by Tony Huntimer It was Saturday March 28th at the Goodguys 33rd All American Get-Together held at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, CA. I had been hearing commercials on the radio. Somebody also told me that they had seen a Goodguys advertisement on TV. I don't know if this is normal, but something Goodguys did really worked. The turnout at the show was massive … [Read more...]
Goodguys 33rd All American Get-Together at Pleasanton
Had a buddy ask me if I'd tow a car down to the Goodguys show this weekend in Pleasanton. He didn't have to ask me twice, I grabbed my wife and we headed out early Saturday morning for the two hour journey to the Alameda Fairgrounds in Pleasanton. We arrived around 8 am and the place was PACKED! I was there a couple years ago and it was busy, but this year the word was out, … [Read more...]
Muscle Car Of The Week: 1970 AMC Javelin Trans Am
AMC made a hard run at Trans Am racing in the late 1960s by enlisting such racing superstars as Ronnie Kaplan, Mark Donahue, Peter Revson, Roger Penske, and others to help them turn the Javelin into a competitive race car. For 1970, the Javelin SST Trans Am production car car wore the colors of the AMC racing team on the outside, … [Read more...]
Optima Search for the Ultimate Street Car Presented by Advance Auto Parts
Wake Up!! The alarm clock went off at 4 a.m. Still half asleep, I knew that meant it was time to get up and hit the road to Thunderhill Raceway Park for the opening Optima qualifier for 2015. My wife has always been supportive of my hobby, but had never attended a track event with me, so this was going to be a first for both of us. The weather was calling for a chance of … [Read more...]
Muscle Car Of The Week Video #52: 1969 Pontiac Trans Am Convertible
In 1969, Pontiac unveiled a high-performance Firebird required by Trans Am rules to allow them to compete in the Trans Am racing series. While other manufacturers were allowed to compete as well, Pontiac grabbed the obvious name choice and called their version the Trans Am. These were potent performers with excellent suspension … [Read more...]
TMCP Al Richards: The Inside Story of Campaigning his Independent ’67 Camaro
This weeks interview is a blast from the past with amazing insight and history on the 60's and 70's road racing scene, all from podcast show listener Al Richards. Al has been a long time listener of the show and contacted me a few weeks ago to share his experience of campaigning a '67 Camaro as an Independent team during the late 1960's in the Trans Am Series. He'd raced … [Read more...]
Tmcp- How National Parts Depot Grew From Mdl A Nuts & Bolts To Muscle Car Parts Giant
This weeks interview is with Jim Schmidt, Founder of National Parts Depot and restoration guru. Jim told me how he worked his way up from selling bolt kits to stocking and selling restoration parts lines for the most popular muscle cars on the planet. Jim gives a great interview with many insights to running a business in the automotive industry. Check it out: … [Read more...]
TMCP Podcast – My Classic Garage
The latest TMCP show is out, and this week's guest was Tanner Fritz from My Classic Garage. I'm interested to hear what you all think about it. My Classic Garage is a brand new company that lets car collectors store all of their automotive information in the cloud (like insurance, maintenance, show dates, net workth, etc). They also let people keep a DREAM GARAGE section of … [Read more...]