THE PIRELLI CALENDAR

Big John Mazmanian photo courtesy mikesteinberg-aagas.com
If you love the Gasser drag racing years of the Sixties (and on), you probably have an affinity for Pirelli tires. They were the choice of many old warriors for skinny, low-drag front tires for a long, long time. And if you’re like me, a pair of Pirelli frontrunners are [...]

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THE RODDY ROD

Good friend and cultural anthropologist, Roddy Moore, is also a hotrodder. But, that means Roddy comes at his car builds with a certain sense of historical correctness and pretty much full-blown bitchen-ness. His latest, a ‘49 Shoebox, is a perfect example: sure, scallops and five-spokes are nothing new, but it amazes me how many folks [...]

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THE KING KONG OF WORKWEAR

Got a cryptic message on the cellphone last week from an anonymous caller: “Hey, man…Ben Davis…dead…thought you might wanna know…OK…smell ya later…”
One of the most loved and oldest workwear brands lost its founder and namesake: Ben Davis – the man himself – dies at 95 years. If you don’t have one of the unique pullovers or [...]

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