A Few Projects at Mercury Charlie on McNeil
One of Austin’s foremost custom car builders with a long history of success, Mercury Charlie. Link at right.
Tag: Hot rod
Impressive Early Camaro SS Hot Rod at S. 1st Performance Automotive
This car is very slick, very wide rear tires. All disk brakes, appears to be a full custom.
Remarkable 1940s Film of Hot Rod Racers and Racing
In these scenes at Southern California racetrack with hot rods and drivers, you will see drivers that will become legendary, including the 1960 Indianapolis 500 winner, Jim Rathmann. See the video at https://archive.org/embed/27EG-28-EG-58_HOTRODS
Great c. 1952 Film of Hot Rods at Bonneville Salt Flats
“Outlaw hotrodders become law-abiding gearheads after a community organizes supervised racing clubs and timing associations.” This is the beginning of American hot rodding. Wonderful film. See it at https://archive.org/embed/RoadRunn1952
1958 Film of Drag Races, Great Variety of Cars
Fantastic vintage drag race film, showing Art Arfon’s Green Monster with an Allison V12 aircraft engine, making the highest speed of the meet at 170 mph. There is a two-engine dragster, and lots of others.