1968 GTX 440 factory detail photos in this months Muscle Car Review

From Frank Badalson, http://www.rogergibsonautorestoration.com/aboutus.htm  partner of Roger Gibson, (Mopar restoration expert) is a photo gallery of all the minutiae of the unique aspects in the Muscle Car Review magazine Dec 2012 issue

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the magazine rack in the Petersen Museum has a damn good selection

They have a hell of a good selection, but don't have the Rodders Journal, or Motor trend Classic. I've never seen "Whoops" before, it might be a one timer

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two new magazines the appear interesting, but I haven't looked through yet

 Above from the makers of Hot Rod

Below from the makers of 4 Wheel and Offroad

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Best compliment of the month, and honorable mention from Thom Taylor in Hot Rod Magazine

OK, he did mistake this blogspot.com for a .com but that can be taken as a compliment too... I mean, anyone thinking that my content quality and quantity are easily mistaken for a website (.com) and overlook that this is a "made in the garage" blog, in my spare time, are welcome to just enjoy it and possibly think it's a professionally made, full time, team effort.

That would be fine. It's just me after work, and on weekends.

I'm so stoked!

It's far out that such a recognized Hot Rod authority (Hot Rod and Grand National Roadster Show Halls of Fame) and person of impeccable taste likes my site enough to give it an honorable mention in the icon of hot rodding publications. And if anyone looks up Justacarguy.com on Google they'll find this blogspot.com and enjoy

If you haven't run across Thom Taylor's name and reputation in the past, here is a quick  bio after this link http://dev.motorburg.com/?page_id=128
Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, and taught there later in life. He has designed at least 4 of the America's Most Beautiful Roadster winners, and at least one Ridler award winner

If you are new to looking at my site, I hope you enjoy browsing, and if there is something particular you are looking for, then go through the 1000 to 1100 tags running alphabetically down the right hand side of this site to the word for what you are interested in, click on it, and hang on for the ride.


I recommend that if you just have a couple minutes, you've come to the right place. Look at http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/03/best-of-archives.html
and http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2012/01/best-posts-my-favorite-stories-from.html for the posts that I think are the most interesting of all the 10300 I've made.

Or for a lot of humor, about 809 posts of funny stuff  http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search/label/humor

Signing off with, thank you Thom!

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Magazines covering the automotive aftermarket that I'd never heard of before theis years SEMA

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Hurry to your magazine rack or drugstore, Street Rod Premium just hit the stands, and the next issue doens't happen til next June

This is a damn good magazine, and in the same level of cool as Motor Trend Classic, and Rodders Digest... you'll like it, maybe even love it like I do

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Glen made a scrapbook in 1939, just before graduating high school and enlisting in the Army or Air Force, he never saw action overseas, but fixed a hell of a lot of airplanes... coincidentally his passion as you'll see from some of his scrap book.

Above, the Zeppelin Hindenburg flying over New York on her maiden voyage

Above, the Airacuda... cool name! Never heard of it before, looks effin cool

Lastly, here are a few photos of Glen, motorcyclist, member of the High Boots MC, WW2 airplane mechanic (busted his leg getting hit by a car when pushing his motorcycle, so had to wear a thigh to ankle cast for 18 months. Have no idea how he kept from cutting that off after a month or two. He made a sidecar for his motorcycle so he could be mobile, as his cast wouldn't allow him to drive a car) due to the leg damage, he wasn't sent out of CONUS

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Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, not only changed to a recognizable hat from the African ashente, but has a new video "I Gotsta Get Paid" with 4 hot rods... one is a So Cal Speedshop hot rod that I found at SEMA

from the gallery I just posted a couple days ago: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2012/11/nice-hot-rod-i-didnt-see-anything-on-it.html

the above is the "Whiskey Runner" that Billy had the So Cal Speedshop make

 images from the So Cal Speedshop via http://www.rodauthority.com/news/so-cal-speed-shop-building-zz-tops-billy-gibbons-wiskeyrunner/

This video got me wondering about what is new in the BFG car collection, and I came across an online magazine I've never heard of http://www.powerblocktv.com/mag/index.php where you can read a long interview with videos where they talk hot rods with the force behind the cars you already know, (Eliminator coupe, Cadzilla) and some you haven't learned of yet

http://www.powerblocktv.com/magazine/index.php?pub=81067

here is a look at the other incredible coverage that Power Block magazine has had http://www.powerblocktv.com/mag/index.php

This post wouldn't have happened without George's point out that the car I posted a couple days ago was in the music video... thanks to George of dWrenched.com! 

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magazines... did you know that CVS an Albertsons are as good for finding them, or better, than the typical magazine rack type businesses?

I asked Source Interlink Media about the Street Rodder Premium, because I never found a copy of the June 2012 /summer 2012 issue... and both Yasmin, Karen, and Tim filled me in

The issues go on sale in June and November, last week of each of those months, and some of my local CVS, Alberstons groceries, and Walgreens are the places to find Street Rodder Premium

CVS Pharmacy	305 S Highway 101	Solana Beach	CA	92075
CVS Pharmacy	3950 W Point Loma Blvd	San Diego	CA	92110
CVS Pharmacy	5685 Balboa Ave	San Diego	CA	92111
CVS Pharmacy	572 Fletcher Pkwy	El Cajon	CA	92020
CVS Pharmacy	645 Market St	San Diego	CA	92101
CVS Pharmacy	3749 Avocado Blvd	La Mesa	CA	91941
CVS Pharmacy	426 E Chase Ave	El Cajon	CA	92020
CVS Pharmacy	4445 Mission Blvd	San Diego	CA	92109
Walgreens	4029 43RD ST STE 700	SAN DIEGO	CA	92105
Albertsons Store	12475 Rancho Bernardo Rd	San Diego	CA	92128
Albertsons Store	543 Sweetwater Rd	Spring Valley	CA	91977
Albertsons Store	5950 BALBOA AVE	SAN DIEGO	CA	92111
Albertsons Store	7090 Broadway	Lemon Grove	CA	91945
Albertsons Store	9560 Winter Gardens Blvd	Lakeside	CA	92040
Albertsons Store	9831 Campo Rd	Spring Valley	CA	91977
Albertsons Store	9870 N Magnolia Ave	Santee	CA	92071
CVS Pharmacy	1201 E Plaza Blvd	National City	CA	91950
CVS Pharmacy	12358 Poway Rd	Poway	CA	92064
CVS Pharmacy	1792 Garnet Ave	San Diego	CA	92109
CVS Pharmacy	2760 Fletcher Pkwy	El Cajon	CA	92020
CVS Pharmacy	3332 Sandrock Rd	San Diego	CA	92123
CVS Pharmacy	3350 Palm Ave	San Diego	CA	92154
CVS Pharmacy	4829 Clairemont Dr	San Diego	CA	92117
CVS Pharmacy	5644 Mission Center Rd	San Diego	CA	92108
CVS Pharmacy	790 Jamacha Rd	El Cajon	CA	92019

the following magazine racks may be no use at all

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Magazine subscription idea... when they offer a 2 for one holiday give away, send the other subscription to a hospital, military organization (ship, squadron, submarine, etc) or charity

That's my plan, for the Rod and Custom, and Muscle Car Review magazine renewal offers I got in the mail above.

Anyone have a great one in mind before I go to Balboa Naval Hospital and get their mailing address for the long term recovering wounded in action?

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I just learned there is a Vintage Racecar magazine (and subscribed)

All of these are screen captures from the PDF of the free sample copy at http://vintageracecar.com/page/db/pics/1147396364_6255.f_page_pdf.pdf

http://vintageracecar.com/pages/thismonth.cgi

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GQ magazine is printing nonsense

30. LEARN HOW TO DRIVE A STICK SHIFT. Every girlfriend I've ever had has the same two complaints about me: I'm not totally in touch with my feelings, and I can't drive a stick shift. I'm still working on the former, but I'm giving up on the latter. Because, seriously: Who cares? People tell you that a manual transmission makes you feel more in control of the car, more "at one" with the machine. I'm sure that's a neat sensation in a Bugatti. But I don't need to be more "at one" with a piece-of-shit Subaru. Not knowing how to drive a stick shift is one of those things that seem like a big deal when you're young but turn out to be pretty meaningless when you're older. Like trigonometry or Christmas.�Jason Gay 

 31. BLOG. Your audience at the company cafeteria is bigger than what you'll have on the Internet.

from the top 50 things in the GQ article "50 Things a Man Does NOT Need to Learn to Do"  http://www.gq.com/entertainment/humor/200609/50-things-not-to-do-before-you-die-bucket-list

you have likely figured out I think this is nonsense

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Overland Journal magazine has this great feature page.... talk about get my attention!

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