Larry Williams – Williams Graphics Butch Pate Michael Corazzelli Craig Wise Web Producer Jack Cobb - tnhost.com Senior Feature Writer Emeritus: Ed Woodard Contributors PC Svcs, Pete & Jakes, Horseless Carriage Foundation, Craig Augustine, Al Liebmann Publisher / Editor Feature Writers Art Director-Designer Photography

Advertising Publisher: Jim “Jimmy B” Brandau Car Show & Event listings, Cruise Night Listings, Personal FOR SALE/SWAP ads, Car Club Listings are all listed for free.

For all other advertising cost & availabilities contact Jim Brandau at 615-3002003 8am—6pm CST or at gearheadgazzette@gmail.com

The Fun Starts Here 4 Road Rumblings 6 –7 Southeast USA Shows 8 Midwest USA Shows 8 Western USA Shows 10 West Coast USA Shows 10 Cruise In at The Drive In 12 Cruise-In’s Across the USA 18-20 3rd Annual Cover Contest 22-23 Upcoming Car Shows 24 BUY-SELL-TRADE-WANTED 26-31 The Last Page 33 Cover: DMC Fall Hot Rod Festival by Al Liebmann Contents Page: Cool Hot Rod Art by Craig Augustine gearheagazzette@gmail.com www.gearheadgazzette.com www.facebook.com/gearhead-gazzette twitter@gearheadgazzett Instagram@gearheaddgazzette Send submissions via email or direct mail to GEARHEAD GAZZETTE 2685 Buckner Rd Thompsons Station TN 37179

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“ Ya Gotta know where to Go….The FUN Starts Here….”

it would be filled up with model trains What would you do for fun if it wasn’t for cool cars….

as much as hot rods.

I am one of those people who can get caught at a railroad crossing and be happy. If its doable and I see the train in the distance, sometimes I will slow down and stop and wait to just see it go by.

Like a lot of you, life for me evolves around our hobby...cool cars and trucks. We think about, day dream about and basically live cars the majority of our days.

I am figuring out these days, how I can do both the hot rods and train stuff.

Family is always first, got to take care of business for the family before any fun takes place. Not to say taking care of the family isn't fun, but you know what I mean.

Just like going to a hot rod run for the weekend, I am going to take a long cross country train ride, just because I want to. Sure flying is faster, but there is a lot of the USA that I haven’t seen and listening to the clickety clack of the train wheels as it cruises across the country appeals to me.

What would you do for fun if it wasn’t for the car thing.

Also and along with the car thing...you might have a 2nd hobby of love that you do also. Motorcycles, cooking, gardening, woodworking or ???

As some form of retirement gets closer for me, working on plan to balance 2 hobbies.

For me and I am sure many others, it’s model railroading. If the shop didn't have the ‘32 in it and the other project vehicle, it would be filled up with model trains Filled up would be an understatement I believe, because I love trains almost

How about you...what else do you

Jimmy B.

“the fun starts here”….

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Automotive Research Library Helps Vintage Vehicle Restoration Professionals Shops dedicated to vintage cars and trucks should know about the Horseless Carriage Foundation Inc. Automotive Research Library in La Mesa, California. The library’s services include a digital database of car repair manuals that can accessible to anyone online.

The goal of the library, established in 1985, is to make automotive research and restoration information readily available to restorers. Thousands of owner manuals, sales catalogs, illustrated parts books, brochures, guides and books have been scanned and preserved in the library’s computer system. The library’s collection includes more than 2.4 million pages of scanned material.

The core collection of the HCFI Automotive Research Library includes automotive publications dated from 1895 to 1960. It also offers automotive literature for classics, foreign cars, trucks, sports cars and racing cars. In addition to a very extensive collection of pre-World War II automotive literature of all types, the library has a large archive of materials for post-1943 vehicles as well.

Some automotive publications and journals from 1895 through 1924 made available by the library include Cycle and Automobile Trade Journal, Horseless Age, Motor, Motor Age, The Automobile, Automotive Industries. Oversized publications dated through 1960 are currently being scanned.

Once scanned, the items were cataloged, stored and made accessible online via keyword search. The system is designed to utilize optical character and text recognition, so specific and detailed data retrieval is as simple as a mouse click. The scans can be accessed and copies can be purchased from a secure web page or directly from the library.

Visit the HCFI website to search and read available periodicals, or to purchase content. D.A. “Mac” MacPherson, the executive director for the HCFI Automotive Research Library, can be reached by calling 619-464-0301 or emailing research@hcfi.org.

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DEC 2018: DEC 8: LAVERGENE TN: Christmas Car Show and Holiday Customer Appreciation: Presented by Streetside Classics. Event location is at Streetside Classics, 6000 Reliance Drive. Event hours: 10 am to 2 pm. The celebration will include free breakfast refreshments in the morning and lunch catered by Hooks BBQ from noon to 2 pm.

Open to all years, makes and models of cars are welcome but not required considering the weather possibilities in December. Come out and join our family fun environment and over 200 classic cars in our 50,000 sq. ft. indoor showroom. The day will also include raffle prizes, refreshments, live DJ and Toys for Tots, Toy Drive providing a better Christmas for deserving children. For questions or more info email, Kelley.Archibald@Streetsideclassics.com DEC 8: CALHOUN GA: NORTH GEORGIA HOTRODS CHRISTMAS-N-PARADISE SHOW & GO: DRAG MEET, CAR SHOW & SWAP MEET: Located at the Paradise Dragstrip, 500 Chatsworth Hwy. Rain date is Dec 8th. Toy drive! Get $5 off admission with a toy.

Stant will even make a visit to the Paradise Dragstrip. The toys will go to Gordon County EMS. Drag Racers $35, Swap meet & Show cars $25. Admission $10/10 & under FREE. For more info: 706-934-3437 or 770-608-0405 or www.paradisedragstrip.net

DEC 2018: DEC 6-8: INDIANAPOLIS IN: PRI TRADE SHOW: Event being held at the Indiana Convention Center located at 100 S Capital Ave. Strictly for the racing trade, PRI connects manufacturers of racing products and technology with the all-important distribution pipeline of racing retailers, race engine builders, race car builders, warehouse distributors and thousands of professional race teams. For more info go to https://www.facebook.com/events/1020601271397678/

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DEC 2018: DEC 8: HOUSTON TX: Strokers C.C. 4th Annual Rod & Kustom Burger Run: Event runs from 11:00am-3:00pm. Free Entry. I NEED ALL MY BUDDIES TO COME OUT FOR THIS ONE!!....so PLEASE SHARE! First 40 participants will receive Gift Bags & Event Poster. Also, Inside the Gift Bags will be a coupon for a Free Appetizer or

Dessert at Clay’s Restaurant. So come early and be one of the first 40 Only participants to get a gift bag. Participants are urged to start arriving around 10:00am so we can get all cars parked before Clay's opens at 11:00am. Event being held at Clay’s Restaurant at 17717 Clay Rd. For more info go to https:// www.facebook.com/events/874957859380425/

DEC 2018: DEC 8: IRWINDALE CA: MOONEYES X-MAS PARTY SHOW & DRAG: Event is returning to Irwindale Speedway in 2018. Gates open at 6am. Drag race, live bands, pin up contest and vendors. 1/8th mile drags, Pre’69 Model yrs only. Rot Rods, Customs, Choppers and more!

DEC 9: LONG BEACH CA: LONG BEACH HI-PO SWAP MEET: This outdoor event has become world renowned for its content of antique, vintage, classic, and high performance cars and parts for sale at bargain prices. The swap meet is a must visit for hot rod, muscle car, street rod, classic car and truck enthusiasts. The Long Beach Swap Meet has been featured on such television shows as Monster Garage, Popular Hot Rodding TV, and NHRA Drag Racing Today. HOURS: 6 am to 1 pm. ADMISSION: Spectators $9 per person. PARKING: Free general parking. For more info or to be a vendor go to www.longbeachhiposwapmeet.com or call 800-762-9785 DEC 9: LAKE BALBOA CA: 10TH ANNUAL TOY DRIVE CAR SHOW & CRUISE-IN: Hosted by the Wild Bunch Car Club. Event being held at the Valley Relics Museum located at 7900 Balboa Blvd. Located in Hanger c3 & c4. Enter off Stagg St. Live Music. Food, Music, raffle and the museum.. BRING A NEW UNWRAPPED GIFT.

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Photography by Big Al Liebmann / Story by Jimmy B

What do you do after you hold/host one of the premier “hot rod” style events in the USA and for sure on the East Coast over Labor Day weekend?

If you’re the Dead Mans Curve Hot Rod Club, you plan a get together in early November for a few hundred of your gearhead friends from up and down the East Coast and the Northeast Region and others that wanted to have some hot rod fun.

The DMC “ Cruise In to The Drive In” Fall Hot Rod Festival was just that event on November 10th. The event was held at the Warwick Drive In Theatre in Warwick NY. Plenty of room for a lot of cool cars, truck and motorcycles along with some swap spaces too.

You can never predict the weather, and you hope for a nice dry semi-warm day in early November, but 37 degrees, windy, 12

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muddy from previous rainy day and snow flurries and gearheads and hot rodders still came out to support the DMC " FALL HOT ROD FESTIVAL".

This years DMC Fall Event was for the local “Toys for Tots� program. Santa even made an appearance and checked out the cool rides and even sat in some of them to check out a possible new sled for Christmas Eve night travel, and helped to make a Real Hot Rod Day !!

There was a great variety of all kinds of cars, trucks and a few unique ones like a Lexus Powered, Good Humor Truck along with the Bat-Mobile, just to mention a few..

Even though it wasn't the best weather this year, everyone that came out is looking forward to the next DMC event, hopefully with warmer weather.

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December 9th

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EVERY SATURDAY MORNING CRUISIN’: FRANKLIN TN: NASHVILLE CARS & COFFEE CRUISE: Cruise runs from 8-11am. Held at the CARMIKE THOROUGHBRED 20 Theatre Complex located right off Cool Springs Blvd.

2nd SATURDAY NIGHT CRUISE IN’S : SPANISH FORT AL: EASTERN SHORES CRUISERS CRUISE IN: Cruise held on the 2nd Saturday of each month, all year long. Cruise held at the Eastern Shore Centere front parking lot by Dillard's. Cruise runs from 5-9pm. Oldies rock & roll music. Everyone is welcome. For more info call 251-709-5900 or go to www.easternshorecruisers.com

MONDAY NIGHT CRUISE-IN’S: MORRIS IL: WENDY’S CRUISERS CRUISE-IN: Every Monday Night from 5-9 at the Wendy’s on Rt. 47. Cruise-In, free small frosty or drink. Dash plaques while they last. Car Cruises, outdoor movies, concerts on the first Monday June –October. We meet all year on every Monday. Call Ken at 815-942-2032, or just show up.

FRIDAY NIGHT CRUISE-IN’S: CHANDLER AZ: HAPPY HOUR CAR SHOW & LIVE MUSIC: Cruise held every Friday Night. Cruise is held at the Patio at the Forum located at 2301 S Stearman Drive.

Cruise runs from 4-8pm. Free wood fired pizza from 5-6:30apm. Bring your cars or just come and have fun.

1st FRIDAY NIGHT CRUISE-IN’S: ORO VALLEY AZ: 1st FRIDAY NIGHT CRUISE NIGHT: Brought to you by Freddys Frozen Custard & Steakburgers (Northside). Cruise takes place at 11143 N Oracle Rd. Cruise runs from 6-9pm on 1st Friday of the month. Open to cars & bikes from all era’s. All makes and models from car clubs or lone wolf’s. Simple Rules. No burnouts, no loud music, be respectful of others and the property and parking lot must be left clean. Hosted by the Obsessions Car Club. For more info go to https://

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FRIDAY NIGHT CRUISE-IN GARDEN GROVE CA: GARDEN GROVE MAIN ST CAR SHOW: Cruise is held every Friday night from 5-8pm. Enter on north side off Acacia Pkwy. Hot Rods, Muscle cars, trucks, trophies, awards, raffles, music, food and vendors. Bring your friends and family for good times.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT CRUISE-IN DOWNEY CA: BOB’S BIG BOY HOT ROD AND CUSTOM CRUISE NIGHTS: Held every Wednesday Night at the Car Hop. Runs from 5-10pm. Hot rods, Classic’s and Muscle cars. Located at 7447 E. Firestone Blvd. Bring the whole family for a night of fun.

For more info call 562-928-BOBS

As a special way of saying "thank you!" for ordering from williamsgraphics.bigcartel.com, we are giving away this original "Sleigher" drawing! Everyone who has placed an order, any order in November and December will have their name entered for a chance to win.

Place your order on or before Wednesday, December 19th for YOUR chance to win. Winner will be announced Thursday, December 20th.

Good luck and Thanks again!

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It’s that time of year again, when you our readers have the opportunity to have your cool photo on the cover of the Gearhead Gazzette Magazine.

The contest is now OPEN. You have until December 17, 2018 to enter the contest.

There are some rules for the contest.: Everyone is eligible to submit an entry for the contest. > Pictures can be color or black & white > ALL submitted Pic’s MUST BE: > jpg or png digital format only > In vertical format ONLY! (Allow for cropping of photo and for our header placement at the top) >Use 8.5” wide by 11” high dimensions >Use HIGHEST Resolution (quality) setting. > You must Include the following info with your entry Name / Address / Email Address / Cell or Home Phone number.

Vehicle(s) in shot must be 1975 or earlier.

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Gearhead Gazzette – Attn Photo Contest 2685 Buckner Rd, Thompsons Station TN 37179.

** We prefer that you send the entry in on CD/DVD or on a flash drive** If you want to email the entry, send it to us at: gearheadgazzette@gmail.com > Sending a CD/DVD allows a much Higher quality setting than email. > No entries will be returned. > DO NOT go crazy re-coloring or color adjusting the pic. > Our staff will be the final judge of the winners. > We will pick 3 winners. Winners will be featured on the cover of an issue in Jan/Feb 2019 and get some cool swag from us. Also we will provide the winners with a hard copy of the Gearhead Gazzette Issue that their photo is published in.

Have some fun, show us your photographic abilities, keep it decent, make your momma proud!

NOTE: Entries WILL NOT BE RETURNED and become property of the Gearhead Gazzette Magazine for future possible publication by the Gearhead Gazzette. By submitting an entry you agree to these rules and your entry is considered a complete release to the Gearhead Gazzette.

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FOR SALE: 1956 Original Paint & trim 1956 Bel Air 2 door hardtop. California care (verified vin#). Ram jet 350 crate motor. 700r4 transmission. factory posi.

2" drop spindles. New interior. Have original hubcaps & door panels - well documented build. Call or text Bart 443-790-5205. Asking $60000. Located in Hanover MD. (11/1/18)

FOR SALE: 1964 Rolls Royce Silvercloud Series III. MUST SELL: 2nd owner for over 40 years. Located in Murfreesboro , Tennessee. Silvia has been my dads car for over 40 years. Purchased in England, the car has only had two owners. A little over 100,000 Miles. It’s had regular service not a daily driver. Been in my family for years. By my dad needing to sell for personal reasons The vehicle was brought to the USA by my parents in 1978 when they moved to Connecticut. After that it stayed with my dad when he relocated to California. $40,000.00. For more info contact broadstreetauto@outlook.com (10/11/18)

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FOR SALE: 2018 COPO Camaro, hyper blue, 427 NA, stripe pkg., racer pkg., New, no passes. Will consider interesting partial trade for Corvette C5 ZO6. Email to doctorrocket55@gmail.com or 270-792-7637(10/25/18)

FOR SALE: 1932 ford pickup, professionally built by HENRY DANA [ DANAS HOT

ROD SHOP ] . 355 Chevy engine, once owned by the late DALE EARNHARDT, 5 speed tremec trans, narrowed 9" ford rear, 350 posi , 31 spline axels. P&J chassis components, Walker, Rootlieb, Mack new shortened bed, VDO, Real wheels, big & littles, Ididit, MSD, Bilstein's all around. DANA RED base clear by Ted Dobkowski, No expense spared, Allante grey interior, Mercedes square weave carpet. Cover of Rodding USA magazine, Builders Choice by Detroit speed, Street Rodder top 100, Nascar driver RYAN NEWMAN choice at AMERICARNA show. 49,900 or trade with cash for 55 Chevy wagon.704 677 5632.Henry (10/25/18)

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FOR SALE: 1995 Corvette 2-Volume Service Manual Set. Like new condition. $100. Shipping Extra. Call 815-409-6836 or email gamcpm@comcast.net (11/16/18)

FOR SALE: GM 10 si, 100A, 1-wire, single-groove pulley, Chrome Alternator.

Did not fit properly on Ford FE engine. Used less than 1 month. $75. Shipping extra. Call 815-409-6836 or email gamcpm@comcast.net (11/16/18)

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FOR SALE: 1957 Chevy CAMEO. Oak bed wood w/chrome dividers, wheel tubs added. Electric doors and windows by Dakota Digital. Flame Red Dupont Centari paint. Engine: LS1 (347 C.I.-345 HP) w/4L60E trans.10 bolt 8.5 rearend 3:73 w/Eaton positraction. Street & Performance engine harness. American Autowire HWY.22 main wire harness. Interior: Silverado power bucket seats headrests removed. Dakota digital gauges. Dual HD radio, Bluetooth, USB, I-Pod port, MP3 disc player, hidden antenna. GM tilt steering column. Chassis: TCI Mustang ll frontend assembly. Rear custom trailing arms Aldan coilover shocks. Old Air Air Conditioning. Rack & Pinion P/S, P/B disc on front. Griffin Radiator. Contact Don @ 928 302-6943 or parts34@frontier.com. (11/22/18)

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FOR SALE: One Well Used and Speed Proven Wind Tunnel. Who doesn’t need a bit more shaving on the old laminar flow? Not you? Well, how about that hot rod racer down the lane who might have a genuine use for it? No? Think of what great gift this would make to your local university and you’d have a stellar write-off! Originally built by a guy out of sheer curiosity about how aero stuff works and had the spare change to do it really right.

Life has downshifted and the spot he had the tunnel installed is no longer available. This tunnel has improved the speeds and records of several dozen land speed cars including George Poteet’s Speed Demon that lays down wicked quick 400+MPH runs on the Bonneville Salt Flats. It is a first-class system with operational credibility and plenty of cheerful grateful testimonials. But wait, there’s more! The owner/builder/operator will put the thing back into full operational form so how can you resist a turn-key deal? Do your diligence and you will quickly realize there is more than a million invested. That’s a whole lotta McKinley's ($500), Cleveland's ($1,000), Madison's ($5,000), and Chase's ($10,000) beside the Franklin’s and Grants.

The tunnel is an open circuit, Eiffel style. It was professionally designed and calibrated. Test results show repeatable numbers with less than 1% deviation between runs. The wind tunnel began construction in 2010.

It took approx. 4800 man-hours to complete over a two+ year period not including building construction or the pit under the test section of the tunnel. The tunnel is 100' long and 20'+ high at the inlet end. The test section is shaped and approx. 9'-4" high in the center and 13'-6" wide, and 50' long. The three fans are built by Howden and are 150 HP each, 460V, and are 6' in diameter. The fans are controlled by a Mitsubishi Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) with remote controller in the control room. The fans pull air through the test section then the air recirculates in the room. Wind speed in the tunnel varies from about 10mph to 80mph depending on the desired speed and the shape and size of the test object. Test object should not exceed 25 sq. ft. in frontal area for most accurate test results. This is the size of a full size car. The VFD has incremental speed control for accurate airflow around the test object. Under the floor of the test section is a pit which houses the balance. The pit is accessible by a staircase opposite the control room. The balance is a large space frame and is mounted to Honeywell load cells which are designed to hold up to a 10,000 lb. vehicle. There are seven load cells which measure lift, drag, and side forces. All forces are calculated and recorded in an Excel spreadsheet. The spreadsheet displays coefficients for all six forces and moments. It also calculates all forces in Drag HP, Drag LBs, Total Lift, Lift Front and Rear LBs, and Side LBs, all at a customer selected mph. There is also a bicycle balance for testing cyclists and equipment. This balance was used to test 2000 elite cyclists. Airflow is measured by 3 pitot tubes in the inlet and 2 static ports in the aft portion of the test section which feed to a pressure transducer panel.

Air turbulence is eliminated by a 3" thick aluminum honeycomb panel in the fore part of the test section. Plastic netting was added for better control. Vehicles enter the tunnel through a hinged door in the aft of the tunnel next to the fans.

The current room dimensions are 49' wide, 140' long, and 35' high. A lower ceiling will be acceptable.

Included in the sale: Complete wind tunnel structure from the inlet to the fan diffusers. Mitsubishi VFD. Balance with load cells and complete wiring to the control room. Bicycle balance platform with Computrainer installed. Ski Jumper beam. A large variety of car mounting stands. Complete computer system with Windows OS. Data Acquisition System including 13 pressure channels with pressure taps to the pit. Aerolab smoke generator wand. The buyer will be responsible for the building and the balance pit, all of which will be dimensionally specified in the sale. At an additional cost, I can assemble everything on the new site for a "turn key" operation including training of new operator. The complete wind tunnel will be broken down and palletized to ship. Reconstruction will take approx. 2-3 months when the building is ready. The electrical wiring of the fans and control room will have to be done professionally on site.. Approximate cost to construct in 2010, not including the building or pit: $400,000 package cost for design plans, computer hardware, software, Data Acquisitions System, bicycle balance, smoke wand. 115,000 fans with inlet bells. 30,000 VFD . 80,000 materials. 210,000 building preparation including the pit and electrical. 230,000 labor. Price: $600K For more info

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The Last Page..

The Last Page is bout cool cars, hot rods, race cars or?? We’re going to share a coolshot right each issue. Got ne you think should be here...send it to us at gearheadgazzette@gmail.com. We’ll pick the best for the week and use it right here.

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