some old hot rods are still around

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOYDMUCKQTAsvkyDKoz2hcUn8AczmiYC86-WowcJBCEqmnol0VvLSh0BME6w99hyDrT4K-nD8Nn1Mi2fIaGEfO2XN4kraFJd5Ks7M0vuDgy1OF0Y9QVkn1xq63NzKVJWdB4GESXD8CUPS-/s1600/2d06786f-b77c-437b-ba84-6a8772185033.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOYDMUCKQTAsvkyDKoz2hcUn8AczmiYC86-WowcJBCEqmnol0VvLSh0BME6w99hyDrT4K-nD8Nn1Mi2fIaGEfO2XN4kraFJd5Ks7M0vuDgy1OF0Y9QVkn1xq63NzKVJWdB4GESXD8CUPS-/s1600/2d06786f-b77c-437b-ba84-6a8772185033.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Bill Lakes built this roadster, and at the time was the machine shop manager at Edelbrock, knew how to make a car fast, and good looking enough that it was the April 1950 Hot Rod Magazine feature, and won multiple records at Bonneville in both B/Roadster and B/Fendered Roadster classes (turning 144.24 and 123.84mph respectively).<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinVmTyqVCuEsykm7DDX73oQ75DuJsiT4vNQ-zeAmQ6pd_OX4p1UNKQLx_qm5gzNpJZUQcluAmEeetRxVeatpBKiJcxdCI6cm7xxCYZ9Uk4tdKs_syVU00rurCOvVTDfKxg8LP-P1vFSuq7/s1600/aqwf.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinVmTyqVCuEsykm7DDX73oQ75DuJsiT4vNQ-zeAmQ6pd_OX4p1UNKQLx_qm5gzNpJZUQcluAmEeetRxVeatpBKiJcxdCI6cm7xxCYZ9Uk4tdKs_syVU00rurCOvVTDfKxg8LP-P1vFSuq7/s1600/aqwf.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Those headlights look terrible though<br /><br />Found on <a href="http://www.roddersjournal.com/revival/">http://www.roddersjournal.com/revival/</a></div>

some old hot rods are still around

Bill Lakes built this roadster, and at the time was the machine shop manager at Edelbrock, knew how to make a car fast, and good looking eno...

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Speedweek 2013 photos

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLq7j2KydcYCHM0mA_vBQy9UtSV2TTMfm5AOky0mvdTKGT9u-qeeEOf_HNVJIidBxdgO3_rZLvYYxL5XSVN5MIMc-pLIOQsB-Jez46PeF0Cy57j7so8solb06fMaAVxlkBEPfuaAceTtCN/s1600/995249_10151754618642078_67450602_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLq7j2KydcYCHM0mA_vBQy9UtSV2TTMfm5AOky0mvdTKGT9u-qeeEOf_HNVJIidBxdgO3_rZLvYYxL5XSVN5MIMc-pLIOQsB-Jez46PeF0Cy57j7so8solb06fMaAVxlkBEPfuaAceTtCN/s1600/995249_10151754618642078_67450602_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />for a full article and video of this Mercedes: <a href="http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2014/01/a-bonneville-1954-mercedes-300-sl.html">http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2014/01/a-bonneville-1954-mercedes-300-sl.html</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6vfLjhSS2LlTENTcpZdjFv5Lo7z4d8ponJ_cWJ-QdaeP4h_dnNTqjJFS5oyRNFmyki_Z2bPestpRKSmsd9X_aF-tReC_GxwshSIjO_-cay9sutZGWFcqTV_q_6_j9eLi7agfutP0lYpbS/s1600/DSC_2153.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6vfLjhSS2LlTENTcpZdjFv5Lo7z4d8ponJ_cWJ-QdaeP4h_dnNTqjJFS5oyRNFmyki_Z2bPestpRKSmsd9X_aF-tReC_GxwshSIjO_-cay9sutZGWFcqTV_q_6_j9eLi7agfutP0lYpbS/s1600/DSC_2153.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeDBWZXM8vdjjQ4-zI4MFkKNPz7eNZSe5BQQBbnYgacoidNUEDwWZzdaY8tcrUNcSZVQrYDUkxS-h6wHC4X537L_CZYuXIsCLhOAtpFwL-rGXtRprpZzFP6BcXfo8O4d2v4VbQiBAa0gj7/s1600/DSC_2169.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeDBWZXM8vdjjQ4-zI4MFkKNPz7eNZSe5BQQBbnYgacoidNUEDwWZzdaY8tcrUNcSZVQrYDUkxS-h6wHC4X537L_CZYuXIsCLhOAtpFwL-rGXtRprpZzFP6BcXfo8O4d2v4VbQiBAa0gj7/s1600/DSC_2169.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Found on <a href="http://www.sportscardigest.com/bonneville-speed-week-2013-report-and-photos/">http://www.sportscardigest.com/bonneville-speed-week-2013-report-and-photos/</a></div>

Speedweek 2013 photos

for a full article and video of this Mercedes:  http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2014/01/a-bonneville-1954-mercedes-300-sl.html Found on  htt...

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