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Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 21, 2012 at 09:36 AM
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For the second week end in a row, I found myself at the Texas Motorplex in Ennis Texas. It is a NHRA sanctioned 1/4 mile track. Besides all the great…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 18, 2012 at 10:22 AM
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It takes a lot of skill and an eye for what look good to mix old and new the way the builder of today’s POTD did. Oh yeah, it also…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 17, 2012 at 10:03 AM
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Tons of stuff to see today on HotRodsNow.com. Today’s Picture Of The Day defines the term Hot-Rod…..there is no other way to say it. There are a couple new videos:…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 15, 2012 at 10:02 AM
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If you were ‘in the know’ you could order one of these. But not every dealership had them or even knew they could get them. Jack Douglas knew…and he sold…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 09, 2012 at 10:19 AM
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I have taken so many photo’s over the years, I am suprised sometimes at what I find digging around my in my own files. This super clean 383 is stuffed…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 08, 2012 at 12:18 PM
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Lots of new stuff to see today. Motor Mayhem Month continues. After featuring a ‘blinged out’ Hemi yesterday that looked like it had never been started, I thought I should…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 07, 2012 at 09:12 AM
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When does alot of something become too much? I guess that depends on what we’re talking about and who you are talking to….so with that said, let me show you…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 06, 2012 at 09:44 AM
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Motor Mayhem Month continues and today we are featuring a radical small block that has been crammed into the engine bay of a ‘65 Corvette. There isn’t much room left…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 05, 2012 at 10:38 AM
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What do we celebrate in May? I’ll tell you what I celebrate…..I celebrate the whole month. Why?? Because May is Motor Mayhem Month and we are gonna dig through our…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 04, 2012 at 09:51 AM
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I have many time listed all the goodies and gadgets a car has when I feature it as POTD. Today I listed a bunch of things this car DOESN’T have.…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 03, 2012 at 09:56 AM
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I’ve been away for about a week, but I have gathered up great cars to show you folks. Back in 1967 there was a brand new raod racing series called…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 24, 2012 at 10:03 AM
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If a car has been seen on several TV shows, been in Hemmings, and won a couple awards at SEMA it has gotta be a nice one, right? Well today’s…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 23, 2012 at 09:43 AM
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This is an old Ford that has a Chevy face. If you are wondering what that means, then you just have to see today’s POTD Picture Of The Day As…

New Video Of The Week

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 23, 2012 at 09:39 AM
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I’ve posted a new video of the week. It’s all vintage drag racing pics. How many of these drivers and tracks do you remember? Video Of The Week

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 22, 2012 at 09:31 AM
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If you are the kinda guy (or gal) who likes purple paint, lots of big chrome and a digital dash, then you are gonna wanna see today’s POTD. It is…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 19, 2012 at 09:33 AM
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We’ve all seen a father/son project where dad is passing along his love for cars and the knowledge he has….well today’s POTD is a father/daughter project. And it’s clear she…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 17, 2012 at 10:22 AM
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Everybody has their own idea of what makes a car a ‘Hot-Rod’ and those ideas are as different as the folks who have them…but no one can deny that today’s…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 16, 2012 at 09:18 AM
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A big block motor thats been stroked, super fat tires, a wheelie bar, 4.10 spools gears, back halved…do I need to go on or are you ready to see it?…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 15, 2012 at 10:09 AM
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Do you like it when someone bolts a big ol’ blower on a small block? If so, then today’s POTD is for you. Picture Of The Day Some friends and…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 13, 2012 at 10:02 AM
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Today I decided to dig into some of the oldest photo’s I’ve got. I came up with the idea of a website jam packed full of pictures of cool hot-rods…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 11, 2012 at 09:37 AM
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When someone says, “Check out that Cougar”, what comes to mind? Is it a smoking hot lady who like to chase younger men, or a car built by Ford? Well…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 10, 2012 at 10:14 AM
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Todays POTD is an incredible example of a radical custom. This is one you just have to see for yourself. The name the owner picked for this car is a…

Caption Contest

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 10, 2012 at 10:09 AM
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Post the best caption on the Pin-Up Picture we have posted on our Facebook Fan Page and win a HotRodsNow.com T-Shirt. Caption Contest

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 08, 2012 at 12:50 PM
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Did you get all the sweets you wanted in your easter Basket today? Well if you are still craving more, then today’s POTD is just what you need. It’s a…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 05, 2012 at 09:56 AM
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At some point we all think we know pretty much all there is to know about something…or pretty close to it any way. I consider myself fairly well versed in…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 04, 2012 at 02:05 PM
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Before Carroll Shelby and Smokey Yunick and so many others, there were plenty of guys modifying factory cars to go racing. Today’s POTD has weight saving construction, a prototype 5…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 03, 2012 at 11:02 AM
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I always see things I’ve never seen before when I attend big car shows, but today’s POTD is one I really was suprised by. I consider myself a pretty big…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 02, 2012 at 09:53 AM
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I love a car with flames. In fact it has always been a dream of mine to own a very powerful, very loud car with some very very hot looking…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 30, 2012 at 10:10 AM
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Sometimes when you are at a show you see a car (or truck) you really like or you really don’t….today’s POTD is one that I am still on the fence…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 29, 2012 at 01:27 PM
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Today’s POTD once was considered a blue collar work horse. Today they are driven by soccer moms and house wives just as much (if not more) than by the everyday…

Video Of The Week

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 29, 2012 at 01:11 PM
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I have seen RV’s with toilets and even a custom van or two that have toilets in them. Almost every converted school bus has a toilet, but have you ever…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 27, 2012 at 09:48 AM
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Ever hear the term ‘Basic Black’? Well there is nothing basic about the truck featured as today’s POTD…but it is black. Picture Of The Day If you like that black…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 26, 2012 at 10:13 AM
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Here’s another one that I don’t have much info on…just a few pic’s that I snapped at a car show held on January 1st of this year. Hope you like…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 25, 2012 at 09:55 AM
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I would highly doubt that when any of you think of a ‘Hot-Rod’, the first thing to come to mind is this car…..It probably wouldn’t even make the top 100…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 23, 2012 at 09:33 AM
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There is a mystery car as todays POTD…okay, it’s not that big a mystery. I know it’s a Pontiac…but what year? What model?? I just don’t know….but it sure is…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 23, 2012 at 09:32 AM
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There is a mystery car as todays POTD…okay, it’s not that big a mystery. I know it’s a Pontiac…but what year? What model?? I just don’t know….but it sure is…

Video Of The Week

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 22, 2012 at 09:35 AM
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This is another great burn out video. This one was submitted by our long time fan, Joe Hudson. I have never seen anything quite like it and at first was…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 21, 2012 at 09:49 AM
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There were only a few cars designated as half year cars. Who doesn’t remember the ‘64 1/2 Mustang or the ‘70 1/2 Camaro….but do you remember the ‘half year’ car…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 20, 2012 at 10:07 AM
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We are running a day behind, but MOPAR WEEK is finally here. To kick it off, I have chosen a superb example of a 1970 Hemi ‘Cuda….I keep trying to…

A 500 hp 2.0L Ecotec In A '34 Chevy...Really?

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 18, 2012 at 10:17 AM
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Believe it or not, the gurus and GM Performance Division built this entire car from scratch. You are gonna be amazed at what they’ve done. To see lots of pic’s…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 18, 2012 at 10:13 AM
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If you wanna see a really nice GTO, then check out today’s POTD…if you don’t wanna see a really nice GTO, then go lay down….you must be sick. I hope…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 16, 2012 at 09:50 AM
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The theory among most car lovers is that the car is never done…there is always something else you want to do it or change or upgrade. And 99.9% of the…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 14, 2012 at 10:03 AM
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‘FORD WEEK’ continues. We have all dreamed of finding that ultra rare all original muscle car tucked away in a barn. Making that fantasy even better would be to purchase…

Watch Me Test Drive An Audi R8

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 14, 2012 at 09:57 AM
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I am lucky enough to have a wife who not only knows how much I love cars, but she also feeds thats love. She recently arranged me an afternoon behind…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 09, 2012 at 09:56 AM
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Todays POTD is the final one of ‘CAMARO WEEK’. It is a super sweet convertible SS. Be sure to click on over and check it out. Picture Of The Day

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 08, 2012 at 09:54 AM
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Remember the ‘Wild Style’ paint schemes of the ‘70’s and all the crazy body mod’s that were so popular?.....if you’re having trouble visualizing it, just think ‘Corvette Summer’ and it…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 07, 2012 at 08:57 AM
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If you have been following us this for ‘CAMARO WEEK’, you saw an all stock big block car on Monday, followed by a highly modified street car on Tuesday. Today…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 06, 2012 at 11:18 AM
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What is the basic definition of a muscle car? Around here, it’s a small to mid-sized car with a great big motor…...if that is also your defintion, then today’s POTD…

CAPTION CONTEST (Pin-Up Model)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 06, 2012 at 11:12 AM
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Caption today’s Pin-Up Model and you could win a free HotRodsNow.com T-shirt, just like the one pictured above (available in white or black…sizes L, XL, XXL). So if you’ve got…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 05, 2012 at 09:02 AM
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This past Saturday (March 3rd) I attended the kickoff meeting for one of the car clubs I belong to. The event held by the North Texas Camaro Club is their…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 02, 2012 at 09:17 AM
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The car I have chosen as today’s POTD is a car that is on my bucket list. Not to own one…but just to drive one. Some of you know I…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 01, 2012 at 10:05 AM
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Not every car I feature as POTD is an over the top show winning car. Sometimes I feature the slightly flawed cruiser. Today is just such a day. This old…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 29, 2012 at 09:55 AM
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I’ve seen lot’s of Yenko Camaro’s (real and clones), I’ve seen a real Yenko Stinger (Corvair) and actually seen a real Yenko Duece (Nova), but had never seen a Yenko…

New Video Of The Week

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 29, 2012 at 09:49 AM
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The last video I featured shows lots of muscle car era hot-rods that made it to the ‘big-screen’. Unfortunately, many of those cars were crashed and mangled for the sake…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 27, 2012 at 09:53 AM
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Can one little styling cue take an otherwise perfect car and make you dislike it? Today’s POTD was close to doing that, but everything else was so well done, I…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 24, 2012 at 09:39 AM
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If you take a blown 498 Wedge motor and cram it into a ‘70 ‘Cuda, what do you get? Well, you get today’s POTD. This car appears to frequent a…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 23, 2012 at 11:22 AM
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As you may well know, I am a fan of all kinds of hot-rods….classic rods, muscle cars, pro-touring, street rods….etc etc etc. Today I featured a ‘sled’. see what you…

Video Of The Week

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 23, 2012 at 11:15 AM
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I love the current ‘Video Of The Week’, but it’s time to change it. I’d love to get some submissions from y’all. Please send me a youtube video/link if you…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 22, 2012 at 09:42 AM
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He worked closely with Carroll Shelby to design the Cobra. He was ‘The Kid’ in the duo ‘Von Dutch & The Kid’. He also built the car featured as today’s…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 21, 2012 at 09:46 AM
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After featuring a new Camaro yesterday, that was built to resemble a classic Pontiac, I figured this would be a good day too actually feature a Pontiac…and not just some…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 20, 2012 at 09:57 AM
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Yesterday I featured a 1969 Camaro that was turned into something futuristic…today I am featuring a brand new car, that has been transformed into something from 1969. See what you…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 19, 2012 at 10:03 AM
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Made it to AutoRama yesterday….it was a day of cars cars and more cars. Today’s POTD was one of the strange ones I saw. Not sure if I liked it…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 17, 2012 at 09:54 AM
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Todays POTD is not really a hot-rod…you would have to really stretch it to try and qualify this as a hot-rod…but I just loved it, so here it is. As…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 16, 2012 at 09:37 AM
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Back in the day, there was Smokey Yunick, Don Yenko, Carroll Shelby and others…today there is Lingenfelter, SLP, Rousch and many more building super cars from already powerful machines…One I…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 15, 2012 at 09:51 AM
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There aren’t to cars or car manufacturers that could get away with naming there car after a bird that is actually a member of the cuckoo family…but somebody did it.…

New 'Video Of The Week'

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 14, 2012 at 10:07 AM
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This one is a video I found that highlights some great old cars from movies and television. There has been some criticism of this video because lots of these classics…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 14, 2012 at 09:43 AM
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Black paint, orange pinstripping and orange steel wheels. In 1937, when they built this car, I am sure no one knew it would still look this good 75 years later….well,…

AutoRama Comes To Dallas

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 13, 2012 at 11:38 AM
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It’s that time of year again in Dallas, when all the cars come out of hibernation and the new builds makes their first appearance. That’s right, it’s time for AutoRama…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 13, 2012 at 11:31 AM
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Todays POTD is an Impala that was breathed on by ‘Barris Customs’ It is not the over the top job like some of his cars…it is more subtle…but very very…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 10, 2012 at 08:59 AM
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I have seen many resto mods and pro-touring cars take a modern suspension and running gear and put them in an old car. This keeps the looks and styling of…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 09, 2012 at 09:52 AM
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Yesterdays POTD recieved more feedback that any POTD in quite a while (feedback was gathered from this site and several others and directly from feedback at HotRodsNow.com ).....most of it…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 08, 2012 at 09:58 AM
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The Pontiac name plate may be gone, but it certainly has not been forgotten. The great ones keep Pontiac fresh in our minds…great one like today’s POTD “Picture Of The…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 07, 2012 at 09:51 AM
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I had a recent viewer question. They asked what the fastest I had ever been in a car was and did I have a picture of that car? The fastest…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 06, 2012 at 12:26 PM
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Riddle me this…...What is long, red and has a shiny heart? Today’s POTD is…that’s what. I was amazed at the near flawless paint and body. No stripes or anything…just red…

New Cache Of Pin-Up Photo's

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 06, 2012 at 12:19 PM
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’LIKE’ our Facebook Fan Page to see them as we post them. You will also find info on what’s hot on our website HotRodsNow.com. New pictures and articles everyday. “Pin-Up…

Picture Of the Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 05, 2012 at 10:20 AM
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The 1969 camaro was so popular they actually built them until the early month’s of 1970. The rarest of the rare for the ‘69 was the ZL1 Camaro. Today’s POTD…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 03, 2012 at 09:51 AM
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I think this may be another first for HotRodsNow.com. I don’t think we have ever featured a FoMoCo car two days in a row as POTD. I’m also not so…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 02, 2012 at 09:47 AM
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James Garner Played ‘Brett Maverick’ and John McCain and Sarah Palin claimed to be Mavericks….but my favorite Maverick is the one built by Ford. And as luck would have it,…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 01, 2012 at 10:13 AM
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Today’s POTD is one extremely well done drop top. It has just the right mix of old and new. It is quite obvious that no expense was spared in this…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 31, 2012 at 10:08 AM
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Roses are red and blah blah blah….who cares about the rest of that rhyme? Today, it’s all about the ‘Red’. Be sure to check out the Red-Hot beauty that is…

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 30, 2012 at 11:17 AM
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I am calling todays POTD a ‘Rusty Jewel’. I think that the name pretty much gives you an idea of what condition the car is in…but I think you are…

Pin-Ups, Hot Rods & Charity

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 30, 2012 at 11:06 AM
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I sure do like this picture…if you like it too, then you have got to check out my Facebook Fan Page. You will find many more great pics just like…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 26, 2012 at 10:13 AM
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I pulled this picture from deep in my archives. I have no real info on the car, but I just love this picture. The day I took it, it was…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 24, 2012 at 09:50 AM
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Today, there is LOTS & LOTS of new stuff going on at HotRodsNow.com Check them all out. Picture Of The Day Video Of The Week Check out One Bad Mustang

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 23, 2012 at 10:48 AM
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I thought I had seen just about every Chevy produced as a regular production model during the muscle cars days of the late 60’s and early 70’s…that was until I…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 22, 2012 at 10:06 AM
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Todays POTD is a ‘70 Charger…all black, inside and out, with a magnum motor and pistol grip shifter. Definately worth a look. Picture Of The Day Be sure to also…

New Video Of The Week

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 22, 2012 at 10:03 AM
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I’ve added a new Video Of The Week. In my book this is an instructional video…..one on burnouts…now that my kind of instructional video….LOL Video Of The Week

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 21, 2012 at 02:39 PM
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Tons of Chrome, great two tone paint on the outside, two tone upholstery on the inside, modern technology in the drive train…this one seems to have it all. Not bad…

Pin Up Models, Hot Rods & Charity

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 21, 2012 at 02:30 PM
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This is just one example of the great pin-ups you will find on our Fan Page Go to our Fan Page and ’LIKE’ the page. For every new ’LIKE’ we…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 20, 2012 at 10:04 AM
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Today’s POTD is a big old Ford COE with an all steel, completely custom bed and lots of other goodies. It’s not a truck for wimps. If you’re a wimp,…

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 13, 2012 at 10:00 AM
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Here is today’s POTD. It’s a very red car that has one goal…beat you to the finish line. It doesn’t matter whether the finish line is an 1/8 of a…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 11, 2012 at 09:40 AM
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When you think of a ‘Grampa Car’ is the first thing that comes to mind a Caddy? Well the new CTS-V aint no Grampa car and neither is today’s classic…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 10, 2012 at 09:47 AM
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What can I say about today’s POTD…..let’s see…. Curves in all the right places, a big bulbous rear end and great big round headlights…does that have your interest piqued? Then…

That's A Weird Place To Put That!!

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 09, 2012 at 02:39 PM
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To answer question…YES!...that is a turbo in the trunk of a ‘36 Ford…..if you wanna see lots of other cool stuff about this build, then you have to check out…

Comets, Pin-Ups and Turbo's In The Trunk

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 08, 2012 at 10:29 AM
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Today ‘Picture Of The Day’ is of a sweet old Comet that makes me think of my Dad. Picture Of The Day Todays Pin-Up Model has on high heels and…

Picture Of The Day (mystery picture)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 07, 2012 at 09:10 AM
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I’m stumped…I need someone to tell me what kinda car this is….I have a guess as to what it started life as, but there have been so many mods on…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 06, 2012 at 10:13 AM
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Picture Of The Day Also be sure to check out the video of my buddy doing a scientific test to see if my IROC Z has a posi-traction rearend “IROC…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 05, 2012 at 09:42 AM
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Todays POTD drew my attention when I heard it. It actually sounded that good. I was taking pictures of another car when I heard the sweetest sound ever. It was…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 04, 2012 at 09:38 AM
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I was able to see todays POTD from all the way across the parking lot…in fact this baby was SO YELLOW, I bet it could be seen from low earth…

Hot Models & Hot Cars

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 03, 2012 at 10:18 AM
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This is only one of MANY pin-ups you’ll find on our Facebook Fan Page. If you like cars and you like pin-ups then this is a good place to be.…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 03, 2012 at 10:09 AM
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I’ve been away for a couple days, but I’ve been busy. I attended a New Years Day car show and took some amazing pictures of some amazing cars. Todays POTD…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 31, 2011 at 09:07 AM
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If you have amoslt half of your motor sticking out of a hole in the hood of your hot-rod, then you must be doing something right. Today’s POTD is just…

Pin-Ups For Charity

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 30, 2011 at 10:04 AM
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You gave help a worthy charity simply by checking out a new pin-up model everyday. All you have to do is go my Facebook Fan Page and click the ’like’…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 30, 2011 at 09:55 AM
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Once again I am gonna run a series of single pictures. These are cars I know little to nothing about, but have found a single single picture of these beauties…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 29, 2011 at 09:37 AM
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Today’s POTD is a car that has a VERY VERY nice patriotic paint job that has to take a great amount of patience and an even greater amount of talent…

Viewer Video Of The Week Added You Just Gotta See

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 29, 2011 at 09:17 AM
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This video was sent to me by a faithful visitor as a submission for our viewer video of the week. Unlike all past video this particular one was NOT created…

Wild Bill Goes On A Test Drive (with a rental car)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 28, 2011 at 09:26 AM
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You guessed it. While on vacation I rented this sweet looking car and gave it a good work out. You can read all about it at HotRodNow.com I’m sure you’ve…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 19, 2011 at 10:01 AM
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I could tell you all about this great car. I’ve seen it many times. I’ve seen it run across a dyno a couple times and I’ve seen it do a…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 18, 2011 at 10:06 AM
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The photo’s of this show winner were actually taken at two different shows about a year apart. I did notice a few tweaks and things that the owners had done,…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 16, 2011 at 09:37 AM
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Every POTD I have featured since the first, has always been a picture I took…..until today. Today’s POTD is a submission from buddy and fellow car entusiast, Ilija Kovacevic. I…

Pin-Ups & Hot-Rods For Charity

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 13, 2011 at 09:14 AM
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If just a click of your mouse could put money into the charity of your choice, would you do it? Of course you would…who wouldn’t? Here at www.HotRodsNow.com we are…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 13, 2011 at 09:08 AM
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Do you know who Aaron Grote is? Todays POTD is one of his creations…If you know who he is, I know you wanna see it. If you don’t know who…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 12, 2011 at 08:51 AM
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I titled todays POTD ‘Hidden Beauty’ for one reason. It’s not because it’s hard to see the beauty in this Hot-Rod, because that was easy to see. The paint was…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 11, 2011 at 09:38 AM
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I have never featured one of my own cars as POTD. Nor have I ever featured a car so new. I believe this is the newest car to ever grace…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 09, 2011 at 10:08 AM
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Ever wonder what the true definition of a ‘Sleeper’ was? Well just take a look at this car and imagine the exact opposite…..this car ain’t no sleeper…. “Picture Of The…

Pin-Up Models and More Pin-Up Models

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 09, 2011 at 10:05 AM
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This beauty has a flathead…I don’t mean Her head…I mean the motor in front of her. If you go to my Facebook Fan Page you will find lot’s of cool…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 08, 2011 at 10:10 AM
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Today is yet one more rarely seen Yenko creation. Do you remember the Yenko Duece in 1970. There were only 194 of these machines built and I was fortunate enough…

I'll Donate The Money...You Pick The Charity

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 08, 2011 at 10:02 AM
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I AM NO COUCH POTATO ACTIVIST!!!!!!! What is a couch potato activist? Let me give you some recent examples….There was a campaign recently to convince Facebook users to change their…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 06, 2011 at 09:57 AM
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I am gonna take a long shot here and bet that you have never seen one of these before…when I saw this and took these pic’s I had never seen…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 05, 2011 at 09:52 AM
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Today there is SLP and Lingenfelter when you think of taking an already awesome car and making it incredible. But back in the muscle car ‘hey-day’ there were guys like…

Video Of The Week

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 05, 2011 at 09:42 AM
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This weeks viewer video is a video that was taken about a year and a half ago. It is a close friend of mine just showing off a few of…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 30, 2011 at 09:27 AM
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Most pictures I have featured (this one included) were taken at car shows. But this one is ANYTHING but a show car. This is a Go-Car. I came across this…

How Many Did They Build (trivia question)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 30, 2011 at 09:22 AM
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GM has been building the small block for 56 yrs and reached a monumental milestone on 11-29-11. How many do you think they have built in that time? You can…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 27, 2011 at 10:10 AM
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Originally, the lead sled referred to extensively repaired/modified cars due to the use of lead as body filler and was, for the most part, an insult. Since the introduction of…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 25, 2011 at 08:58 AM
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I snapped todays Picture Of The Day very early on a Saturday morning in the camping area outside Texas Motor Speedway before a ‘Good Guys Car Show’. The paint on…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 23, 2011 at 10:06 AM
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Tattoos are like Hot-Rods. They are very personal and individual to the owner and they are addictive. Also most people don’t want just one tattoo..and most don’t want just one…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 22, 2011 at 09:48 AM
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I never claimed to know everything (except to my wife), so I am asking for some help from the big brains who come to HotRodsNow.com. I came across the pictures…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 21, 2011 at 09:11 AM
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Today’s POTD is a Sport Satellite….Mopar had so many beautiful cars in the 60’s…this is just another example of what those years brought us…... Picture Of The Day I also…

Pin-Up Model Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 21, 2011 at 09:03 AM
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It is turning into winter everywhere….so to warm your hearts I’ve posted a beach scene…complete with cool car, warm sandy beach and a bikini clad model….. “Pin-Up Model Of The…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 16, 2011 at 11:23 AM
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It was the 30’s era cars that were most popular for the post war era Hot-Rodders to make into their street warriors. These cars were plentiful, cheap and easy enough…

Dyno Challenge

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 16, 2011 at 11:20 AM
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I am lucky enough to be a member of what I consider one of the finest car clubs I have ever had the honor of being involved with. That club…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 15, 2011 at 10:15 AM
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A slight chop, shaved door handles, frenched headlights, sidepipes, big chrome bumper, and some very nice flames…that is the epitome of what a Hot-Rod looks like. Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 13, 2011 at 09:58 AM
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I say that a flame job looks great on just about any Hot-Rod. But they never look better than when they are on a fifties era car that has big…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 12, 2011 at 12:38 PM
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Todays POTD is some life-like flames so realistic you are suprised they aren’t hot. Picture Of The Day What is hot is today’s Pin-Up Model Have you seen it? HotRodsNow.com

How Winterize Your Hot-Rod

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 12, 2011 at 12:18 PM
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Depending on how much or how little you plan to get the Hot-Rod out during the years colds month’s, there are several things that need to be done. If you…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 11, 2011 at 09:38 AM
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Day two in an eight day series of smokin’ hot flame jobs. This truck has the right stance, the right style and the right colors. The three color flames (white/yellow/orange)…

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 10, 2011 at 11:30 AM
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I am starting an eight day series of pictures featuring some of the best looking flame jobs I’ve seen recently. You don’t wanna miss these… Picture Of The Day and…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 08, 2011 at 12:14 PM
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A common question I hear is: When is your car gonna be finished? My answer is always: They are never finished. Today’s POTD is a perfect example of that philosophy.…

Video Of The Week

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 07, 2011 at 10:35 AM
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I have added a new feature to the ‘Home Page’. Don’t miss the Video Of The Week or today’s Pin-Up Model

Picture Of the Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 06, 2011 at 09:26 AM
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This style of truck has always been appealing to me. A mild chop, the right looking stance and a chromed out motor to make the bright summer sun bounce around….but…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 05, 2011 at 11:10 AM
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What defines a sleeper? In my book a sleeper is a car looks like the one your gramma would drive to church on Sundays and to the market on Fridays.…

Chassis and LSX Ready For The 69.5 Camaro

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 04, 2011 at 04:33 PM
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This is a picture of the chassis for a completely custom build that integrates the best features of a ‘70 Camaro into a ‘69 Camaro, thus creating the never before…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 04, 2011 at 04:20 PM
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Is it a Rat-Rod? I don’t think so. A Street-Rod? Maybe. What ever you wanna call it, I like it. It is an old school style Hot-Rod no matter what…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 03, 2011 at 10:16 AM
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One of the key aspects to winning at an award at any car show is how you display your ride. The car featured in today’s POTD went all out with…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 02, 2011 at 01:24 PM
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I have never bought a tamale out the back of a truck from a guy named Pedro, and I’m not sure I ever would…but Pedro sure does have a nice…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 01, 2011 at 10:14 AM
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I have seen this truck at many area shows, have lots of pictures of it and even have a poster of this sweet ride in my shop. I will post…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 30, 2011 at 10:10 AM
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I saw this hand built Hot-Rod at a Good-Guys show about 5 years ago and haven’t seen it since. It was so nice. I wish I had gotten more pictures…

Picture Of The Day (and a cool video)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 26, 2011 at 09:53 AM
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Hot Rods, Street Rods, Rat Rods…it doesn’t matter…I love ‘em all. But when you are rebuilding, repairing or upgrading one, you gotta have a truck to haul stuff back to…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 24, 2011 at 08:38 AM
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Today’s machine is sure a looker, but I am confused. Notice the lever/swing-arm that comes out through the fender just in front of the door. What is that? Is it…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 23, 2011 at 09:49 AM
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I love the look of this car. It hasn’t been chopped and that long nose is just plain sexy…but I have absolutely no idea what in the world it is,…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 22, 2011 at 10:05 AM
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this one is chopped, slammed, smoothed, decked, rolled, pinched and creamed….... okay, okay…you got me…I made a couple of those up…but you get the point. Picture Of The Day Be…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 21, 2011 at 09:15 AM
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Since beginning the ‘Picture Of The Day’ series, I have tried to post several shots of the featured car and as much info as I knew about the car. But…

A $1.7 Million Corvette Speedboat...Really?

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 20, 2011 at 09:44 AM
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If you really want to be the envy of every other guy at the marina, this is what you need to float up in. Forget the cabin cruisers and cigarette…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 20, 2011 at 09:39 AM
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It’s a 1964 Dodge Polara Max Wedge….I don’t think I need to add to that, do I? Picture Of The Day

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 19, 2011 at 12:51 PM
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Today’s ‘Picture Of The Day’ is nothing ultra rare. But several of the features on this truck are a bit uncommon. I’m sure you’ve seen them before, but when was…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 18, 2011 at 09:46 AM
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There is almost nothing better or more satisfying than getting a good head job unless you follow it up by getting blown. Do you know what I mean? Do you…

Picture Of The Day (have you ever seen this before)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 13, 2011 at 10:56 AM
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Of ALL the cars produced by GM in 1969 there were a ton of options you could have added to almost any of them. One was a dispenser installed in…

Can You Please Photoshop This Picture?

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 12, 2011 at 09:41 AM
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I have always thought that the stripe on this car needed to continue onto the door and taper out about 3/4 up the door. But that is not how the…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 12, 2011 at 09:17 AM
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This car was born on December 5, 1969 at the Lynch Road Michigan Plant. It is 1 of only 599 4 speed, six-pack Super Bees built in 1970. To even…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 10, 2011 at 10:03 AM
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This flamed out 1957 210 Business Wagon has a pretty storied past. It was born a 6 cylinder car with 3 on the tree. It lived that way for many…

Movie Car Poll Results Are In

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 10, 2011 at 10:00 AM
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After posting my most recent poll question about movie cars, I recieved a large number of responses informing me that I had left some of the greats off the list.…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 09, 2011 at 10:20 AM
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This beauty was not your typical street rod. It did have all the things you’d expect like a huge big block, a monster tranny to turn the power into tire…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 08, 2011 at 08:51 AM
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In 1977 Smokey and the Bandit was a huge success at the box office and a big boost to the Pontiac dealerships. Everybody wanted a Trans Am. Not everybody bought…

Incredible Video

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 07, 2011 at 02:10 PM
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I’ve done several feature articles about the up coming 2012 ZL1 Camaro, it’s factory performance numbers and some of the options for upgrades, including the over-the-top SLP version (those features…

Movie and TV Cars Poll Question

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 05, 2011 at 10:16 AM
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We can all remember some of the great cars we saw in movies and on TV made that us love cars. Some were incredible some were a bit cheesey….but they…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 05, 2011 at 10:07 AM
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This is a wonderful example of an iconic Mopar. There are so many unique styling ques on this particular model that standout I would have trouble mentioning them all, so…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 04, 2011 at 10:03 AM
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I am not sure exactly what year this car is. I know the make and model, but am guessing at the year. Can someone please tell me if I’m right…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 03, 2011 at 10:22 AM
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Not every car I feature is an low number, rare car or a monster build with a price tag that has more zero’s than a Japanese attack force…..check out this…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 02, 2011 at 09:32 AM
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Wanna see the car these stickers were on? I saw this car just this past Saturday and snapped several pictures of it. It was a very nice example of what…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 01, 2011 at 02:18 PM
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Let’s imagine for a minute that on a beautiful sunny Saturday morning you decide to take a little cruise. You walk out to the garage to pick a car to…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 28, 2011 at 10:16 AM
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It seems that every Mopar is a low production number car…why? I guess they just didn’t crank them out like GM was making Camaro’s and Firebirds or like Ford was…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 26, 2011 at 12:26 AM
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What could be better than an extra powerful 1969 Camaro? Well, it’s gotta be two extra powerful 1969 Camaro’s. Today POTD is a first ever with two cars. There’s a…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 25, 2011 at 09:55 AM
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I’ve been busy busy and haven’t been here for a couple days. I did however get the POTD updated to day. I think you’ll like it. It was worth the…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 22, 2011 at 10:12 AM
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Today’s POTD was taken almost 5 yrs ago today. These pictures were the beginning of my idea for HotRodsNow.com. There are so many car sites out there that concentrate on…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 21, 2011 at 07:39 AM
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Remember the era of the Gasser? During the late 50’s and all through the 60’s these cars were very common at the local drag strips. The class designations changed over…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 20, 2011 at 09:56 AM
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Hey, I’m glad to be back. I was having trouble getting on here for a few days. I missed you folks. So let’s get right back to it. In 1970…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 15, 2011 at 10:16 AM
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Remember the days of the big fins, lots of chrome and individual styling. Every car had it’s own design, every car looked different. Today it’s hard to tell one car…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 14, 2011 at 10:03 AM
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When I saw this truck the first time, I had no idea it was really Gene Winfield’s old shop truck. But I should have known. It has side pipes, a…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 13, 2011 at 10:31 AM
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Ken Smith’s 1968 Hemi Charger R/T. This car was one of the best cars at the Southwest Mopar Mini Nationals this year. That is why this car was displayed in…

GM Put Rumors To Rest

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 12, 2011 at 07:49 PM
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The performance numbers for the 2012 ZL1 Camaro have finally been officially released by GM and they are impressive. ZL1 Performance Numbers

Picture Of The Day (9-11 themed car)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 11, 2011 at 09:29 AM
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It only seemed appropiate to feature a car that was painted with the image of an American flag, an eagle, a fighter plane and the twin towers on the 10…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 10, 2011 at 10:35 AM
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Today’s POTD was a stamdout among standouts. The color of this car was just stunning. I noticed it from across the show area and was drawn to it like a…

Ultra Rare Dodge A990

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 08, 2011 at 03:11 PM
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Chrysler only built 101 of these cars in 1965 and I was lucky enough to get up close to one this past weekend. With it’s 426 Hemi and cross ram…

New Feature Added To The Site

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 07, 2011 at 11:18 AM
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In the past I have recieved several emails, notes and other assorted requests, asking about past POTD photo’s. Before today, I have archived only the main photo for twelve days…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 06, 2011 at 09:37 AM
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There are several well known ‘HALF’ cars. The 1964 1/2 Mustang and who could forget the 1970 1/2 Camaro. Both were icons of new styling and forward thinking when they…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 05, 2011 at 10:06 AM
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This cool looking ride seems to be elusive to me for some reason. I have seen this vehicle several different times at several different shows and for some reason, every…

Picture Of The Day (now that's what I call a Chick-Car)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 04, 2011 at 09:30 AM
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Some of the common streotypes that people think of when you mention a ‘girlie car’ are the VW Beatle, a Miata or if it’s a gal with a little dough…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 03, 2011 at 09:08 AM
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I think this is what you would call a ‘Lead-Sled ’. There are several types of cars that fit the style to make your own ‘Lead-Sled ’, but very commonly…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 02, 2011 at 09:10 AM
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Tomorrow is the Southwest Mopar Mini Nats, sponsored by the Dallas Mopar Club. So today I thought I’d post a beautiful Mopar as POTD. This car was last years ‘Best…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 01, 2011 at 09:33 AM
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Now that’s what I call a Hot-Rod. A bright red 1968 Camaro SS. Complete with roll cage, custom interior and more rubber outback than most cars have on all four…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 31, 2011 at 10:10 AM
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A couple weeks ago I featured an Aaron Grote creation called ‘Lunar Lander’ as POTD. I got lots of response to that picture. It seems Aaron Grote is very popular…

AARRRRGGGGH!!!!! Why is this site so SLOW?

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 30, 2011 at 08:56 PM
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I try to check out the ‘NEWS’ feed here on the hub and it literally takes almost five minutes to load…It is so frusterating…this site ain’t that darn big…there aren’t…

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 30, 2011 at 12:45 AM
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Yesterdays POTD was a ‘Vette that caught my eye at a recent show. The video from that show is now up for your viewing pleasure on the “Car Show Video’s…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 28, 2011 at 09:52 AM
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It isn’t often that I am seriously drawn to a ‘Vette. Don’t get me wrong…I like ‘Vettes. They have just never really held a special place in my hot-rod heart.…

Answer This Question......

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 27, 2011 at 02:09 AM
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I have a new ‘Poll Question’ on HotRodsNow.com. It’s realated to the fastest you’ve ever been in a car. Where do you fall on this scale. Are you the tortoise…

I Found It On The 'HUB'

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 26, 2011 at 11:13 AM
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I made a post a couple days ago looking for a graphic artist to help me with a logo design for my site. I had several responses to that post.…

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 26, 2011 at 10:48 AM
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There is something special about an old Chevy pick-up with all the modern conveniences. This example also has some very skillfully done custom work. The dash is a pleasure to…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 25, 2011 at 10:05 AM
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Today is another first for POTD. I have never before featured an incomplete build, here. But today’s picture is one I forgot I even had. During a cruise with one…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 24, 2011 at 10:10 AM
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Whenever you think of a Hot-Rod or a muscle car, there are certain brands that usually come to mind first. And when you think of the car your grandpa drove,…

Graphic Artist Wanted

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 23, 2011 at 10:45 PM
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I am looking for a graphic artist to design a logo for my website. I have a pretty good idea of what I’m looking for, but have absolutely no talent,…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 23, 2011 at 09:50 AM
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Having grown up on the east coast of the United States, I knew from the time I was small child, that a ‘Man O War’ was a dangerous jelly fish.…

Who Would You Pick??

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 21, 2011 at 09:52 AM
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Who would you want to build your dream car if you could pick anyone from the following list of legendary car guys? There have been a huge number of votes…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 21, 2011 at 09:44 AM
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This Super-Bad-A$$ ‘Cuda has been POTD once before during Mopar-Week. I am running it again to help bring attention to this beauty, because it is going to be run across…

Racing On The Salt

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 20, 2011 at 08:42 AM
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It has always been a dream of mine to make it to Bonneville one year. This is another year that I just couldn’t make it. But luckily there are lots…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 20, 2011 at 08:34 AM
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Today’s POTD is gonna be a trivia question also. There has been no small amount of ‘massaging’ done to the body on this cool lookin’ Hot-Rod. Can you tell me…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 18, 2011 at 10:25 AM
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The 1965 Fastback Mustang featured today was built in October of ‘64 during the first month of fastback production. It came with the 289 Hi-Po that had the capability to…

Back On The Block (auction block that is)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 17, 2011 at 09:57 PM
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It’s never the guy who builds the car that makes out…it’s the guy who buy’s it from him that always ends up with the sweet side of the deal. This…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 17, 2011 at 10:48 AM
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Yesterday, after posting pictures of a rarely seen Yenko Stinger and mentioning the just as rare Yenko Duece, I recieved a large number of questions and comments about both cars.…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 16, 2011 at 09:33 AM
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When ever you think of Don Yenko, usually the first thing to come to mind is the Camaro. And not just any Camaro, but one with an aluminum block 427…

Who Would You Choose

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 15, 2011 at 11:29 PM
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If you could pick any of the greats, any of the world famous builders to create your dream car…who would it be? I have chosen a few of the best…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 15, 2011 at 09:35 AM
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There is nothing better than cruising around on a beautiful day in a convertible with the top down. And what better convertible than this GTO. It has a red paint…

The Best One Yet

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 14, 2011 at 08:56 AM
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The saying goes, ‘always save the best for last’. Maybe not the last one ever….What I meant was this is the last one in a series. I’ve produced a four…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 14, 2011 at 08:44 AM
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Here is a wonderful example of what Mopar did right. I saw this car on a sunny afternoon in the sleepy little town of Garland Texas. I don’t think anybody…

What's Missing Here?

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 13, 2011 at 10:23 AM
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Very Shortly after this car came out of the paint booth, the owner was dying to fire it up and give it a ‘little test drive’. There was no glass…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 13, 2011 at 09:42 AM
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The number one thing you can do to your car to make sure every flaw it has shows is to paint it black. Shiny black paint shows every imperfection there…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 12, 2011 at 12:50 PM
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If you believe in the mantra ‘More Speakers Make It Better’, than this is the car for you. Don’t get me wrong…everything on this car was very well done. The…

I Did It

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 11, 2011 at 02:17 PM
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It took a little longer than I expected, but I was finally able to get the video completed of ‘Mustangs Only’ from the Statewide Remodeling Car Show I attended a…

Picture Of The Day (ever seen one like this?)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 11, 2011 at 10:29 AM
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We’ve featured all kinds of cars as POTD. Race cars, pro-touring cars, cars that were factory original. We’ve featured wagons, coupes and convertibles. We’ve featured Fords, Mopars, Chevy’s and just…

Mystery Photo (What Car Is It)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 10, 2011 at 09:04 AM
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Do you think you are ‘wise in the way of the auto’? Can you identify a car just by the sound of it’s motor? Try and indentify the car in…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 10, 2011 at 08:22 AM
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Todays POTD is yet again another first for www.HotRodsNow.com. Every other POTD has always been a picture I took at a car show or some other related event. Todays POTD…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 09, 2011 at 10:13 AM
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I try to touch on all different kinds of cool cars, hot-rods and customs for POTD. Today’s choice is a ‘57 Chevy wagon with flames. It’s kinda hard to go…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 08, 2011 at 09:18 AM
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The life of a ‘Trailer Queen’ show car is one that’s papmered with ultra-soft dust cloth’s, plenty of tire shine and copious amounts of armour all. This shining beauty appears…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 06, 2011 at 08:02 AM
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Every once in a while you see a car that you are drawn to like a moth to a flame. Well today’s POTD is just such a car. The day…

I've Made A New One....Part II Is Ready

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 05, 2011 at 08:56 AM
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I love going to car shows and taking tons of pics and shooting video. I took so much video and shot so many pics at a car show this past…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 04, 2011 at 09:11 AM
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Todays POTD is a photo I took in Sept. of 2006 and first posted here on the ‘HUB’ in Nov. ‘08. The car is called ‘Lunar Lander’ and is another…

Poll Results Are In & New Question Posted

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 03, 2011 at 03:28 PM
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I have posted the results to the HotRodsNow.com poll question on our Facebook Fan Page Those results can be seen there exclusively today, but will be posted here, on ”*The…

Picture Of The day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 03, 2011 at 02:26 PM
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I’ve seen them in magazines and I’ve seen ‘clones’ of this car, but I’ve never seen a real one in person. This ‘69 Z/28 has the original cross ram intake…

Car Movie Poll Question

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 02, 2011 at 09:36 AM
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Tomorrow I’ll tally all the results and post them on our Fan Page so if you haven’t voted, cast your ballot today. The poll question asks which of the six…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 02, 2011 at 09:23 AM
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When most folks think of Mopar, there are a few cars that always come to mind. The ‘Cuda, the Roadrunner or the Challenger. Heck, even the Dart has a solid…

Teaser Video

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 01, 2011 at 10:15 AM
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I managed to piece together a few shots for a ‘Teaser Video’ from the show this weekend. I will have the full length version up in a few days, but…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 01, 2011 at 09:56 AM
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The 1967 Chevelle SS 396 was an iconic muscle car that has a very loyal following. This upgraded version of the car is one of my favorites. I say upgraded…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 31, 2011 at 10:06 AM
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Yesterday was the annual ‘Statewide Remodeling’ car show. It is held each year in the blistering Texas heat. It only brings out the most dedicated of all the hot-rodders and…

New Poll Question....Answer This

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 29, 2011 at 07:22 PM
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There have been plenty of great car movies and great chase scenes…..which is your favorite?? I have narrowed the massive field to just six for you to choose from….no one…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 29, 2011 at 11:41 AM
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When I usually think of a ‘girl-car’, I think of cars like the Miata or a new Beetle or if it’s a girl with some money (or a sugar daddy)…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 28, 2011 at 10:03 AM
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One comment I recieved about yesterday’s POTD was ‘It looks tastefully done’. And a truer statement couldn’t have been said about that car. I have seen lots of over-done, over-the-top…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 27, 2011 at 09:22 AM
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Trailer queens and museum pieces are fine for some folks, but I like a car that’s driven. Todays POTD is a car named ‘TAZ’ that was driven everyday when it…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 26, 2011 at 09:14 AM
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Yesterday was the first truck as POTD so today we’ll make it an SUV. The paint on this sweet, sweet ride looked like it was a foot deep. Even the…

Poll Results Are In

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 25, 2011 at 08:33 AM
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The Poll Results are in. The most wanted dream car among the six on the list was the 1969 COPO Camaro with the 1966 Shelby Cobra coming in a very…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 25, 2011 at 08:27 AM
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Today is, once again, another first for me here at www.HotRodsNow.com. It’s the first time I’ve featured a truck as POTD. This old school hauler comes complete with a ‘flatty’.....not…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 24, 2011 at 09:58 AM
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It seems I’ve opened a can of worm with the question ‘What makes a Rat-Rod a Rat-Rod?’ So I’ve made today’s POTD another example of what I think a Rat-Rod…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 23, 2011 at 10:34 AM
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After yesterday’s picture, I had very wise car guy, named Jimmy, tell me that what I had posted was really a Hot-Rod and not a Rat-Rod. He said it was…

Give Me Your Opinion....Which Car Is Best

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 22, 2011 at 11:55 PM
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If we could have any car in the world, each of us knows exactly which one we’d choose. But what if your choices were limited. I have chosen six of…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 22, 2011 at 11:30 AM
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What is the definition of a rat-rod ? I have found that the answer depends on who you ask. In my experience they usually (but not always) have a straight…

Make Your Voice Heard

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 21, 2011 at 11:26 PM
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If we could have any car in the world, each of us knows exactly which one we’d choose. But what if your choices were limited. I have chosen six of…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 21, 2011 at 11:12 AM
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It may seem strange that todays POTD is of a car show placard, but there is a very specific reason. According to the placard the owner of this ‘69 Camaro…

Great Stories

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 20, 2011 at 12:44 PM
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We’ve all heard the great stories told around the shop. Most of us have even told a few. These fun stories and insider tips that really add some flavor to…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 20, 2011 at 11:26 AM
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The purists say ‘No body modifications’ and the rat-rodders say ‘Cut it up’. I’m somewhere in the middle, if that’s possible. Today we feature a ‘39 coupe that has been…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 19, 2011 at 09:58 AM
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Today is our first Corvette as Picture Of The Day. And since it’s the first, I chose one of the best. This ‘65 was one of biggest crowd getters at…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 18, 2011 at 09:29 AM
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When you think of the kings of customization, what names come to mind? Maybe Ed Roth…how about George Barris…those are both perfect examples of guys who are certainly at the…

Picture Of The Day (final day of Ford Week)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 17, 2011 at 12:29 PM
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PICTURE OF THE DAY: The final day of ‘Ford Week’ is upon us and what better way to end a great week than to showcase this awesome T-bucket. This car…

Just Took These Pic's This Morning

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 16, 2011 at 06:34 PM
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I’ve added some detail pictures of this car that I just took this morning. Get a better look at the dash, engine bay, and trunk, not to mention a couple…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 16, 2011 at 10:32 AM
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Day six of ‘Ford Week’ brings us to the Supercar of Mustangs. The Saleen has it all. Power (and plenty of it) style, and a set up that just screams…

It's Close.....This Car May Sell...Do You Want It?

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 15, 2011 at 10:11 AM
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The reserve has not been met, but it’s close. I have a feeling that is a car that is going to sell. There is no way you could build this…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 15, 2011 at 09:47 AM
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‘We’ll have fun fun fun till her daddy takes the T-Bird away’.......this little Thunderbird was definately the ‘sleeper’ of the day. The outward appearance of this car was simply a…

Just Got Finished..Now It's For Sale

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 14, 2011 at 01:39 PM
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My friend has decided to sell his Camaro. So crack open the piggy bank and buy this one if you can. It is currently being featured on the ’Viewer Rides’…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 14, 2011 at 10:15 AM
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What would Ford Week be without having a Shelby in there somewhere. This 1966 Shelby was spotted just days ago at the Ft Worth Rod & Custom car show. Carroll…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 13, 2011 at 09:11 AM
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There is no denying the influence that the early Mustangs had on Americas muscle car infatuation. Take a little car and cram a giant motor in it…that was the philosophy.…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 12, 2011 at 09:09 AM
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My favorite Ford of all time is by far the T-bucket. Todays ‘Picture of the Day’ just so happens to be one of the nice ones I’ve seen several times…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 11, 2011 at 09:12 AM
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What better way to kick off Ford Week than to feature a picture of an ‘Eleanor’ mustang. This GT 500 comes complete with nitrous and a signature on the dash…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 10, 2011 at 09:53 AM
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Well it’s the final day of Mopar Week and I have certainly saved the best for last. This is a car I have personally watched being built from beginning to…

STOLEN CAR ALERT!!!!!!

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 10, 2011 at 09:20 AM
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This beautiful ‘68 Camaro was stolen from a hotel parking lot last night. This happened in Columbus Ohio while the owner was there attending the Good Guys car show. When…

Picture Of the Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 09, 2011 at 10:09 AM
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PICTURE OF THE DAY: What would Mopar Week be without featuring a car that was sporting one of those famous wings? This is a fine example of just such a…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 08, 2011 at 12:30 PM
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PICTURE OF THE DAY: What better way to start off the weekend, than to go for a cruise with the top down. This award winning Mopar convertible is just the…

Ford Car With A Chevy Face

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 07, 2011 at 04:02 PM
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This funky-faced old Ford was one of my favorites at this years Ft Worth Rod & Custom show, held this month. I had never seen this car before and was…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 07, 2011 at 01:56 PM
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PICTURE OF THE DAY: Day 4 of Mopar Week finds this over the top ‘33 Plymouth as our Picture Of The Day. There were so many ‘one-off’ custom made trim…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 06, 2011 at 09:24 AM
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PICTURE OF THE DAY: Day 3 of Mopar Week. This slick black Hot-Rod was a real stand out at the Dallas Autorama in 2010. There was nothing left to do…

Picture Of The Day (Mopar Week continues)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 05, 2011 at 10:05 AM
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Day 2 of Mopar Week finds an odd choice as ‘Picture of the Day’. Before the letters and messages even start, let me say this…’I know this car isn’t really…

Happy Birthday America (pictures of patriotic cars)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 04, 2011 at 09:52 AM
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This is just one picture of several that I have of very patriotic cars. To see a few more of these American beauties you can simply check out the home…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 04, 2011 at 09:45 AM
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Camaro Week is over and as suggested by a faithful viewer I am going to follow up with a ‘Mopar Week’ then a ‘Ford Week’. This beautiful black Charger was…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 03, 2011 at 10:15 AM
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I have always loved the body style of the mid ‘70’s Camaro. These cars just look fast even when they are sitting still. This car is no exception to that…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 02, 2011 at 10:42 AM
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Day 6 of Camaro Week finds this SLP Camaro as our ‘Picture Of The Day’. I saw this car at the Camaro unveiling held at Classic Chevrolet in Dallas Texas.…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 01, 2011 at 10:04 AM
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If you were curious about how to get 2100 hp out of 393 cubic inches, all you gotta do is check out the ‘69 Z/28 you that is today’s *Picture…

Dragster Facts You May Not Know

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 30, 2011 at 10:02 AM
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Here are some strange ‘Dragster Facts’ as they were passed to me. There has been some debate as to the truth of all these ‘facts’. See what you think and…

Picture Of the Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 30, 2011 at 09:56 AM
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Camaro Week Continues. This car is still owned by the original purchaser. According to the owner the side pipes were added during then ‘70’s when that type of modification was…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 29, 2011 at 07:50 AM
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Continuing with ’Camaro Week’. Today’s Camaro is a car that is all business. This Camaro is pure race car. No frills, no bells, no whistles. It is power and more…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 28, 2011 at 10:11 AM
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This super clean ‘67 has a custom stipe like none I’ve ever seen. When the owner, Terry, was trying to decide how to make his Camaro a little different from…

Picture Of The day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 27, 2011 at 10:29 AM
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Wild Bill has declared this as Camaro Week. All week www.HotRodsNow.com will feature one these iconic cars as ‘Picture Of The Day’. This ‘68 has been described to me as…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 27, 2011 at 10:26 AM
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Wild Bill has declared this as Camaro Week. All week www.HotRodsNow.com will feature one these iconic cars as ‘Picture Of The Day’. This ‘68 has been described to me as…

Picture Of the Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 27, 2011 at 10:23 AM
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Wild Bill has declared this as Camaro Week. All week www.HotRodsNow.com will feature one these iconic cars as ‘Picture Of The Day’. This ‘68 has been described to me as…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 27, 2011 at 10:11 AM
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Wild Bill has declared this as Camaro Week. All week www.HotRodsNow.com will feature one these iconic cars as ‘Picture Of The Day’. This ‘68 has been described to me as…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 26, 2011 at 10:01 AM
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The flames on this cruiser are very subtle. But that is the ONLY thing that is subtle about this car. It’s slammed, chopped, shaved, frenched, decked…this car has it all.…

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 25, 2011 at 09:41 AM
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This is definately not anywhere near the top of the list of quality flames. They look cheesy and cheap…..and I love ‘em. This style of back yard, shade tree hot-rod…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 24, 2011 at 09:56 AM
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This sweet little ride was tucked away in spot at Good Guy’s car show (Texas Motor Speedway) where you might not see it. I’m certainly glad I walked every inch…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 23, 2011 at 09:47 AM
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Not every car with a flame-job is some highly modified muscle car, or a led-sled. Flames are not always painted on chopped, channeled and decked extreme machines, either. Today we…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 22, 2011 at 12:26 PM
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There are several different styles of flames you can put on your hot-rod. One of the most difficult to paint is “real flames”. Today’s picture is an exceptional example of…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 21, 2011 at 01:50 PM
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This is a ‘50’s led-sled Merc’ with some incredible flames. After I took this pic in mid 2008 I saw this car at several other shows and pic’s of it…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 20, 2011 at 09:46 AM
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This is picture #4 of ten straight days of “Flame Jobs”. I am a huge fan of flames that start out one color and fade into another color. The painter…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 18, 2011 at 10:25 AM
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PICTURE OF THE DAY: This is picture #2 of ten straight days of “Flame Jobs”. Check back everyday to see the most recent addition. It’s guaranteed to be hot…..(pun intended…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 17, 2011 at 10:58 AM
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PICTURE OF THE DAY: This is picture #1 of ten straight days of “Flame Jobs”. Check back everyday to see the most recent addition. It’s guaranteed to be hot…..(pun intended)…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 16, 2011 at 11:32 AM
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PICTURE OF THE DAY: These were very common on the SCCA circuit back in the day. GM spent alot of time and engineering trying to make this one of the…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 15, 2011 at 10:33 AM
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Car shows aren’t the only place you may come across amazing cars. I stumbled upon this beauty one day in an underground parking garage. There it was…nestled in among the…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 14, 2011 at 10:20 AM
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Talk about a sleeper…..unless you paid close attention to the badges, this car could easily be mistaken for granny’s grocery getter. But when it left you in the dust and…

What To Do When The Views Don't Work

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 14, 2011 at 12:11 AM
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Yes…That is a V8 with a blower crammed into a John Deere riding lawnmower. When the viewers quit working, the site slows down and your frustration level is rising, what…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 13, 2011 at 09:54 AM
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When the AAR hit the streets, it moved Mopar and Mopar lovers up a notch in the muscle car world. If you wanted great looks, style and the performance numbers…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 12, 2011 at 09:48 AM
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This is one very cool looking cruiser. I found it hard to look away from this car when I saw it. Most people just stood and stared for a couple…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 11, 2011 at 09:53 AM
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How do you suppose he got those flames formed into those body panels like that? If you think you know, be sure to share that info…..I can’t figure it out.…

Picture Of The Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 10, 2011 at 10:31 AM
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When you think of iconic muscle cars and muscle car builders, one name that always comes to mind is ‘Don Yenko’. With an aluminum block 427ci powerplant and all the…

First Time Ever......

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 09, 2011 at 12:05 AM
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This was the first time ever that a photo of an engine has been picked for ”Picture of the Day”. Not only was this an exquisite engine bay, but the…

Archive Photo Of One Bad A$$ Hot Rod

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 07, 2011 at 08:57 PM
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Sometimes when you see a car, you just know it’s the cream of the crop. This is one of those cars. This picture was taken almost five years ago. It…

Never Before Seen Picture & Video

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 07, 2011 at 03:18 AM
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tags: hard rockin video, dirty lens studios, wild bills productions, hotrodsnowcom
Here is the first video from ”Dirty Lens studios”, a new collaberation from Wild Bill Productions and HotRodsNow.com There is tons more to see at HotRodsNow.com but here is the…

I Actually Drove This One

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 06, 2011 at 12:57 PM
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This is one of many cars I’ve reported on, that I also got to drive. Here is a 1969 RS/SS Camaro with almost every option available for 1969. Power windows,…

Numbers Matching 68 RS/SS 396 Camaro

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 01, 2011 at 04:19 PM
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See this car go from rusted out ‘field find’ to a fully restored all original big block Camaro w/ factory air. !!

Good Guys Video Finally Finished (and a new 'Picture of the Day')

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 01, 2011 at 04:11 PM
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tags: hotrodsnowcom, wild bill productions
I’ve finally fixed my video editing/uploading issues and have completed several new !Hot Rod Videos!. Part II of the Good Guys Show held here in Dallas is finally up (I…

Mean Looking Mopar

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 30, 2011 at 10:43 PM
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I’ve added one very hot pic of a very mean lookin’ Mopar as the picture of the day. This pic was taken at the Mopar Mini Nats here in Dallas…

New Video From An Old Show

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 23, 2011 at 03:40 PM
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I have finished one of two videos that I am producing for my website HotRodsNow.com Check out some pictures, a short article I wrote and the first video from the…

How To Get Out Of A Ticket

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 26, 2011 at 04:40 PM
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If you have ever gotten a little bit of a heavy foot while cruising your hot rod, you may need this info. Thanks to my ‘Hub Buddy’ Joe, who turned…

Why You Should Never Go To This Shop

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 26, 2011 at 04:30 PM
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I’ve been working a ton of hours lately, so my wife took our 2010 Silverado to Mieneke to have the oil changed. You would think that would be a simple…

Not Auto Realted, But Still Amazing

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 12, 2011 at 11:36 PM
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Another 'Hubster' Gets Recognized

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 12, 2011 at 07:41 PM
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Do you recognize this cool-a$$ creation? It has made it onto the pages of HotRodsNow.com It is currently featured on the ”Hot Rods” page. This is not the only Hubster…

Wild Bill Goes To The Auto Show

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 12, 2011 at 06:36 PM
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I attended the Dallas Auto Show this past weekend and was amazed by some of the new cars coming out. I was also susprised to see some of the average…

The Build Was Chronicled On The 'HUB'..Now You Can Own It

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 07, 2011 at 10:52 PM
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This may be too much car for some of you…and for others it may be exactly what your looking for. After following this build for several years and finally seeing…

'Cuda For Sale? Is This For Real?

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 01, 2011 at 09:53 AM
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Is this for real?? My buddy has spent the last couple years building this awesome, one of a kind ‘Cuda from the ground up. This car actually won the ‘Snap-On…

One Bad Yenko (movie tribute)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 01, 2011 at 09:41 AM
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A buddy send this video to me and I just had to pass it on to you guys here. Do you remember the movie ‘Christine’? Well some guy in Texas…

A Question For The Experts (Exhaust)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 26, 2011 at 11:32 AM
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I have a 2010 Silverado w/ 5.3L motor. It runs perfect and runs very quiet. What recommendations do you guys have for beefing up the exhaust note a bit. I…

Hub Members Featured On New Website

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 24, 2011 at 07:48 PM
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What Hub member owns this Olds 442? Do you know? This is the first car featured on the ’Viewer Rides’ page of HotRodsNow.com Also featured on the site is this…

Soldiers With Hot-Rods Needed

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 10, 2011 at 11:11 PM
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Are you a Soldier or do you know a Soldier who has a hot-rod/classic muscle car. I am looking for men and women, who serve their country, to feature on…

Oh Yeah....I Got It Up Now

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 10, 2011 at 10:08 PM
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I’ve tried and tried and kept getting put off for one reason or another. I wanted it bad and I was willing to pay for it but the timing was…

Silverado v/s Ram....And The Winner Is-SILVERADO

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 02, 2011 at 10:51 AM
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I am so darn proud of my wonderful wife. After being involved in a 6 car pile up on Dec 23 I was worried she was gonna pick some Lame-O…

Silverado v/s Ram...(your input needed, please)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 25, 2010 at 03:17 PM
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Okay it’s time to pick out a new truck and I am trying to decide which way to go. I would prefer a Silverado but the wife really likes the…

I Guess The Wife Gets A New Car For Christmas

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 24, 2010 at 10:14 AM
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It figures…...We just spent $900.00 on a 60k service..we just made the last payment in November..the title from the bank came in the mail this week and last night it…

I Got The Go Ahead....It's On Now!!!

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 23, 2010 at 04:30 PM
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Funding Approved…..I just purchased my domain name this morning after I got the go ahead for the launch of my own Hot-Rod related web site. It will be called HotRodsNow.com…

Pro Touring Camaro Almost Done

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 16, 2010 at 05:28 PM
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The car in this video is being built in my buddies shop. It is almost complete and ready for delivery to the customer. I’ve included a video so you can…

Words & Phrases That Sound Dirty (But Aren't)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 15, 2010 at 01:09 PM
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My wife has the uncanny knack of turning an innocent statement or word into a funny and sometimes dirty comment. Here are just a few examples of things I’ve said…

Dang It...I got a Speeding Ticket

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 15, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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I was on my way to work and traffic was light. The sun was shining and it was a gorgeous day. I had on my favorite radio sation and they…

Talk About Great Support

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 13, 2010 at 08:18 PM
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I have recieved overwhelming support for my views in a recent debate with another member. This has led a large number of people to send me buddy requests that have…

Wild Bill's Best Of Series (Annual Jan. 1st Car Show)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 13, 2010 at 11:09 AM
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Every year on Jan. 1st there is a car show at the Dairyette just a few miles from my home in Dallas Texas. The show held in 2010 was a…

Things You Should Never Do...Even On The 'HUB'

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 12, 2010 at 10:54 PM
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You would think that most people know there are certain things you should never do on the internet. But it seems there are still spammers and other miscreants out there…

A Glitch On The HUB....Do You Have This Problem?

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 12, 2010 at 10:32 PM
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I have been trying to delete a particular garage from my buddy list so he will no longer be able to continue sending me unsolicited messages. When I go to…

Wild Bill's Best Of Series (Autorama 2010)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 10, 2010 at 10:22 PM
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Here’s some more of the best video’s from 2010. This was shot at the Dallas Autorama in February of 2010. I did have a blast that day and saw some…

New Garage Idea: 1 Fat Ass Garage (recommended by Greg)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 09, 2010 at 06:14 PM
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Here’s a few chicks that would be perfect for the new garage.

Pin-Ups To Offend Everyone

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 09, 2010 at 04:57 PM
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tags: hot pin up models, chicks, babes
I almost never post pictures of pin-ups…but the glaring opportunity to offend someone is just so hard to pass up. So here are some real beauties…...and a couple nice cars…

Wild Bill's Best Of Series (Pro-Touring 'Cuda)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 08, 2010 at 10:53 PM
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Wanna see what it takes to build a dream machine like this? Well, check this out.

Wild Bill's Best Of Series (Vintage Drag Racing)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 03, 2010 at 10:13 AM
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Here’s a little eye candy for the fan of vintage drag racing…..this is a video I put together from vintage drag racing pics I came across…...I hope you enjoy it…it…

Wild Bill's Best Of Series (Mopar Mini-Nats)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 01, 2010 at 01:27 PM
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Car Shows are pretty much over for a few weeks here in the Dallas area…...so I thought I’d highlight some of this past seasons excellent gatherings. This video is of…

Brrrrr...Winter Is Coming..What Will We Do Now

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 29, 2010 at 09:41 PM
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Even here in Texas we have some winter months that slow down or stop the projects we are all working on…so to help get us through these tough times I…

I Forgot The Foose Car...So Here It Is

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 27, 2010 at 10:27 AM
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There is a fellow member of my Camaro club that owns a ‘71 Foose Camaro. This car was inadvertantly left out of the final edit of the days events. So…

This Is The Breast Day All Year

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 25, 2010 at 03:15 PM
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Happy Thanks Giving To All My Friends, All My Family and All The Troops Serving Our Country.

Pull A Wheelie @ The 600ft Mark?? Really??

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 18, 2010 at 01:28 PM
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Yes!!! Really…and he got all four wheels off the ground….at the 600ft mark…Here’s the video

The Most Amazing Paint Job Ever

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 18, 2010 at 12:56 PM
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I have seen some slick, shiney paint jobs before….I feel like I’ve seen some of the best, as many car shows and events as I’ve been to. But this black…

How To Spend Your Kids Inheritance

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 15, 2010 at 02:45 PM
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If you wanna see another example of what you get with an unlimited budget, check this out. This car is not quite finished but it is getting close. There was…

Wanna See How It's Done??

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 11, 2010 at 06:20 PM
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Have you ever wondered how to make your pinstripes so smooth you can’t even feel them in the paint…..Well the answer is in this video. I just finished updating the…

Remembering An American Tragedy

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 10, 2010 at 11:09 PM
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The Edmund Fitzgerald sank 35 years ago today and 29 men lost their lives. The following year Gordon Lightfoot recorded one of the greatest tribute songs ever made when he…

You Can Shape The Future Of Hot-Rodding

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 01, 2010 at 02:16 PM
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Tomorrow is the big day…....The people we vote for tomorrow can shape the future of America and the future of Hot-Rodding. I urge all my friends and family to cast…

Happy Halloween...(just don't eat the pumpkin pie)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 31, 2010 at 11:54 AM
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Where exactly should you put the candle in this jack-o-lantern?

Cars Of Dreams

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 25, 2010 at 11:26 PM
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This Amazing Auto museum owned by John Staluppi is only open to the public three times a year….but you can see it right here in Wild Bills garage.

So You Think Your Fast? Watch These Guys w/ A Jeep

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 25, 2010 at 11:14 PM
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These guys drive up in a Jeep…completely disassemble it…put it back together…and drive off…in under four minutes

Hot-Rods Are Not My Only Hobby

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 24, 2010 at 12:56 PM
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*Not only am I a huge hot-rod fan but I also get into shooting and editing video (as many of you may have seen here). While the car culture takes…

Wild Bill Goes To Good Guys @ Texas Motor Speedway

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 03, 2010 at 05:07 PM
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I went down on Friday night and camped out. We cooked out, drank a few adult beverages and told a bunch old war stories of past shows. Later there was…

'68 Big Block RS/SS Camaro Reaches Next Stage

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 26, 2010 at 04:07 PM
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The first of the paint has gone on and the reassembly has begun on this #’s matching Camaro…see the entire process of this ground up restoration in the video below

Harvick Bullies Hamlin & Tries To Wreck Him In Practice

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 25, 2010 at 08:49 PM
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Ahhh, family feuds. You gotta love ‘em, especially when big brother sticks up for little brother. In this case, the big brother is Kevin Harvick, the little brother is Clint…

Special Kinda Redneck From Tennessee

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 25, 2010 at 07:50 PM
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I got this from a buddy of mine who lives in Tennessee…..It is very entertaining…..I actually like it…LOL You gotta see this!!

Video Of Pot Smoking Beer Drinking Chrysler Workers

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 24, 2010 at 03:19 PM
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Here’s the video and the News story as originally aired by a Detroit TV station

The '58 Impala Moves To The Next Stage

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 22, 2010 at 01:19 PM
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This picture is the ‘before’ picture…...just wait and see what we found when it was stripped to bare metal. The last guy who painted this car must have owned stock…

69 Camaro Destroyed @ Dallas Raceway 9/18/10

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 20, 2010 at 03:59 PM
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A 69 Camaro lines up against a Yenko Deuce but only one of these cars makes it to the finish line. After the first hit, the car is so bent,…

Rest In Peace.....what a way to go

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 18, 2010 at 12:03 PM
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Cruisin Caskets is a car-shaped coffin that enables the car aficionado to rest in a true piece of art, personality and style. It may embody any make and style of…

It's Finally Finished (Pro Touring 'Cuda)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 18, 2010 at 02:47 AM
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This bad @$$ ‘Cuda is finally finished. It’s first trip to a show was to the Southwest Mopar Mini-Nats. It won 1st place in it’s class and also took home…

Even Jay Leno Breaks Down Once In A While

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 10, 2010 at 12:43 AM
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If you’re going to be the world’s most famous collector of antique cars, then you have to be prepared for some public breakdowns. That’s what Jay Leno learned last weekend,…

American Soldier's Lives Are Saved

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 09, 2010 at 01:08 PM
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This is a beautiful sight…a bunch of jihadist scum bags setting an IED to kill U.S. soldiers when it goes off and blows them to smithereens instead…......

Johnny Cash, The Orange Blossom Special & A 'Cuda

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 06, 2010 at 11:42 PM
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Here’s a short video of this car from paint to show winner at the Southwest Mopar Mini Nats. It won first in it’s class and and aslo took Best Paint…

Oh No!!! Wild Bill Made Another Video (Mopar Mini Nats)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 05, 2010 at 11:22 PM
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This camaro guy attended his first ’Mopar only’ show this weekend and had an absolutely wonderful time…...This event was sponsored by the Dallas Mopar Club club and they were great…

License Plate Hide Kit (for street racers and bike riders)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 03, 2010 at 04:32 PM
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I can’t believe that these things are actually on the market. While putting one on your car or bike is completely legal…there can be no other reason for the general…

HUB Secrets Revealed (writting in BOLD, Italics & Clickable Links)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 03, 2010 at 12:39 PM
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We’ve all seen the posts that have a clickable link….have you ever wondered how to put your own clickable link in a post? Or how about when you see writting…

Another Vehicle Recall...This Time It's A Ferrari (see the video here)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 03, 2010 at 12:06 PM
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Ten of the cars have burst into flames since leaving the company’s factory at Maranello near Bologna, northern Italy. Incidents have been reported in California, Paris, China and Switzerland. The…

Proposed New Vehicle Sticker Requirements (the government is really starting to go to far...when will it stop?)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 01, 2010 at 01:35 AM
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The biggest change in three decades for the window stickers on new vehicles. The Obama administration proposed on Monday two alternatives to the window stickers in new vehicles, including one…

Steering Wheel Falls Of Dragster

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 01, 2010 at 12:02 AM
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Can you imagine the feeling of having your steering wheel come off your dragster just about the time you reach top speed. Well the driver in the video below, had…

Hot Rods, Guns & Bruce Willis

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 31, 2010 at 07:42 PM
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Beer Contains Female Hormones! Yes, That's Right, FEMALE HORMONES!

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 29, 2010 at 01:09 AM
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Last month, Montreal University scientists released the results of a recent analysis that revealed the presence of female hormones in beer. Men should take a concerned look at their beer…

Is Land Speed Racing The Grass Roots Of Most Auto Racing Today???

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 29, 2010 at 12:46 AM
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The short answer to this question is ABSOLUTELY NOT. The first automobile races were distance races, not land speed races. America’s first automobile race was on Thanksgiving Day, November 27,…

Airborne Car Slams Concrete Overpass

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 27, 2010 at 03:58 PM
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This is an amazing and confusing story. Appearantly this guy was released from custody only 1 hour prior to this crash…you have just gotta see the story and video. I…

The 'Cuda Is Done, Man

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 26, 2010 at 05:03 PM
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Other than a few minor details left to address this incredible ‘Cuda is done. I got to take a ride in it today and the power and acceleration are superior,…

First Camaro Ever Built For Sale (vin 00001)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 26, 2010 at 12:19 PM
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The first production Camaro ever built is up for sale on ebay. If only my printing press were working I’d print enough money to buy this baby. But since that…

Does That Make Me A Racist

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 25, 2010 at 04:02 PM
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It has always been something I had a great interest in and a desire to do. Staring at that tree…..waiting for the smoke to clear after a big ol burn…

It Ain't A New Style.....It's Retro

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 23, 2010 at 01:28 PM
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Sure, you might think this type of modification is a new (and ultra stupid) way to express your automotive creativity (or as I like to say…your stupidity). But the truth…

Record Breaker or Heart Breaker...You Make The Call

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 22, 2010 at 05:32 PM
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There was lot’s to talk about in NASCAR this weekend. Gordon clinched his spot in the chase. Keselowski was involved in yet another on track incident (although maybe not of…

GM Confirms the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Is a Go

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 21, 2010 at 08:34 AM
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The fifth generation Camaro is currently flying off the showroom floors and perspective buyers have a few model choices when it comes to decision time. There are the LT and…

Talk About A Wake Up Call

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 20, 2010 at 04:41 PM
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This poor guy was just trying to take a nap when it was so rudely interrupted. I guess it just goes to show you that napping while driving is never…

Question For The Experts.....I Need Some Help/Advise

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 20, 2010 at 02:17 PM
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I have recently left the Automotive business as my source of income but am still very involved in the hobby and since I’m not in the business there are a…

A Car Show On A Thursday?? I'll Do Anything For Charity

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 20, 2010 at 11:07 AM
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This car show is going to be held on a Thursday. It is the 12th annual Southwest Airlines Classic Car Show and benefits several different charities. It only cost’s $5.00…

2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 20, 2010 at 09:37 AM
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The new 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 and its track-ready companion, the Boss 302 Laguna Seca, will anchor a mile-long Mustang display at this year’s Woodward Dream Cruise, including Mustang…

GM's Upcoming IPO Gets Mixed Reviews

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 20, 2010 at 09:31 AM
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With the required papers now filed, General Motors’ management will kick off a road show to convince potential investors to buy the automaker’s stock in its Initial Public Offering. Their…

Sorry...Not Car Related...(just skip this post)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 20, 2010 at 12:59 AM
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I’m gonna guess this guy was picked on at school when he was younger, never had a real date or any friends as a teen and most likely washed out…

How Would You Like To Pay This Speeding Ticket

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 19, 2010 at 01:07 AM
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On July 6th I got a speeding ticket for going 55 in a 40. I was late for my dentist appointment. That was a really crappy day..I not only got…

Perhaps The Oldest Home Movie You Will Ever See

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 18, 2010 at 10:00 AM
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This is a fascinating movie taken by a camera on the front of a street car 104 years ago. Look at the hats the ladies were wearing and the long…

Thank Goodness, One More Thing I don't Have To Be Responsible For

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 17, 2010 at 02:53 PM
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Do you recognize the symbol here? It lights up in your instrument panel and looks like a U-shaped pictograph with treads and an exclamation point in the middle. Do you…

Hot & Steamy........(your input needed)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 15, 2010 at 09:58 PM
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It says it on the container. It says it on the coolant manufacturer’s website. It says it in the vehicle owners manual. It says it in all the text books,…

Tragedy Strikes Off Road Race (8 killed 12 Injured)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 15, 2010 at 12:02 PM
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An off-road truck plowed into a crowd and scattered “bodies everywhere” moments after sailing off a jump at a California race, killing eight people and injuring 12 others, authorities and…

How Fast Can You Change A Flat Tire

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 14, 2010 at 07:13 PM
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How quickly can you change a flat tire…....here’s the rules 1 no air tools 2 no hydraulic jack 3 no help The video link below shows a guy who does…

One Bad 'Cuda (Pro-Touring)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 14, 2010 at 06:03 PM
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Well this baby has been fired up…the lap-top was hooked up for the final tune and she is mechanically ready…..all it needs now is some finishing touches, complete the interior…

Banner Ads Gone...Make Way For Sponsorship

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 12, 2010 at 02:08 PM
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I see that at the top of the page is has a sponsorship logo….it says ’Sponsored By DYNAMAT’ It looks like a good deal for ‘The Hub’ and I have…

Ten Of The Funniest Car Pictures Ever

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 12, 2010 at 01:51 PM
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tags: i didnt really search the whole internet i found all these on one website
*I’ve searched high and low to find some of the funniest auto related pictures out there…....well here they are, in no particular order. I hope they bring a smile to…

That's What I Call Safe Driving

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 12, 2010 at 12:21 PM
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On July 6th I got my first speeding ticket in about 15 yrs. I was doing 55 in a 40. In order to keep my insurance from going up I…

Could It Be This Bad

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 08, 2010 at 05:00 PM
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Since the Chevy Volt has mostly been available for testing in very limited amounts and the fact that the test models were actually ’preproduction development models’ the finished product stands…

Never Before Seen Badge

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 06, 2010 at 09:14 PM
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tags: 600 hp factory approved camaro
*I spotted this badge on a 2010 Camaro at a car show this past weekend. After asking the guru’s in the Camaro club I belong to, I was informed that…

Like A Kid In A Candy Store

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 06, 2010 at 12:36 PM
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tags: sachse under the stars car show
I attended an annual car show called ‘Sachse Under Ther Stars’ this past weekend and was amazed at the number and variety of cool cars that showed up. I have…

And You Thought Your Daily Commute Was Bad

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 03, 2010 at 04:38 PM
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So you think you have a difficult ride every morning when you drive to work. Even worse for some of us is the ride home in the afternoon. Well let…

Gramma Driver (one for the funny papers)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 03, 2010 at 12:54 PM
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Grandma is eighty-eight years old and still drives her own car. Here is a letter she wrote recently about an experience she had while out driving one Sunday afternoon: Dear…

Will The Oil Spill Affect Your Gas Prices

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 03, 2010 at 12:34 PM
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tags: inquiring minds wanna know
I have been wondering (as I’m sure many of you have) how the oil spill in the gulf will affect our gas prices. When asked, CBS News Correspondent Seth Doane…

The Ugliest Mustang Ever

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 03, 2010 at 11:50 AM
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tags: i never run from a challenge
After posting what I called ”The Worst Camaro Ever” I was challenged to find a Mustang as bad….here is what I could find. Just scroll on down….there are a couple…

The Worst Camaro Ever

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 01, 2010 at 04:04 PM
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tags: this just breaks my camarolovin heart
As a die hard Camaro-Guy I was simply speechless when I saw this car. Sure, I’ve seen some real beaters on the road….owned a few myself at one time or…

Camaro's Camaro's & More Camaro's

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 01, 2010 at 01:37 PM
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tags: another great video from wild bill productions
This is a second video I made from one of the two car shows I attended yesterday…...there were so many first gen Camaro’s in attendance I decided to give them…

An Awesome Video From Today's Car Show

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 01, 2010 at 02:45 AM
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tags: statewide remodeling car show, rods car craft, speedtek performance, advantage autoworks, wild bill productions
I attended two car shows today and got ton’s and ton’s of video footage and pic’s. I have posted 81 pictures from the first event I attended and have completed…

When Was The Last Time You Saw One Of These

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 31, 2010 at 04:20 PM
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This nifty little unit was on a cool old truck that was at a car show I attended this morning. It was the first one I ever saw in person…

The Most Powerful Camaro On The Planet

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 30, 2010 at 11:04 AM
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tags: how to spend 320, 000 on a car
One lunatic Canadian, spent $320,000 converting a 2010 Camaro to a 1400HP, solid-axle drag-racing monster. Serge Leger is from New Brunswick, Canada. He likes Camaros. He likes going very, very…

The Z/28 Is Coming Back.....And The Proof Is HERE!!!

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 23, 2010 at 10:20 PM
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tags: see the pics here
Here are the recently released/leaked pic’s of the 2012 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 during some testing. The grill and panel styling cues are obscured in the pic’s, but I’m sure you…

Garage's Of The Filthy Rich

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 20, 2010 at 07:50 PM
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If you had the money and could build any garage you wanted and could put any car or cars you wanted in there, what would it look like. Well, aside…

Have You Ever Seen One Of These??

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 18, 2010 at 07:25 PM
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This sticker is in the rear window of my buddies ‘Cuda. It ain’t everyday you see one of these. Does anybody remember them?

NHRA's Deadly Sunday Crash

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 12, 2010 at 11:14 AM
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tags: niver crash video
SEATTLE (LALATE) – Mark Niver is dead at 60 after a NHRA crash Sunday. Mark Niver died following a crash at the NHRA Northwest Nationals. Niver’s death comes after the…

Can You Name This Car

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 12, 2010 at 12:52 AM
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This should be an easy one for some of you guys.

What I Do On A Sunday With No NASCAR

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 12, 2010 at 12:33 AM
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tags: burnouts and hot rods
I love Saturday night races, but then I’m bored all day Sunday. So what better to do than hang out with a bunch of car-guys and shoot video of their…

I've Surely Got Gas Now

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 06, 2010 at 03:11 PM
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tags: not a fart storysorry
With the recent installation of the fuel injection on the 440, I felt it was time for an update to the video on RodsCarCraft.com my buddies web site. So spent…

This Is What Happens When I Get Bored

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 30, 2010 at 11:06 PM
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tags: lynyrd skynyrd, a corvette and a camaro
It was slow at work, so I took half the day off and came home early. Soon after that, it started raining, so I was stuck inside. I decided to…

Good Help Is Hard To Find

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 30, 2010 at 07:56 AM
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How often have you needed a little help to get a job done on time? If you’re like me, more times than you care to admit. The only problem is,…

Flying Car (this is no joke....it's real)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 30, 2010 at 07:45 AM
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Weird-looking cars are a dime a dozen. Far less common are weird-looking cars that can also fly AND have approval from the Federal Aviation Administration. Indeed, as far as we…

This Car Is "ROCK & ROLL"

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 28, 2010 at 12:42 AM
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tags: super cool 58 impala before restoration
As beautiful as this car is, it does have some very noticable issues up close. The first order of businiess is to disassemble this beauty and strip it to bare…

Updates On The Rare '68

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 28, 2010 at 12:24 AM
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tags: 68 camaro rsss w 396
This Highly Optioned ‘68 RS/SS w/ 396 has just had some updates to it’s ’progress video’ It was in pretty sad shape when it got to Rod’s Car Craft but…

Name This Vehicle

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 25, 2010 at 10:58 PM
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I took a ton of video and pictures of this fine automobile today. These are going to be the before pictures. This car is going to be taken back down…

...And I Wasn't Suprised When He Said It.

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 21, 2010 at 08:27 PM
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tags: true story, youre not gonna believe it
I knew it when the car first came into the shop…..I shoulda made a bet. This is a true story that just happened this week. Car comes into the shop…he…

Deadly Motorcycle Accident @ 120+ mph

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 14, 2010 at 02:33 PM
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tags: real pictures of a real accident and its victim
Here’s the Story…...appearantly the bike in this picture was driven by one of those jokers we’ve all seen going in and out of traffic at breakneck speeds…popping wheelies and doing…

The Camaro Leaves The Garage

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 10, 2010 at 08:32 AM
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It was time for ‘spring cleaning’ in the home shop so I pushed the Camaro out into the sunshine while I cleaned the garage. Before putting her back in her…

Holy Crap Batman!!! Is It This Hot At Your Shop

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 09, 2010 at 07:44 PM
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It sure gets hot here in Texas and it’s been in the triple digits several days this past week, but this is a sure sign that summer has arrived

Now You Can Ignore The Health Food Ads

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 07, 2010 at 12:19 AM
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If you’re like me, you’re tired of all the dang spam here and on every other web site about eating healthy. For those of you who watch what you eat,…

Insane Maiden Voyage

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 06, 2010 at 11:18 PM
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tags: crazy cuda guy on his maiden voyage
They sanded on this dang forever….then covered it with an awesome orange and custom painted stripes….finally, this week the motor went in and it was time to take it out…

87-year-old blood donor, veteran killed in 'thank you' ride accident at Texas Motor Speedway

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 20, 2010 at 08:18 AM
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tags: texas driving experience, veteran killed in accident
Don Krusemark must have been that rare breed of person that just won’t stop giving. The 87-year-old great-grandfather from Dallas, Texas served in the Navy during World War II and…

This Picture Taken Moments Ago

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 17, 2010 at 09:48 PM
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tags: the next generation of wild bills bloodline
He’s my first grandchild and he has the same first name as me…...That is just way too cool. Watch out world….could be another gear head…..... I am so PROUD!!!!!!!

What Size Engine Is It Now??

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 17, 2010 at 07:09 PM
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tags: how many cubes is it
This car is an all original COPO 69 Camaro that was part of the first order placed by Berger. It has the 427/435 motor. Everything original is there including the…

Name This Car

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 17, 2010 at 03:06 PM
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I shot some pic’s and video of this car today. What year and make is this very earlier muscle car. Stay Tuned For More Pic’s

You've Been Asking...And Here It Is

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 13, 2010 at 03:25 PM
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I’ve talked about it and I’ve even posted an intro video here before….finally I got episode one of Wild Bill’s Hot-Rod World finished. It is an idea for a family…

The Best Vintage Drag Racing Pics I could Find

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 12, 2010 at 07:38 PM
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tags: vintage drag racing pics
I came home from work today after a pretty long day of slow business….(everyday can’t be great, I suppose) and sat down with a refreshing beverage and watched one of…

F40 Gets Stopped

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 09, 2010 at 11:44 AM
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tags: pictures and video
I bet that is gonna be one very expensive ticket.

A Message For Candra Friadi

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 09, 2010 at 01:13 AM
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tags: my personal slam of the most recent spammer on the hub
let me see if I understand this…....you know how to insert a clickable link into your blog posting, but you can’t figure out how to edit it? You are full…

Local Ford Dealership Fined $227,000 For Shady Practices

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 07, 2010 at 08:06 AM
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tags: this place is right down the street from me
A Local Ford dealership has agreed to pay $227,000 in civil penalties to the state of Texas for manipulating vehicle-emissions inspection tests. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said Randall Reed’s…

Before The Camaro, Yenko Did Corvairs

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 06, 2010 at 07:49 AM
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It may seem hard to believe but the Yenko Stinger was Don Yenko’s prelude to the big muscle Camaro’s and Nova’s he created. The above picture was taken at a…

The Ant & The Grasshopper

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 05, 2010 at 09:25 AM
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THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER This one is a little different… Two Different Versions… Two Different MoralsOLD VERSION The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer…

Ah!!!! A Trip Down Memory Lane

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 05, 2010 at 07:49 AM
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Some old ones and some news ones and some in between…...they are all here and I love them all. Let me know what you think.

One Fine Day At The Shop

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 04, 2010 at 05:04 PM
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During the Grand Opening of my buddies shop last fall some of the nicest cars around were present. Here is a video I’ve put together from the footage I got…

I Can't Believe It's Gone

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 02, 2010 at 12:13 PM
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I feel like I’ve lost a family member. I bought this 1990 Geo Tracker in 2004 and it has been my daily driver ever since. Well after recently getting a…

One More Reason I Think Toyota Sucks

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 01, 2010 at 07:23 PM
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tags: true story, why not to buy a toyota
This is a true story that happened to me yesterday. A 2005 Toyota Prius came to the shop for an inspection. As I ran it through the safety portion of…

Amazing Rare Camaro Saved From The Rust Gods

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 27, 2010 at 12:08 PM
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tags: wild bill productions, cool video by real a hubhead
This all original 1968 RS/SS 396 Camaro w/ factory air, tilt steering and many other options is being restored at Rod’s Car Craft I just put this video together today…

What In The World Is Going On Here???

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 21, 2010 at 09:21 PM
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tags: the hubs gone crazy
I’ve been a bit busy and have been away from the ‘Hub’ for a couple weeks and when I come back there’s a bunch of changes….and not for thye better.…

Wild Bill's $2500.00 Build Challenge Entry

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 06, 2010 at 01:57 PM
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tags: a response to antiquemikes 2500 build challenge
I’m not sure if this project will qualify for the build challenge put out there by AntiqueMike but here’s my submission. I’ll let you guys decide. I just finished this…

Barn Find...(it's a must see)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 05, 2010 at 08:22 PM
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tags: incredible cars and bicycles
You always hear the stories of the ‘barn find’.......well this here is a barn full old muscle cars and bicycles…....these are not for sale (to the best of my knowledge)....they…

High Speed Driving In The Rain

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 30, 2010 at 03:41 PM
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On a cool morning with a constant drizzle I decided it was still okay to take a lap in this Corvette. I could feel the car on the very edge…

Camaro Goes BOOM!!!

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 30, 2010 at 10:03 AM
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I always here the hard-core guys say that ‘if you don’t break it….you ain’t runnin’ it hard enough’. Well this guy ran it hard and certainly broke something. In the…

THE OFFICIAL UNOFFICIAL 'HUBGARAGE' VOTE RESULTS

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 28, 2010 at 10:52 AM
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Okay Folks…The polls closed on Friday night at 11:59 and it’s taken me a little while to count all the entries and verify that each one was eligible. Listed below…

A Mellow 3:00 Minute Break w/ Some Awesome Cars

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 26, 2010 at 08:10 PM
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Here’s three minutes of groovy mellow music to set the tone for a relaxed friday night. So relax a little, turn up the volume and enjoy. !!

THE OFFICIAL UNOFFICIAL 'HUBGARAGE' VOTE (last chance to vote)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 26, 2010 at 07:47 AM
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tags: hubbies, hub awards, hub contest, fake contest
Okay ‘Hub Heads’, here’s your chance to make your voice heard. It’s the first annual ‘Hub Awards’ as presented by Wild Bills Garage (AKA The Hubbies). I will hold the…

Wild Bill's Hot-Rod World (watch the video here)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 23, 2010 at 04:23 PM
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*This video is a brief introduction of ‘Wild Bills Hot Rod World’. It’s an idea I have for a web-based auto related video series. Some of the ambitions I hold…

THE OFFICIAL UNOFFICIAL 'HUBGARAGE' VOTE (update)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 23, 2010 at 11:13 AM
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tags: hubbies, hub awards, hub contest, fake contest
Okay ‘Hub Heads’, here’s your chance to make your voice heard. It’s the first annual ‘Hub Awards’ as presented by Wild Bills Garage (AKA The Hubbies). I will hold the…

THE OFFICIAL UNOFFICIAL 'HUBGARAGE' VOTE

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 21, 2010 at 05:19 PM
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tags: hubbies, hub awards, hub contest, fake contest
Okay ‘Hub Heads’, here’s your chance to make your voice heard. It’s the first annual ‘Hub Awards’ as presented by Wild Bills Garage (AKA The Hubbies). I will hold the…

This Is Supposed To Be Texas, Darn-it!!!

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 21, 2010 at 12:08 PM
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This is a picture of my grill. I just took this picture. This is suppose to be Texas and it’s the second official day of spring. What in the world…

Hey Buddy!! You Park Like An A**hole!!

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 19, 2010 at 02:27 PM
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tags: funny
We’ve all seen these guys…..have you ever wanted to tell them what kind of A-hole they really are? Well I have, but who has the time to wait around…

Scary Fast.....

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 19, 2010 at 10:50 AM
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my buddy flew all the way to Chicago to pick up his new toy….so I had to shoot some video to show how cool it is. On the way to…

ROADTRIP: Goin' To See Some Old Racecars

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 17, 2010 at 10:29 AM
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tags: rare factory race car, ford thunderbolt, kcode, comet cyclone
I’m driving to Emory Tx to shoot some pics/video of a couple old race cars. One is a factory drag car (‘65 Ford Fairlane K-code, seen above) and the other…

WARNING: NON CAR RELATED VIDEO...DO NOT WATCH

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 16, 2010 at 11:02 PM
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My wife said it kinda creeped her out…it oughta creep her out…it’s her dog in the video….This is my first real attempt at doing a weird or freaky type of…

How I Got Injured

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 15, 2010 at 05:41 PM
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Good News is that it’s nothing serious (I ain’t gonna die)....Bad news is it ain’t something cool (no cool scars with great stories)....actually I got attacked by a cat that…

I'm Injured & Bored.....So This Is What I Did

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 15, 2010 at 04:39 PM
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tags: motorama, gto, wild bill productions
This and several other very well done GTO’s were at Motorama in Ft Worth. I sifted through all my photo’s a video from the event and assembled a short trip…

STOLEN CAR ALERT....NEED YOUR HELP

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 09, 2010 at 08:02 AM
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Factory 1967 Camaro RS coupe (SS clone) Red with blk bumble bee stripe and SS emblems New black deluxe interior: bucket seats complete carpet door panels dash pad Autometer Monster…

Car Show Hotties

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 07, 2010 at 11:44 PM
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I spent all day Saturday in Car-Guy Heaven…started out with the yearly Kick-Off Meeting for my Camaro club and then a trip to the Ft Worth Rod & Custom Car…

A Question For The 'HUB" Experts: Can This Really Happen

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 05, 2010 at 07:58 AM
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Last night my buddy got the motor for his ‘Cuda fired up. He wanted to get it all broken in before stabbing it in the car and make sure there…

An Actual Mailer From 1928.....Another Must See

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 03, 2010 at 07:57 AM
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Fixin’ up your car in the old days…..I think the picture says it all…...

True Facts Ya Gotta Read!!!!! You Will Be Amazed

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 03, 2010 at 07:55 AM
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The year is 1909. One hundred and one years ago. What a difference a century makes! Here are some statistics for the Year 1909: * The average life…

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT (How Tequila Works)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 22, 2010 at 07:18 PM
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tags: funny, tequila
I believe the picture says it all guys…....what else more can I add.

Dragster Tire Kills Spectator

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 22, 2010 at 03:51 PM
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CHANDLER, Ariz., Feb. 22 (UPI)—A spectator was killed at the Firebird International Raceway by a tire that flew off a racing dragster, authorities in Chandler, Ariz., said. The…

Now That's What I Call A Good Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 22, 2010 at 10:32 AM
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tags: autorama, dallas autorama, wild bill productions
How can it get any better than spending the whole day surrounded by super cool cars and plenty of places to grab a cold beverage…......I spent the day at Dallas…

How Can Your Day Get Worse Than This

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 21, 2010 at 09:14 AM
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Yeah, this looks like a really bad day for the driver of this car. But it could be worse…..just check out the group of pic’s in my garage titled ‘Photo’s…

Wild Bill Goes To Autorama

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 16, 2010 at 09:40 AM
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I will be attending the Dallas Autorama this weekend…..I was wondering if any other ‘hubheads’ were attending or were entering cars in the show. It would be nice to have…

Snow Makes Shop Managers Brain Stop Working

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 12, 2010 at 11:36 AM
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tags: true story, funny story, it happened to me
This is a true story you may find hard to believe. It snowed for about 18 hours non-stop here in Dallas yesterday. While at work the boss decides it may…

How To Score Hot Chicks

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 10, 2010 at 07:41 AM
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I know it seems incredible, but the plain truth is that if you have a little faith in yourself and you can just be yourself….you too can find the love…

Harley Davidson-Like You've Never Seen Before

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 09, 2010 at 07:47 AM
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tags: harley hearse, harley limo
Forget limousines…..forget the horse and buggy…..if you want to make a grand entrance that you and everyone else will never forget, then this is the way to travel. And let’s…

Jokes To Offend Everyone

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 08, 2010 at 01:37 PM
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It’s all meant in jest…..if you can’t laugh a little sometimes we will just explode from all the political correctness.JOKES TO OFFEND EVERYONE *What do you call two…

1970 'Cuda vs Ferrari Enzo

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 07, 2010 at 04:32 PM
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tags: super cuda, legendary motorsports
Yes…it’s true. The ”Super ‘Cuda” at over 1000hp tops out at 208 mph at the Chrysler proving grounds. I have put a link to the video and a link to…

Factory Brochures For Any Car Ever Made (and they're free)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 03, 2010 at 07:17 AM
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tags: free brochures, factory brochures
This is a website featuring the factory original brochures for nearly every American car ever made. You pick the manufacturer, year and model…..... The best part is that access is…

Now This Is Thinking Outside The Box (why didn't I think of that??)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 02, 2010 at 07:55 AM
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tags: bumper cars
Do you remeber how fun the bumper cars were when you were a kid, and wishing you could drive them right out of the amusement park or carnival…......well some ingenious…

WOW!!! Have You Ever Seen One Of These???

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 01, 2010 at 07:50 AM
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tags: rare ford, 1 of 6 made
1937 Ford Housecar One of only six said to have been made per year in the mid-’30s at the Ford plant in St.Paul, Minnesota , according to an article on…

'Cuda Gets Painted

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 31, 2010 at 11:45 PM
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tags: cuda, garys cuda, rods car craft, rodscarcraftcom
Well the ‘Cuda finally went to paint last week. Mark (the painter) spent a ton of time prepping this beauty and it came out BEAUTIFUL. The black was laid on…

2011 Corvette C7

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 28, 2010 at 07:56 AM
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tags: 2011 corvette, 2011 vette, c7
That is one mean looking ‘Vette. I was hoping some of you ‘Hubheads’ out there could fill me in on some info about this car. I recieved several pictures from…

Russo-Steele Damage Video

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 27, 2010 at 07:34 AM
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Here is a link to the raw footage of the damage done at the Russo-Steele auction. If you’re like me, it will be heartbreaking video to watch. Video Here is…

Hey NASCAR Fans...Only 8 Days And Counting

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 26, 2010 at 09:39 AM
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There’s only 8 days till the beginning of NASCAR speed week at Daytona. I can hardly wait…..It’s time to fire ‘em up boys….. Will Jimmy get another one…..can he hold…

Even A Pro Driver Loses Control

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 26, 2010 at 09:11 AM
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A professional driver on a closed course is doing a video to show the safety (or un-safety) of old tires. He is aware the tire is going to fail and…

Deal or Dud?? I Bought This Car

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 24, 2010 at 12:57 AM
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tags: wild bill buys another one
I bought this car. I think this was a good deal…...see what you think? VIDEO

Well That Explains It

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 23, 2010 at 10:48 PM
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tags: funny, true
If this the picture of a school bus in Japan and this is one from India *Why, when you have a technical problem with your computer -…

How To Spend Over 10K On Metal Work

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 22, 2010 at 11:49 PM
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tags: wild bills money pit
Well there she sits…safe and sound in my garage. She was a victim of the rust gods but with the skill of my buddy and the patience of my wife…

Rare Old's 442 Convertible

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 22, 2010 at 11:40 PM
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tags: 442, frameon resto, w30 tribute, real 442
This car is just about ready for delivery to the customer. I heard that it might be entered in Dallas Autorama this year. It wouldn’t be the first trophy getter…

My Buddy The Car-Guy/Cowboys Fan

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 12, 2010 at 11:16 PM
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tags: funny football, video
My good friend who is one of the best resto guys around is also a huge Dallas Cowboys fan…....I, on the other hand am a Minnesota Vikings fan…...That has made…

10 Most Expensive Car Accidents Ever

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 12, 2010 at 10:19 AM
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#9. Pagani Zonda C12 S … $650,000 Only 15 Zonda C12 S were ever built, but that didn’t stop this owner from driving it like a mad hatter. He…

Free Donuts...Just Bring Your Own Coffee

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 10, 2010 at 06:46 PM
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tags: donuts at garys, donuts, wild bill productions
I finally got the time to sift thru a bunch of donut video shot at a recent Saturday I spent hanging out with some fellow Camaro club members and other…

Now That's What I Call Bull Riding

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 10, 2010 at 09:37 AM
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As the stories goes (at least the way I heard it) the guy bought the bull in Kansas and headed home to Tulsa…...there are bunch more pic’s including the ‘condition’…

Little Help Needed....A Question I Need Answered

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 08, 2010 at 08:24 PM
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tags: a question for the experts
At the shop where I work we perform a service on every car that comes in called a ‘courtesy service’. We vacuum the passenger area floors, wash the exterior windows,…

Customer Car That Was Unsafe At Any Speed

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 07, 2010 at 10:20 AM
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tags: scary story, true story, dangerous customer car
A situation occured this week that had me a bit scared for a minute. Customer comes to the shop and asks for an alignment. When the ‘mechanics sheet’ is given…

Score One For The Little Guy

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 06, 2010 at 09:30 AM
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tags: funny, true story
A musician named Dave Carroll recently had difficulty with United Airlines. United apparently damaged his treasured Taylor guitar ($3500) during a flight. Dave spent over 9 months trying to get…

Where Do You Buy Gas For Your Hot-Rod??

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 05, 2010 at 07:59 AM
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IN ORLANDO LAST WEEK, AT A CITGO STATION, REGULAR GAS WAS PRICED AT$2.82 PER GALLON, AND NO CUSTOMERS. HOWEVER, ACROSS THE STREET FUEL WAS SELLING FOR $2.85 PER GALLON AND…

What I Did While The 'Hub' Was Down

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 03, 2010 at 07:11 PM
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tags: vintage drag racing video
I was thinking about the great response I got from the vintage drag photo’s I posted, so I took a bunch of them and put them into a video…..that is…

50 Yrs Of Safety Innovation Pays Off

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 02, 2010 at 07:48 AM
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tags: crash test video, 59 bel air, 09 malibu, mailbu vs bel air
In the last 50 years, car crashworthiness has improved. Demonstrating this was a crash test conducted on Sept. 9 between a 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air and a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu.…

You've Waited Patiently.....Here It Is

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 01, 2010 at 07:13 PM
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I’ve put together a video of the car show I went to today. You can see it here. VIDEO I took more pictures than I know what to do with…

Incredible Metal Work

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 01, 2010 at 04:08 PM
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I saw this car at a car show I went to today….the flames in the side of this car are pressed/molded into the metal. These flames matched up across several…

More Vintage Drag Racing Pic's From Wild Bill

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 01, 2010 at 09:49 AM
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tags: vintage, drag racing
If you look closely, I believe that is the crank, flywheel, and a couple pistons under this car….Talk about blowin’ it up. I’ve added 32 more vintage drag racing pic’s…

*Was This Really Necessary*

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 31, 2009 at 07:54 AM
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I’m not sure why this guy felt he needed the lock…..this car has an alarm according to the sticker in the window….and is a car your willing to hack holes…

Say Thanks To A Soldier...and it's free

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 27, 2009 at 06:57 PM
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Here’s a great way to say, “THANKS”! ...and easy too. XEROX IS DOING SOMETHING COOL If you go to this web site, www.letssaythanks.com you can pick out a thank you…

That Sure Is Funny Lookin' '69 Camaro

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 27, 2009 at 06:46 PM
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My buddy was told by a guy he works with that he had an old ‘69 Camaro he wanted to get rid of….appearantly the car was in decent shape but…

What In The World Are These??

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 27, 2009 at 06:34 PM
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My buddy brought home a Camaro the other day and these were in the trunk…....I don’t believe they are Camaro parts but I have been wrong before and most likely…

Even Santa Drives A Camaro

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 25, 2009 at 01:54 PM
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A true hot-rodder I know, saw this car in a parking lot in Fort Worth Texas yesterday. Being a guy with 10/30 running through his own veins he new that…

A great Little Hot Rod Song For The Holidays

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 22, 2009 at 08:11 AM
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tags: camaro, tribute, mullet
Remember the song by Gordon Lightfoot titled ‘Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald’? Well here we have a remake of that song as a tribute to the Camaro and the Mullet….one…

Wild Bill Stars In His Own Video

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 22, 2009 at 12:33 AM
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tags: silly, stupid, not worth watching
This is not really car related…but I am wearing my Camaro club T-shirt in this video…I hope that counts. I had a little too much time on my hands today…...this…

One Super Bad Camaro Maxes Out The Dyno (Video Seen Here)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 21, 2009 at 11:59 PM
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tags: incredible power, camaro, dyno
This Camaro makes the most insane immediate boost and the dyno vid is with a 100 dry shot sprayed around the filter. It’s not even sprayed in the intake tube.…

GM'S Whitacre Reports First Debt Payments To U.S.

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 21, 2009 at 08:35 AM
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CEO Ed Whitacre said GM has paid $1 billion to the U.S. Treasury and $192 million to the governments of Canada and the province of Ontario. This is the first…

Wild Bill's Crazy Christmas Photo's #5

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 21, 2009 at 08:28 AM
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tags: funny
I always wondered how Santa could eat the snacks left by all the children of the world….well it has become appearant that he takes most of it home to Mrs.…

Another 'Hub' mystery solved

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 20, 2009 at 11:00 PM
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I’ve often seen peoples responses either written in bold print or in ITALICS......Well as you can see I’ve figured out how to write in italics, although I figured it out…

Can You Water Ski With One Of These?

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 20, 2009 at 10:39 PM
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tags: good ole redneck fun
These big boys have more torque and more HP than just about anything around….but even with all that power there is one thing you can’t do with it…..and that’s water…

Thanks To The 'Hub' Community For All The Support

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 20, 2009 at 11:07 AM
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tags: graphic texting accident, pictures posted on youtube
You guys and gals all made me feel proud to be a member of this of this great community. The support was unexpected but very much appreciated. I was quite…

Pucker Up Real Big....Bend Down And Kiss My......

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 19, 2009 at 07:42 PM
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I was made to remove some pictures from my garage today. I’d like to personally thank the great big cry baby whiner at “Steel Woody Man’s Garage”. He felt the…

See Pic's Of Pace Car For 2010 Indy 500

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 19, 2009 at 08:11 AM
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tags: pace car, indy 500
It has just been announced that the Chevrolet Camaro will once again pace the Indianapolis 500 race, taking place next May. This marks the second year in a row in…

Real Pictures Of An Accident Caused By Texting

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 18, 2009 at 09:33 PM
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tags: real accident, texting accident, graphic
I recieved these very graphic pictures of an accident caused by the driver of the car who was appearantly texting instead of paying attention to the road. These are pretty…

Destroyed High Dollar Cars

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 17, 2009 at 08:17 AM
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tags: exotic cars, wrecked, driver error, too much speed
This picture is enough to make the heart of any car lover cringe. If you wanna see many more very expensive cars after their owners have driven them beyond their…

Talk About A Realistice Flame Job

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 17, 2009 at 08:09 AM
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Talk about ironic…...Jerry spent all his savings on a new paint job for his truck with some really cool flames…I guess he should have spent a little money on that…

A Little Advise For Those Looking For Work

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 15, 2009 at 05:56 PM
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tags: funny, real, true, happened yesterday
The shop I work at placed an ad for a lube tech/state inspector. On the first day the ad was up there were literally dozens of people to apply. Let…

My Little Work Area At Home

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 15, 2009 at 12:56 PM
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I finally have a day at home, by myself, when I wasn’t out of work or school sick. It sure is nice. So I updated the pics of my motor…

I Wonder Why They All Do This

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 14, 2009 at 07:39 AM
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A few days ago I posted a bunch of vintage drag racing photos. There was one thing I noticed over and over in the photos that struck me as wierd.…

Last Meeting Of 2009

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 13, 2009 at 10:20 AM
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tags: ntc, ntcc, north texas camaros
Yesterday was the year end gathering of the Camaro club I’m a member of. Unfortunatley I was unable to attend but I did use the photo’s from a couple members…

Vintage Drag Racing Photos

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 12, 2009 at 08:28 AM
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tags: vintage, drag racing, richard petty
I have posted 83 vintage drag racing photo’s in my garage, including a couple of Richard Petty when he was still drag racing. Just follow this link and you will…

Tools Of The Trade (What Every Guy Needs)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 12, 2009 at 08:22 AM
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Here is a list of every tool you will ever need and what that tool is good for. Read the list and make your suggestions as to anything I may…

It's All Joe's Fault

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 11, 2009 at 11:23 PM
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Shortly after seeing the story posted by Joe in Joe’s garage, Ronald McDonald (aka ‘Ronnie’) lost his cool and attacked 4 trash cans, yelled at a child and did several…

Real Signs From America

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 11, 2009 at 08:27 AM
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tags: funny, real
There are so many people to blame for this…..where do you start?

Wild Bill's Crazy Christmas Photo's #4

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 10, 2009 at 05:51 PM
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tags: funny, christmas lights
Are you really suprised these lights are outside a home in rural (and I do mean rural) Tennesse? I’d bet if we could see the driveway there’s a camoflauge pick-up…

Here's Something A Prius Driver Will Never See

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 10, 2009 at 07:53 AM
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In a Prius you will NEVER see this unless you are sitting in it, parked on the side of the road watching a ‘real’ car go by.

What In The World Does This Sign Mean??

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 10, 2009 at 07:47 AM
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tags: funny, real, just plain odd
Can someone please explain this to me. I’ve seen all kinds of ‘warning’ signs…but this one surely takes the cake.

Danica Patrick Joins The Ranks Of NASCAR

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 09, 2009 at 07:39 AM
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It’s easy to say Danica Patrick will fail in NASCAR, because odds are she will. That is why she deserves credit for trying. On Tuesday, Patrick, the wonder woman of…

"69 Camaro Dies In Horrible Accident

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 08, 2009 at 01:03 PM
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This tragic accident claim one ‘69 Camaro pace car and a Duramax Dually, not to mention the 65’ double car hauler. There are 29 photo’s of this in my garage.…

Old Cars & Old Haulers

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 07, 2009 at 10:31 PM
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tags: vintage, transporters, haulers
If you like this picture I have 18 more great vintage photos I just posted to my garage. Just follow this LINK

I Just Don't Get It....How Can A Person Be Fired For Doing A "Remarkable Job"

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 07, 2009 at 05:03 PM
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General Motors Co. said this past Tuesday that chief executive Fritz Henderson has resigned and will be replaced on an interim basis by board chairman Ed Whitacre. Henderson quit after…

Wild Bill's Crazy Christmas Photo's #3

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 07, 2009 at 07:37 AM
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tags: christmas lights, funny
This is what happens when ‘Keeping Up With The Jones’ gets out of hand. Hope you enjoy it and have a great Monday…...

More Guts Than Sense....

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 07, 2009 at 07:27 AM
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tags: dangerous stunt, thrill ride, insane dude, video
This guy has got great big brass ‘ones’. While this does look like it would be an incredible rush…the danger factor is extremely high. You will be amazed at this…

Wild Bill's Crazy Christmas Photo's #2

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 06, 2009 at 10:09 AM
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tags: christmas lights, funny
I’m the only guy in my neighbor hood to get a letter from the HOA telling me to take down my Christmas decorations and I can’t figure out why.

Now That Was A Day To Remeber

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 06, 2009 at 09:53 AM
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tags: true story, funny
This past week was very cold in Dallas Texas, and lots of folks came into the shop to have their tires aired up because their tire light came on…..as I…

Thoughts To Ponder On A Sunday Morning

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 06, 2009 at 09:36 AM
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tags: points to ponder
Let me see if I understand all this…. IF YOU CROSS THE NORTH KOREAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU GET 12 YEARS HARD LABOR…... IF YOU GO INTO CHINA ILLEGALLY, YOU’RE CONSIDERED…

I Fixed The Link....Sorry Guys & Gals, It's Good Now

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 05, 2009 at 07:47 AM
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tags: amazing, real, crazy rich guy
The link in my post..”How Would A Car Guy Solve This Problem??” is fixed. You can revisit the original post or just Click Here

How Would A Car Guy Solve This Problem??

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 04, 2009 at 10:30 PM
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tags: amazing, real, crazy rich guy
Heres the question: If you owned five exotic high dollar sports cars but could only fit one in the garage and two in the driveway…what do you do with the…

Whoo Hoo I Passed The Tests (ASE) Now What Do I Do??

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 04, 2009 at 07:56 AM
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In Feb of 2008 at the age of 39 I decided to change careers. I had always been in the restaurant business but had grown very very tired of working…

Here's The First Gymkhana Video

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 03, 2009 at 07:44 PM
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tags: ken block, gymkhana
A big thanks to the ‘Hub News Crew’ for posting the most recent Gymkhana video…for those that missed the first or are new to Gymkhana or those who just wanna…

Tiger Wood's Christmas Card Photo 2009

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 03, 2009 at 02:17 AM
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Ummm…I have nothing to add here.

What Qualifies As A Bad Day: When A 1968 Camaro Falls Off The Lift

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 02, 2009 at 07:51 PM
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tags: camaro accident
This picture just saddens me. I hate to see this kind of thing happen to any shop owner (not to mention the car). I don’t know the specifics of how…

First Assembly Lines At The Original FORD Plant

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 02, 2009 at 12:45 AM
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This is a great video showing the first assembly lines at the original Ford auto plant. Neat to see those guys making the old wooden wheels, by hand mostly.. The…

One Creepy Photo (Wild Bill's Crazy Christmas Photo's)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 01, 2009 at 10:03 AM
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tags: creepy, wierd, santa, christmas
I would bet this creepy Santa and his reindeer freaked out all the little kiddies. Heck, it’s kinda creeping me out now.

I Can't Even Think Of A HEADLINE For This Picture

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 01, 2009 at 07:50 AM
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Any Ideas????

Bigger May Be Better....But This Is Kinda Ridiculous

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 30, 2009 at 07:37 AM
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tags: outrageous, motorcycle
I like the look of a bike with ‘ape hangers’...even ‘baby apes’ have their own appeal. But I gotta ask: ‘What the heck was this guy thinking?’

Guess Who Got Fired This Day

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 29, 2009 at 05:57 PM
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It would be my guess that the guy who entered the text for this sign was not having a good day.

Do You Know How This Happened?

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 29, 2009 at 05:54 PM
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I ordered two different parts from the same parts house. I had one sent UPS and the other sent FedEx to see who got there first. This happened at the…

Senseless Loss-Please Don't Street Race

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 28, 2009 at 07:52 AM
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Every year countless people are hurt or killed in street racing accidents. This is what happens when you lose control of your car at 150mph in traffic. Show this video…

Why They Build Barriers In NASCAR.

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 28, 2009 at 07:30 AM
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tags: car crash, accident, scca, rally race
The barriers and walls around any track are there for a reason. Here are two examples of cars leaving the track. One takes out some spectators and one is stopped…

Garage's Of The Filthy Rich

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 27, 2009 at 07:58 AM
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What would you do to your ‘man cave’ if you have unlimited funds? Would you put in a lift….maybe two?? How about a bar…or better yet a stainless steel bar.…

What If The Turkey Had Breast Implants

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 26, 2009 at 09:56 AM
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING…........

The Perfect Gift For That Special Lady...(and I do mean special)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 25, 2009 at 07:59 AM
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Not everyone has a wife or a girlfriend who deserves a gift like this…but some do. It’s up to you to decide. Is your special lady deserving of this “special…

One Bad-A$$ Ford-2012 Ford F-250 Super Chief

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 24, 2009 at 01:44 PM
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tags: for super chief, hydrogen fuel, 2012
The Super Chief Pickup by FORD…...................... Hydrogen fueled. (NEW IN 2012)....................... Wonder what the price tag will read for this bad boy? See 13 more pic’s here

Ever Had A Day Like This????

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 24, 2009 at 07:44 AM
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tags: funny
Okay…I admit it…this is not really car related but if you need a smile today, then this is the one for you. If you really want to be an old…

How To Wash Your Car With Just One Bucket Of Water

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 23, 2009 at 07:57 AM
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tags: car wash
Save the whales, save the ta-ta’s, save electricity, save this and save that…everybody is trying to conserve. Well if you wanna know how to save water by washing your car…

The Picture Says It All

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 19, 2009 at 08:24 AM
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I don’t really have anything to add here….The picture says it all, and says it very well.

The Drunkest Guy Ever

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 18, 2009 at 08:36 AM
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tags: beer, drunk, drunkest ever, funny
I’ve had a few too many on an occasion or two….but I’ve never had this many. You have gotta see this guy. video

Oh Great, Now I Feel Safer

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 18, 2009 at 08:13 AM
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Can you even believe this??..........Well, boys and girls, today we are letting the fox guard the henhouse. Tomorrow, the wolves will be herding the sheep! Would you let a thief…

Bugatti Veyron Crashes In The Lagoon

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 17, 2009 at 06:45 PM
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tags: bugatti, veyron, veyron crash
Was it a pelican as some sources say…was he reaching for a cell phone….some have even suggested insurance fraud…either way here’s a video and a related news story .........the guy…

How To Change A VW Belt In 5 Seconds

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 16, 2009 at 07:40 AM
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tags: vw belt
So you think you’re fast….....you work in a shop and you’ve done it all…..well can you change the belt of a VW in 5 seconds?? I’m sure your wondering if…

Beaver Hunting

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 15, 2009 at 11:32 AM
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An 86-year-old man went to his doctor for his annual check-up… The doctor asked him how he was feeling, and the 86-year-old said, “Things are great and I’ve never felt…

Rare Old's 442

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 12, 2009 at 05:37 PM
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tags: olds 442
This rare #matching Olds 442 has under gone a frame-on restoration at my buddies shop. Check the short video of the project so far. Old’s 442

What If Someone Stole The Pace Car??

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 10, 2009 at 07:43 AM
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It really happened in 1986 at Talledega. Here’s the video. click

The Coolest Way To Arrive At The Race Track

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 10, 2009 at 07:38 AM
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What do you think is the coolest way possible to show up at the racetrack? Well here’s your answer. If you can top this….prove it. click here

Woo Hoo!!!!! I got it up!!!!

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 09, 2009 at 12:56 PM
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tags: rods car craft
I’ve been trying for several weeks to get it up….....and now after a few long nights, and a couple charges on the ol’ credit card it has all come to…

What Does 'Service' Mean To You???

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 27, 2009 at 08:05 AM
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tags: humorous, funny, true
I became confused when I heard the word ‘service’ used with these agencies. Internal Revenue ‘Service’ U.S. Postal ‘Service’ Telephone ‘Service’ Cable TV ‘Service’ Civil ‘Service’ State, City, County &…

Will The Govt. Drop The Eagle As National Symbol???

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 24, 2009 at 08:01 PM
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tags: silly, funny, true
The government today announced that it is considering changing its emblem from an Eagle to a CONDOM because it more accurately reflects the government’s political stance. A condom allows for…

Where Are All The American's????

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 24, 2009 at 07:58 AM
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tags: silly, funny, true
A Russian arrives in New York City as a new immigrant to the United States . He stops the first person he sees walking down the street and says, “Thank…

Absolutely, Positively The Best Halloween Costume Ever

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 24, 2009 at 07:49 AM
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Remember the Transformers movie, where a Camaro turned into a robot? This video is of a guy in a costume of the robot….but he actually turns into a Camaro…....you have…

101 Car Guy Things To Do Before You Die

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 22, 2009 at 12:30 PM
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Here’s the list….at the end of the list is a score card. How do you rate? Drive a Funny Car Attend The Goodwood Festival of Speed Race at Bonneville Drive…

Doing Do-nuts In Someone Else's Car

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 21, 2009 at 01:22 AM
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tags: donuts, ntc, ntcc, north texas camaro club, north texas camaros
What do you think happens when a Camaro guy let’s a Mopar guy drive his car?? Well I shot the video just to show you. First, here’s the back story.…

My Video Gets Recognition By Camaro Specialty Company

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 12, 2009 at 10:55 PM
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I shot some video of an event I attended this weekend. The owners of the business that put on the event were so pleased with the video I posted, they…

Cartoon From Scotland

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 12, 2009 at 05:41 PM
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Is the entire world laughing at our nation’s leadership? Yes, I believe they are. This cartoon originated as an email from Scotland

What A Great Saturday This Was

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 11, 2009 at 12:09 PM
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tags: firewheel classics, ntcc, north texas camaro club
If you are a Camaro Fan, you just gotta check out the event pic’s and the video of the event. There was also a Yenko Stinger (Corvair), a sweet Chevy…

Unbelievable New Option On GMC Trucks

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 08, 2009 at 07:59 AM
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My friend bought a new GMC Sierra and returned it to the dealer yesterday because he couldn’t get the radio to work… The salesman explained that the radio was voice…

BEWARE: Home Depot Scam

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 07, 2009 at 10:02 PM
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Subject: Home Depot Scam A”heads up” for those men who may be regular Home Depot customers. Over the last month I became a victim of a clever scam while out…

Have You Ever Seen A Contraption Like This??

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 07, 2009 at 09:46 PM
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This vehicle is actually registered as a car. Notice no engine on the motorcycle. The car was a front wheel drive Ford. Someone sent me these pic’s as a {FWD}…

10 worst cars of the 2000's

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 07, 2009 at 07:39 AM
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10. Pontiac Aztek 2001-2005 The Aztek was criticized for the duration of its life for its ghastly styling. Design is subjective, so what do you think of the Aztek shown…

WARNING: Do Not Read This Post!!!

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 06, 2009 at 08:46 PM
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Tech Tip #2 From The Redneck Files

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 05, 2009 at 07:47 AM
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Tired of people honking their horn and yelling just because you changed lanes and cut them off with out signalling. Well you can fix that pesky busted turn signal without…

Tech Tip #1 From The Redneck Files

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 05, 2009 at 07:42 AM
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When you have a problem with your blend doors and don’t have the time to remove the dash and fix the problem correctly, just take this approach.

Shameless Display Of Wealth

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 28, 2009 at 09:59 PM
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It’s a Mercedes Benz owned by an Abu Dhabi oil billionaire (naturally). Featuring the newly developed V10 quad turbo with 1,600 horsepower and 2800nm of torque 0-100km/h in less than…

Everybody Like To Get A 'Smooth Job'!!!

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 28, 2009 at 09:50 PM
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This weeks update…..More metal work gets done on my ‘69 Camaro. The dash panel is in, all the metal is welded in, the firewall got smoothed, the new inner cowl…

It Has A Roof Again (69 Camaro X-44 Coupe)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 18, 2009 at 08:15 AM
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Well, the roof is back on and it looks great….it’s been a real long journey and I’ve still got a long way to go, but things are coming along nicely.…

The Best Way To Camoflage Your 'POS'

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 16, 2009 at 08:14 AM
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The Southern Definition Of 'Dixie Cups'

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 16, 2009 at 08:09 AM
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I also have a ‘stars and bars’ sticker on my daily driver…but not one this cool.

My Coupe Becomes A Roadster (Temporarily)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 15, 2009 at 06:30 PM
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I took this picture a couple of hours ago…..Sam was hard at work removing the roof and prepping it for the new roof skin. Be sure to check out the…

Theodore Roosevelt's ideas on Immigrants and being an AMERICAN in 1907

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 15, 2009 at 05:15 PM
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A quote from President Theodore Roosevelt (circa 1907): ‘In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates…

Another Class Complete (Auto-trans I is complete)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 15, 2009 at 01:32 PM
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I finished yet one more class today in my quest to acquire and Assoc. Degree in Automotive Technology. It’s a real B**ch trying to go to school, work a full…

A Camaro, A 'Cuda and an MG

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 15, 2009 at 07:40 AM
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Check out the quick video I’ve added of a couple of the cool cars recently spotted at my buddies shop. It’s where my Camaro is being done. The video is…

American Hot Rod Of The Air (F1A Fighter)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 14, 2009 at 11:28 PM
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This is a conversation overheard on the VHF Guard (emergency) frequency 121.5 MHz while flying from Europe to Dubai: The conversation went like this… Iranian Air Defense Radar: Unknown aircraft…

Florida Hot-Rodder & His Babe (will this be me soon??)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 09, 2009 at 08:29 PM
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I found out this weekend I’m gonna be a grampa. How long before this becomes me….or you??

A Response To Rat Nest's Lastest Post

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 31, 2009 at 07:39 PM
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I believe this may be the husband to a recent hub garage post by Rat Nest…see what you think?? Here’s a link to Rat Nests post: http://www.hubgarage.com/mygarage/RuffTin/blogs/12036

How Hot Does It Get In Your Shop

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 28, 2009 at 11:34 PM
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Does it get hot enough for your dog to do this???? It does in Texas

Left Over Camaro Parts.....Free To A Good Home

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 27, 2009 at 11:38 PM
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There’s a driver’s door, tail panel, both quarters, deck lid, floor pan, trunk pan and several other misc. panels there. You want it…you can have it. Be sure and check…

The Most Expensive Massage I Ever Paid For

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 27, 2009 at 11:15 PM
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The entire rear of this car has been replaced. It is held together with vise grips and screws while the final fit is done before welding. This car is being…

Why You Should Never Grab Someone Else's Balls

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 26, 2009 at 01:59 PM
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I couldn’t believe my eye’s when I saw this sign…....but there it was.

Is That A Warning??????

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 25, 2009 at 01:36 PM
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I think the picture says it all…....what do you say??

Free Tickets To A Once In A Lifetime Event/Stuntshow

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 25, 2009 at 07:23 AM
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I have a friend who has four extra tickets to Robbie Kneivel’s stunt exhibition this weekend. If anyone is interested, let me know. (He is Evel Kneivel’s son). He is…

The List Goes On & On & On.......

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 20, 2009 at 11:50 PM
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Here’s the list….rights side quarter, left side quarter, floor pan, trunk pan, left & right toe boards, left and right trunk drop off, tail pan, tulip panel, deck lid, roof…

The Funniest Thing I've Heard In A Long Time

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 19, 2009 at 07:48 PM
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tags: funny, pizza, delivery
I laughed so hard snot shot out of my nose…......If you wanna know what it will be like to order a pizza for delivery by the year 2012, you should…

What's Wrong With this Picture???

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 17, 2009 at 10:26 AM
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tags: cuda, 440, sixpack, car craft
This is the picture of the valve train in a 440 with six-pack. Do you notice anything that just don’t look right??

More New Metal Goes In My '69

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 17, 2009 at 10:22 AM
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Lot’s more rust comes out, lots more metal goes in and lots more rust is uncovered. The floors are in, along with the toes boards and seat brackets. Unfortunately when…

ALERT: Stolen COPO ZL1 Camaro

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 17, 2009 at 08:33 AM
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I’m posting this from another forum, but the more eyes on the look out the better:Unfortunately, you read that correctly…last night (8/13/2009) COPO Pete had his 2500 Duramax,…

NASCAR Incident At 190 mph

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 14, 2009 at 07:48 AM
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Joe Gibbs Racing driver Brad Coleman was testing a Gibbs NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car at Arizona Proving Grounds earlier this week and came onto the radio and told his…

Me & Corvette go 90 mph in the rain

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 11, 2009 at 08:09 AM
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I took the Corvette Z/06 thrill ride at Texas Motor Speedway a couple weeks back. I’ve finally edited the video into something comprehensible. I’d like to thank my wife for…

'The Man Cave'...now there's a video

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 10, 2009 at 03:29 AM
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I wrote a blog about the ‘man cave’ a few day ago….here’s a video I put together using what I shot this week. The blue 69 Camaro in pieces is…

V-12 Powered Peterbilt Rat-Rod...(no kidding, you gotta see it)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 07, 2009 at 08:03 PM
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$4.5 Million Boat Gets Dropped.....Literally

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 07, 2009 at 03:03 PM
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65’ custom-built motor yacht complete with 4 staterooms, a state-of-the-art galley, GPS System and radar for navigation, twin supercharged diesel engines, etc. $4,500,000.00 Champagne, chocolate covered strawberries with cream and…

The 'Man Cave'

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 07, 2009 at 02:44 PM
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On Thursday nights in this shop is held ‘Garage Majal’. That’s just a bunch of good ol’ boys having a few beers, telling a few lies, talking about cars, racing,…

Talk About Getting Even...(This Is Hardcore)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 05, 2009 at 08:26 PM
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Appearantly this guy screwed the wrong guy….After having $84,000 scammed from him, the victim in this case has erected a web site in ‘honor’ of this slimeball. Check it out…

Real Billboards from 'Annual Detroit Car Cruise'

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 22, 2009 at 08:11 AM
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When cars were cars and they all looked individual. The annual Detroit Car Cruise had these ads posted along it route. To see all 18 billboards go to my garage…

I Did This 'Cuz I'm Bored

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 20, 2009 at 01:48 PM
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I got bored (it’s raining and I’m off work) so I put together this slide show of Rod’s “Cuda project”. I think it turned out okay….see what you think. http://www.slide.com/r/oKocyThyyj8MIEpbIYWxHYIaaLwbEGR4

This Is Not What I Meant When I Said "Got Any Pic's Of Girls & Cars"

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 20, 2009 at 09:27 AM
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WOW!!!! It doesn’t seem to matter that they flipped the darn car over…..these two gals seem intent on striking a pose and giving a big smile to the camera.

Five Reasons 'Cash For Clunkers' Is A Joke (A MUST READ)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 13, 2009 at 08:05 AM
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With news that Congress has passed its ballyhooed $1 billion “Cash for Clunkers” bill, we feel compelled to voice our skepticism about the program. Here’s the bill in a nutshell:…

America's Most Overpriced Cars

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 13, 2009 at 07:56 AM
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These days, car buyers have the upper hand when they walk into the showroom. They have access to dealer invoice prices and day supply data on the Internet—not to mention…

Redneck Biker's From Outer Space

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 08, 2009 at 12:33 AM
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I think the title speaks for itself. Here’s a video I took in Roswell, New Mexico this past weekend of what I can only call a Redneck Biker From Outer…

Once Again, I Prove How Stupid I Can Be

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 08, 2009 at 12:20 AM
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I go on vacation to Roswell NM. On the way back we leave Roswell on a rural two lane highway and head east. At about 35 miles the gas light…

New GM (Government Motors) Car Line

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 25, 2009 at 08:17 AM
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This car runs on hot air and broken promises. It has three wheels that speed the vehicle through tight left turns. It comes complete with two Teleprompters programmed to help…

A Two-Wheeled Japanese Tow Truck

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 16, 2009 at 05:49 PM
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I know it sounds impossible…or at least near impossible, but here it is. A picture of an actual two-wheeled tow truck that works and is functional. There are several pictures…

A Question For The Experts.......What Kind Of Car Is This????

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 14, 2009 at 02:00 PM
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I received this pic and I was having trouble identifying exactly what kind of car it was. Any help would be most appreciated.

Will Obama Destroy Ford To Save GM (Government Motors)??

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 01, 2009 at 12:44 PM
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How hard will Obama try to save GM now that the government owns a lions share of this once great company, and what effect will that effort have on GM’s…

My Corvette Z/06 Thrill Ride (pic's and video)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 28, 2009 at 02:04 PM
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I recently had the opportunity to ride in a Z/06 Corvette that was driven by Josh Gilbert. I got ten laps as passenger. If we had gone one more lap…

I Finally Won Something On The HUB

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 28, 2009 at 11:54 AM
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The other day I opened my mail box and saw a package from the ‘Busted Knuckle Garage’. It contained a key chain and one of the coolest stickers ever. I…

Who Really Said It.....Does Anyone Know??

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 28, 2009 at 11:45 AM
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“You can get one in any color you want as long as it’s black.” I’m not sure who first said it, but when a car guy hears that line, there…

Corvette Thrill Ride. I Really Went & I Have The Video To Prove It

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 19, 2009 at 11:03 PM
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I had the opportunity to ride in a Z/06 Corvette that was driven by Josh Gilbert. I got ten laps as passenger. If we had gone one more lap I…

Street Racing Video: DON'T Let This Be You Or Your Kids

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 18, 2009 at 08:13 AM
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We’ve all done it…....it was stupid then, it’s still stupid now. Street racing, like in this video, is dangerous and deadly. This video takes place at around 150 mph. If…

How To Fix The Economy......An Idea From A True Patriot

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 13, 2009 at 01:12 PM
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This is from an article in the St. Petersburg Times Newspaper on Sunday. The Business Section asked readers for ideas on “How Would You Fix the Economy?” I think this…

A Question For The Experts.......When Did It Happen??

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 12, 2009 at 08:39 PM
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While participating in a lively discussion at work about different sbc motors the question came up about when the 350 and the 327 motors came to be. I am pretty…

Dealer Options More Than Double The Torque & HP Of The 2010 Camaro

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 12, 2009 at 08:20 AM
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Hennessey Performance Engineering (HPE), well known for their extreme performance sports cars and muscle cars, announces their Limited Edition 2010 HPE700 Camaro. At the heart of the beast is GM’s…

A Little More Info On Olds & Some Great Pic's Of Some REO's

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 11, 2009 at 04:53 PM
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Although Ransom Olds was an innovator and quality control fanatic, he lacked the determination and aggressiveness of Henry Ford and others. It is interesting to speculate what might have happened…

2010 Pontiac Trans-Am......Get Yours Today

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 11, 2009 at 04:30 PM
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Pontiac is on its way out just as the new 2010 Chevy Camaro has arrived. Had this been a decade or two earlier, the Camaro would most certainly be accompanied…

2010 Camaro Destroyed In Accident

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 09, 2009 at 07:51 PM
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This Camaro was only 20 hours old when it was appearantly rear ended by an unlicensed driver with no insurance. There are several pic’s in my Garage. Check them out:…

See VIN 0001 Driven Off The Assembly Line By Owner Rick Hendrick

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 07, 2009 at 01:22 PM
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tags: camaro, rick hendrick, chevy, chevrolet
The very first Camaro to come off the production line in Canada was purchased by Rick Hendrick. He actually drove his new 2010 Chevrolet Camaro, VIN#0001, off the new Flexible…

Possible Recall On The 2010 Camaro, Already???

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 06, 2009 at 11:58 PM
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A product safety recall has been issued for certain sold 2010 Chevy Camaros (V8 engine only). The recall is necessary because of a potential shorting problem with the starter making…

Unveiling Of The 2010 Camaro

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 06, 2009 at 11:36 PM
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tags: 2010 camaro, camaro
I went to the Classic Chevrolet unveiling of the 2010 Camaro in Grapevine Texas. I’ve posted 60 pictures from the event. I unfortunately missed the most amazing shot of the…

'70 'Cuda Almost Ready. 17 Pic's Added

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 06, 2009 at 03:52 PM
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Check out this car…there are tons of pics from the begining up today. ABSOLUTELY NO EXPENSE was spared to make this one of the best ‘Cudas ever. See ‘Rod’s Cuda’…

Crash Testing And Why It's Important

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 05, 2009 at 02:03 PM
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What your car looks like after an accident and whether or not you survive, may depend more on where your car was built, than on which manufacturer built it. Countries…

Why Is Our Gas So Expensive??? The Truth About Domestic Oil

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 05, 2009 at 08:08 AM
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The U. S. Geological Service issued a report in April (‘08) that only scientists and oil men knew was coming, but man was it big. It was a revised report…

Auto Repair Scam

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 04, 2009 at 01:32 PM
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I am completely amazed at the things people will believe when a ‘Technician’ tells them something. This woman was convinced by a ‘Technician’ that she not only needed a transmission…

The Most Powerful Engine In The World--Look At The Size Of This Crank

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 03, 2009 at 11:04 PM
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There is NO engine in the world that can produce more horsepower or torque. I have many pictures of the assembly of these engines and lots of info and specs.…

More Wrecked High Dollar Cars

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 29, 2009 at 02:09 PM
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I got such a great response to the two wrecked sports cars I posted yesterday…I thought I’d give you a few more. Just click on the link to my garage:…

Porsche Pieces Litter The Highway

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 28, 2009 at 04:57 PM
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To see several other pic’s of this Porsche and another Audi that suffered a similar fate check out this link to my garage: http://www.hubgarage.com You will be amazed they walked…

And They Lived To Tell About It....Pictures Of An Incredible Accident

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 28, 2009 at 04:52 PM
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The owner of this car (or should I say ‘car pieces’) walked away from this accident and called police on their own phone. To see several other pic’s of this…

I Guess There Is No Intelligence Test For New Police Officers

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 27, 2009 at 08:05 AM
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Do you suppose she drove around the safety cones in order to end up here. Maybe she just didn’t see them. The observation skills of todays officers are at a…

Safety First.......Stupidity Second.

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 27, 2009 at 07:59 AM
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I suppose if she fell off and hit her head it wouldn’t matter…there is obviously nothing up there to damage.

Funny Bumper Sticker

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 21, 2009 at 01:22 AM
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I’ve seen these bumperstickers on Jeeps before…I’ve just never seen one that really needed it.

I Couldn't Believe It When I Saw It....But Here's The Picture

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 21, 2009 at 01:16 AM
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I sometimes wonder where these peoples friends are. It’s up to the freinds to tell stoopid people when they do stoopid stuff. Do you think the owner stepped back…checked it…

HEADLINE: Town Suffers Worse Crime Surge In Years...Where Were Police

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 18, 2009 at 08:33 AM
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On Thursday of last week a surge of petty crimes and burglaries took this town by storm. It was as if the criminals knew the police were no where around.…

Would You Drive This Truck On The Job

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 18, 2009 at 08:19 AM
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I will bet this will make people remember your business. This is one of the most unique paint schemes I’ve seen on a company vehicle. Absolutely hilarious.

This Picture Is Worth At LEAST 1000 Words

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 17, 2009 at 08:40 AM
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I am at a loss for words. But I’ll bet his car stays nice and frosty inside.

Talk About UNSAFE. Would You Do This?

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 17, 2009 at 08:35 AM
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I’ve been in some precarious positions but I think this is over the limit.

Fiat Gives Chrysler Workers an Ultimatum

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 16, 2009 at 11:22 AM
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Fiat (FIA,MI) Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne said in an interview published on Apr. 15 that unless the labor unions representing workers employed by Chrysler in the U.S. and Canada agreed…

Here's A Dirty Girl

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 16, 2009 at 10:33 AM
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Perhaps that mud hole was a little deeper than she expected. I’m sure she won’t have to wait long until some knight in shining armor swoops in to save the…

The Car Of The Future Is Here Today

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 15, 2009 at 08:05 AM
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Mazda Taiki reflects one possible direction for a future generation of Mazda sports cars aimed at helping create a sustainable society. The fourth concept car in the Nagare design series,…

Barrett Jackson Sells '69 Yenko For $500K

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 14, 2009 at 09:48 AM
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A 1969 Yenko Camaro that was a one of kind car built for a disabled vet was sold at Barrett-Jackson for $500K. The way I understand it the check for…

World's Smallest Car...And It's Street Legal

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 13, 2009 at 02:16 PM
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The Peel 50, purchased by Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! in early 2009, weighs only 130 lbs., and is the smallest car ever approved for street use. The Manx Peel…

Exclusive Photo From Annual Woman Drivers Meeting

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 13, 2009 at 02:08 PM
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This exclusive photo was taken shortly after the end of the ‘Society Of Women Drivers’ meeting. Appearantly while making a left turn at an intersection while using a handheld cell…

Camaro Convertible On Hold & Z/28 Scrapped

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 09, 2009 at 02:02 PM
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Supplier lawsuits and General Motors’ own weak financial position threatened to delay the introduction of the 2010 Camaro despite the 14,000 pre-orders, but the car’s production was launched last week…

Die Hard Chevy Fan Gives Ford A 'Thumbs Up'

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 09, 2009 at 01:55 PM
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I have been a die hard Chevy fan for many years and I still am. But you have to hand it to Ford…they took no money from the government and…

An Untimely Death.....I Will Miss You.

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 09, 2009 at 01:44 PM
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Professor Joseph Olson of Hemline University School of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota, points out some interesting facts concerning the Presidential election: Number of States won by: Democrats: 19 Republicans: 29…

Saturday @ TMS...Day Of The Camaro

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 06, 2009 at 07:56 PM
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Many members of the car club I belong to (North Texas Camaro Club) were part of the parade lap before the Nationwide Series race at TMS this weekend. These were…

My Weekend @ TMS......(as a poem)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 06, 2009 at 02:11 PM
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I had too much beer and too much sun, I screamed alot and had ton’s of fun. The Dupont car that came in first showed all the fans, it was…

GM Launches It's 'Assurance' Program To Try And Boost Sales

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 02, 2009 at 08:44 PM
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GM announced a plan that covers up to nine months of payments of $500 a month, and it will cover any negative equity in your vehicle if you trade it…

New Camaro vs New Challenger vs New Mustang

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 02, 2009 at 06:05 PM
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Motor Trend has done a comprehensive comparison between the New Challenger, New Mustang, and New Camaro. I tried to load the video to my video section but it is not…

A Call To The White House Warranty Dept.

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on April 01, 2009 at 10:55 AM
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Ring…Ring…Ring…Ring…Ring…Ring…Ring…Ring…Ring… “You have reached the White House Automotive Warranty Department. Push 1 for Spanish or 2 for English. Para continuar en Español…” Beep “Did you know that the White…

Please help me in my efforts...

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 31, 2009 at 10:30 PM
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Hi folks, As you may or may not know my wife was diagnosed with lupus last year and has decided to participate in the Walk for Lupus Now event being…

EGR...Or Not EGR...That is the Question. A Little Help Please.

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 31, 2009 at 01:23 PM
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I just installed this carb this weekend, and I have a question. The carb I installed is a 1400 Edelbrock Performer, EGR carb with electric choke. I also have a…

Hey Obama, Take Your Govt. Backed Warranty And Cram It Up Your.......

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 30, 2009 at 07:05 PM
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The leftist nut bags who have taken over Washington are at it again. Let’s do a brief overview. Obama recently forced through a stimulus bill he said we needed and…

Carb And Exhaust Manifolds Go On

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 29, 2009 at 06:07 PM
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I am hoping to get this motor started in the next few weeks. I’ve been patiently putting it together a little at a time for quite a while now. See…

The Truth About Beer And Why We Should All Drink It.

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 29, 2009 at 02:30 PM
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A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that…

A Question For The Experts.......Exhaust Manifold

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 15, 2009 at 03:22 PM
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I am re-installing the stock original exhaust manifolds on the sbc 350 for my ‘69 Camaro. I purchased a new set of flange studs. The studs are two different lengths….3…

Unveiling Date Set For New Camaro......May 6th

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 12, 2009 at 07:55 AM
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Classic Chevrolet in Grapevine Texas has contacted several Camaro clubs in the area (including the one I’m a member of) in an effort to have many versions of the Camaro…

Today I Put A SBC 350 In My 1990 Geo Tracker

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 11, 2009 at 11:15 PM
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SBC 350 bored .040 over (now 357 cid), new flat top 9.5:1 pistons, new wrist pins, rings, springs, spring retainers, valve guides, valve seals, cam, lifters, timing gears and chain,…

Here Come The Camaro's........NEW CAMARO'S ROLL OUT.

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 10, 2009 at 07:41 AM
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For all the doubter’s and all the nay sayers, I say check this out. New Camaro’s as far as the eye can see…ready to roll. Dealerships will see these cars…

A Question For The Experts....About Engine Building

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 09, 2009 at 09:18 PM
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I am currently rebuilding a 350 sbc for class credit at Eastfield College in Mequite, Texas. Another student is also rebuilding a 350. The difference in our motors is the…

The Before Picture Of My Engine Rebuild Project

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 09, 2009 at 01:03 PM
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This motor came out of a 1972 C-10 Chevy pick-up. It had 260K original miles and had never been rebuilt. When I disassembled this motor, most of the coolant passages…

The Most Dangerous Vehicles Of 2009

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 03, 2009 at 07:41 AM
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Earlier this month, Ford Motor and General Motors announced dismal sales results for the month of January. With all the industry’s giants — even Toyota — struggling so mightily, it’s…

See Dennis Gage Test Drive A Real Baldwin Motion Car

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 02, 2009 at 01:35 PM
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After al the talk the last couple days about Baldwin Motion Cars, I decided to post a little info I found and a video of Dennis Gage with a collection…

Have You Ever Seen Anything Like This...And Where Can I Get Them

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 02, 2009 at 08:22 AM
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I saw these clear valve covers at the Ft Worth Rod & Custom Car Show this weekend. They were very interesting. I didn’t get to see it running, but I…

A Good Shot Of The Motor (Baldwin Motion Camaro)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 01, 2009 at 11:26 PM
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Here is a really good shot of the engine bay of this car from this weekends show. I also added a pic of the car as it was displayed. Check…

Baldwin Motion Car Makes The Show

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on March 01, 2009 at 09:06 AM
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This recently finished Baldwin Motion Camaro makes it to it’s first show. Sure, it’s been to the Saturday night cruise but this is the first real show it’s been to.…

New Picture's Added

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 27, 2009 at 10:57 PM
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I have added 3 more pictures of this incredible 396 blown Camaro. These pictures were taken at Dallas Autorama. 3 were taken in ‘08 and 3 were taken in ‘09.…

The Cars We Drove In The 50's & 60's (slide show and music)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 27, 2009 at 10:12 PM
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Do you remember going out for a malted or a cherry coke?........ever been to drive-in movie on a Saturday night?.....maybe to see ‘Thunder Road’.......ever own a car with skirts…....well then…

New Corvette Sting Ray Concept

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 26, 2009 at 01:40 PM
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A Cool Car Cartoon

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 26, 2009 at 07:52 AM
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Here’s a guy with a style of cartooning I really dig. It reminds me of the cool stickers I used to get as a kid. I found his art work…

CRANE CAMS CLOSES DOORS......

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 25, 2009 at 07:30 PM
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Tuesday, 24 February 2009 Crane Cams closed its doors after 56 years in business and laid off employees, this according to a report on News-JournalOnline.com, the website for the Daytona…

Who Really Invented The Automobile??

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 24, 2009 at 10:24 PM
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Well, who did really invent the automobile…...Ford?? Porsche?? Benz?? The reason I ask this question is, as I was watching Hussein Obama give another great campaign speech tonight he said…

There's A STORM Brewin'...See This Awesome '23 T-Bucket

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 24, 2009 at 07:42 AM
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This car, named Storm, was one of the cars that were drawing lots of Ooo’s and Aaah’s at the Dallas ‘09 Autorama when I was there. It was calling out…

A Question For The Experts.......What Is My CID Now??

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 23, 2009 at 07:29 PM
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I am currently in the process of my first ever complete motor rebuild. I started with a very worn-out 350 out of a 1972 C10 pickup. I have completely torn…

I Need Help With A Non-Car Related Search

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 20, 2009 at 08:32 AM
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Appearanty the Washington Post printed a cartoon that has a large portion of the media up-in-arms. It was printed on page six of the New York Post on Wednesday .…

GM Performance Division Dead?? More Trouble For The New Camaro

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 19, 2009 at 10:36 PM
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Automotive News is reporting that General Motors has killed off the GM Performance Division. This is crushing news to fans of domestic performance vehicles and the decision appears to have…

This Is What Happens When Rednecks Get Bored

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 18, 2009 at 03:37 PM
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This is a John Deere mower that was stretched 10 feet and had a total of 5 (yes I said 5) motors put on it. It was on display at…

How Do You Get 2100HP Out Of A 393

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 17, 2009 at 12:17 AM
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ENGINE: Duttweiler Performance 393 CI Pontiac Twin Turbonetics 78mm Turbos….2100HP TRANS: Keith Neal Prepared Powerglide Coan Convertor REAREND: Fab 9” 4.10 Gears I saw this car on display at Dallas…

A Question For The Experts.......What Is This???

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 15, 2009 at 01:00 PM
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I saw this great dragster at the Dallas Autorama and it had an air filter (or what appeared to be an air filter) sticking out the back of the car….....what…

Going To See Aaron Grote's Atomic Punk Today

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 13, 2009 at 08:17 AM
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I will be going to the Dallas Autorama tonight and I can hardly wait to see ‘The Atomic Punk’ in person. It will not be the first Aaron Grote creation…

Chevy Camaro Returns as Official Pace Car for 51st Daytona 500

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 11, 2009 at 11:01 PM
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Daytona International Speedway officials announced the return of the Chevy Camaro as the Official Pace Car of the 51st running of the Daytona 500—the first Camaro to pace the field…

Congress Wants $300 Million For New Vehicles

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 11, 2009 at 01:54 PM
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The federal government is preparing to spend millions to purchase a fleet of small electric vehicles that critics compare to golf carts. The $838 billion economic stimulus bill that passed…

Man Tries To Behead Mechanic

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 11, 2009 at 09:45 AM
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A Muhlenberg Township man tried to cut off a Reading mechanic’s head with a circular saw Monday morning after the men fought about a broken-down car, city police said. A…

X Games Medalist Killed In Crash ** We'll Miss You Jeremy

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 11, 2009 at 07:36 AM
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Freestyle motocross rider Jeremy Lusk, who grew up in San Diego County, died late Monday night in Costa Rica after crashing head-first during a competition Saturday. He was 24. Lusk,…

LS9 Crate Craving Video

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 10, 2009 at 11:10 AM
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The LS9 Supercharged Crate motor produces 630+ HP and over 600 ft lbs of torque. Here is a video of the building of one of these engines. The inner cooler…

New LS9 Super Charged Engine Goes On Sale

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 06, 2009 at 12:11 AM
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GM has decided to release the New LS-9 Super Charged ‘Vette motor as a crate motor. It pushes over 600hp and enough torque to a twist knot in the Grand…

'74 Datsun Electric Car Beats Everything At The Drag Strip & Sets World Record

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 03, 2009 at 02:20 PM
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The wave of the future is here…....check out the ‘74 Datsun called ‘White Zombie’ that is tearing up the drag strip in Portland Oregon. To see this amazing car go…

Here's Your Daily Dose Of Laughter

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 02, 2009 at 01:00 PM
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My wife sat down on the couch next to me as I was flipping channels. She asked, ‘What’s on TV?’ I said, ‘Dust.’ And then the fight started……

It's Not Just Scum Bags On The Internet...Now The Car Dealers Are Scamming Us Too

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 02, 2009 at 12:53 PM
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The national wave of auto dealership closures has come crashing down on thousands of people who are on the hook for used-car loans that dealers were supposed to absolve. When…

Now That's How You Make An Engine Block

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on February 02, 2009 at 12:22 PM
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Some engine blocks are cast iron or aluminum or some other metal…but the common thread is they are cast in a mold and then machined to finish them to spec.…

Here's Your Daily Dose Of Laughter

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 28, 2009 at 08:07 PM
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A store that sells new husbands has opened in New York City , where a woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entrance is a…

GM Gets 5.4 Billion. I Hope They Use It Wisely

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 28, 2009 at 08:45 AM
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General Motors Corp. received the second piece of its government loan package Wednesday, a $5.4 billion installment that will allow the giant automaker to pay its bills and avoid running…

The 10 Most Embarrassing Award Winners In Automotive History

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 26, 2009 at 03:38 PM
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Here are ten award winners for which somebody needs to apologize. 1) 1983 Renault Alliance: Car and Driver 10 Best Cars “If we were some other magazine,” Car & Driver…

A Motorcycle With A Tank Engine....See The Video

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 26, 2009 at 07:55 AM
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I found this video of a motorcycle with a tank engine. This is another one for the ‘pointless but cool’ file. I wonder what the guy who came up with…

One Bad 'Cuda.......See It From The Begining

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 25, 2009 at 07:11 PM
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He tried for years to aquire this car and finally the previous owner let it go. Now the car has under gone a total transformation at the very talented hands…

Read This Before You Buy A New Car

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 25, 2009 at 09:54 AM
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There are always little costs involved with the maintenence and upkeep of a vehicle that most people don’t really think about when purchasing a car. Well here’s one you better…

Spy Photo Of New Convetible Camaro.

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 22, 2009 at 05:35 PM
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Spy photographer Brenda Priddy says that although Chevrolet still doesn’t have any Camaro convertible pictures on its consumer sites, this pre-production ragtop recently making the rounds in Australia is a…

He Got Into The Guiness Book Of Records By Getting Hit By A Car

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 22, 2009 at 04:15 PM
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Matthew McKnight, of Connellsville, Pennsylvania, hopes nobody manages to top his feat in the Guinness Book of World Records. That’s because McKnight holds the record for “Greatest Distance Thrown in…

These Silly Looking Wheels May Be The Future

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 21, 2009 at 10:57 PM
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The Tweel offers a number of benefits beyond being impervious to nails in the road. The tread will last two to three times as long as current radial tires, Michelin…

NON CAR RELATED. Ignore This post. I'm Just Venting

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 21, 2009 at 08:09 PM
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I heard a co-worker say to someone today “anybody who voted Republican either doesn’t know anything about politics or is already rich” and as you can imagine that was my…

SOLD! GM Heritage Fleet (Not the GM Heritage Collection)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 21, 2009 at 07:27 AM
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GM heritage sold! Anyone with a paddle could have bid on a small piece of General Motors heritage last week at the Barrett-Jackson collector car auction in Scottsdale, Ariz. More…

How To Blow Up An Engine. See The Video

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 20, 2009 at 01:54 PM
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See a worn out Chevy 305 with two blown headgaskets, over a gallon of water in the crank case, and a brick on the gas go boom. The headers get…

The Greatest Collection of Convertibles Ever Assembled

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 19, 2009 at 07:35 AM
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What do you suppose this collection is worth? This collection belongs to Dennis Albaugh in Ankeny , Iowa , just north of Des Moines. The personal & private collection consists…

Top Tips To Beat Car Fraud: Even The 'Hub' Is Not Immune To These Scumbags

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 15, 2009 at 10:05 AM
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Buying a car online couldn’t be easier and sadly that’s a huge part of the problem right now. Some crooks have even stooped so low as to use the most…

Stolen Car Recovered......31 Years To The Day After Being Stolen

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 12, 2009 at 11:33 PM
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When Palo Alto police called retired cop Ronald Leung on Thursday morning, he assumed they wanted him to join a bowling league. And when they informed him they had found…

BEWARE: 'Exporter' Wants Your Info....Could Be A Scammer On The Hub

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 12, 2009 at 03:40 AM
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I recieved a buddy request from someone claiming to be an ‘exporter of cars’. I simply deleted the request he sent me but felt I should warn my fellow ‘hubheads’…

Baldwin Motion Camaro Hits The Road

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 11, 2009 at 11:16 AM
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This car is pristine. There are a few pic’s of this car during the build process in my garage. Be sure to check them out and stay tuned for more…

Fugitive Doctor Was Fueling His SUV With Liposuction Fat...TRUE STORY

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 07, 2009 at 10:23 PM
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A doctor in California was fueling his SUV with what he called Lipo-diesel. When I first heard this story I thought it just had to be fake…...but here is what…

In These Tough Economic Times One Car Company Is Doing Something Right

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 07, 2009 at 07:55 AM
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I saw an advertisement on the television last night that absolutely stunned me. In these tough economic times with a shrinking job market, vehicle manufacturers are doing everything they can…

Take This Test And See How Much You Really Know

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 05, 2009 at 10:28 PM
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If you think you know a little about engines take this quiz. It’s fun. Pass it on to any other gear heads you know. http://www.americantorque.com/game/engine-id/

The Barn Find Of The Year & It's Only Jan. 2nd

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 02, 2009 at 08:23 AM
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This car (valued @ 8.7 million) was found in a garage after sitting there for 50+ years. This was the worlds first ‘super car’. It could go 130 mph when…

One Strange Photo

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 02, 2009 at 07:51 AM
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It appears Santa slayed all his reindeer and mounted them. I’ll bet there were children scarred for life after this freakish Santa was seen.

If You Need A Good Laugh.....Read This Story

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 01, 2009 at 05:09 PM
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A farmer stopped by the local mechanic shop to have his truck fixed. They couldn’t do it while he waited, so he said he didn’t live far and would just…

READ THIS...Legislative Alert from Summit Racing

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on January 01, 2009 at 03:11 PM
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(The following was cut and pasted from a ‘Summit Racing’ email that was forwarded to me.) Dear Fellow Enthusiast, As a SEMA Member Company, we have received an Urgent Legislative…

Is Your Camaro A Real SS Or A Clone? Get The Numbers Here. More Camaro Info Than You Can Imagine

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 29, 2008 at 11:41 PM
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If you want to know anything about anything that has anything to do with the ‘67-’69 Camaro, Here is the one stop information super store. Engine codes, options numbers produced..you…

BREAKING NEWS: GM Suing Supplier To Keep CAMARO Production Going

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 28, 2008 at 05:41 PM
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Every time GM turns a corner it seems to come face to face with another obstacle. The latest setback concerns supplier Cadence, LLC, which provides interior parts for the 2010…

The After Picture (One More Step Complete)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 26, 2008 at 10:41 PM
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I finally got my rear end put back together and reinstalled on my ‘69 Camaro. It may not look like much but check out the before and after pic’s of…

Stolen Car ALERT: Have You Seen This Car

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 18, 2008 at 05:55 PM
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This was just posted. We all would hate to see our collector car stolen. If you’ve seen this car help the owner get it back: http://www.chevyteam.com/news/camaro/article_159.shtml

GM Will Auction The 'Heritage Collection' At BARRETT JACKSON In Scottsdale

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 18, 2008 at 10:37 AM
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As you may know, the GM Heritage Collection numbers in the many hundreds of cars and trucks – from ‘first builts’ and ‘last builts’ to one-off show cars to SEMA…

A Little Christmas Joke....Be Sure To Post Yours Here, Too!!

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 17, 2008 at 01:01 PM
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I’ve posted this little joke and hope you all will post your own Christmas joke in the comments here. Three men died on Christmas Eve and were met by Saint…

Gas For 11 Cents A Gallon & A New Car Cost $600

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 16, 2008 at 07:55 AM
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How old is Grandpa??? Stay with this—the answer is at the end. It will blow you away. One evening a grandson was talking to his grandfather about current…

See An Electric '74 Datsun Beat A 'Vette And Do The 1/4 Mile In Under 11.5

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 15, 2008 at 01:35 PM
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Here is the link…just copy and paste it in your browser. This will make you think. http://www.opb.org/programs/ofg/videos/view/56-Electric-Drag-Racing

New Drag Racing Video Added Today

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 15, 2008 at 12:33 PM
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I’ve added a new video that I found on ‘youtube’. It is a great compilation video (with awesome back ground music, so turn up the volume) of Drag racing crashes…

Is High Mileage Oil Really Better For Your Car?? Get Your Answer Here!!

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 14, 2008 at 04:40 PM
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This is the Question and the Answer as it was in the January 2009 issue of Road & Track. It was very informative for me, so I thought I’d pass…

See This Guy Change A Tire On A Car While Doing Donuts

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 12, 2008 at 11:50 AM
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I listed a post a few days ago asking folks to check out torquetv. Here is a little example of the really cool stuff you can find there. This guy…

I've Been Called Stupid Before, But I'm Not This Stupid

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 12, 2008 at 11:42 AM
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This guy ran over a mattress and decided to keep going. The ensuing jumble finally whipped around enough to put a tear in the gas tank, the subsequent lack of…

New Video Of The Most Outrageous Driver Ever. Watch Ken Block Drive This Car.

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 11, 2008 at 04:50 PM
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This video is out of this world. I need this guy to give me some driving lessons so I can get through the morning traffic here in Dallas. Go to…

See A '69 Camaro Go From Zero To 200MPH To Zero In Just Over 30 Seconds....Now That's Cool

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 10, 2008 at 01:26 PM
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Here is a ‘69 Camaro known as Big Red. By far one of (if not the) Baddest ‘69 out there. Watch the video of the Z2Z and the road course…

Hot-Rod's Of The 50's & 60's. This Will Bring Back Memories

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 09, 2008 at 08:10 AM
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This is a video that someone took alot of time to put together and it shows the love they have for the hot rods of the 50’s and 60’s. Take…

Broadband Television For Motorheads

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 09, 2008 at 07:51 AM
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If are the kind of motorhead (like me) who can never get enough hot-rod related stimuli, then this is a link you gotta check out. I was just turned on…

What The President Thinks About Hot Rodding.

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 04, 2008 at 01:49 PM
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If you think Barack Hussein Obama wants you to have hot rods and classic cars and exotics, etc., your right. But if your neighbor can’t afford one, then he will…

Blood, Sweat & Beers

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 04, 2008 at 08:17 AM
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Blood, sweat and beers. These are the things that I have used to bring my project to this point. I have known since I was 15 yrs old that I…

Camaro Lovers Gather For A Day Of Racing

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on December 02, 2008 at 01:48 PM
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On 12/12 at the dragstrip in Kennedale Tx., the Camaro Club I belong to is planning on meeting at the race track. The reason is to win some bragging rights,…

How I'd Spend $700 Billion........Save The Economy & The Big 3

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 25, 2008 at 05:46 PM
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Let’s Start with the numbers. The Bailout Money…................$700,000,000,000 The Total US Population…...........305,741,268 The solution: Give every man, woman and child that is an American citizen their share. That comes to…

I Can't Believe He Walked Away From This Crash...You've Gotta See This Video

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 20, 2008 at 04:50 PM
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I found this video and I had to post it. In the ‘video’ section of my garage is a video titled ‘Drag Race Horror-Crash’. The car is completely destroyed and…

This Is What I Picture When My Wife Says She Can't Wait To Drive My '69 Camaro

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 18, 2008 at 09:46 PM
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I’ve posted a video in my garage that pretty accurately portrays my worst nightmare. This is what I imagine could happen when my beautiful wife drives my car (if I…

Just How Gullible (stupid) Was This Lady Or Am I the Dummy

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 17, 2008 at 01:46 PM
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I was at work this past week when a woman brought her 2007 Audi A3 in to be inspected. While pulling the vehicle into the bay for the inspection I…

How Big A Number Is Billion.....This Is To True To Be Funny.

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 13, 2008 at 07:22 PM
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How many zeros in a billion? This is too true to be funny. The next time you hear a politician use the word ‘billion’ in a casual manner, think about…

'HUB HEADS" Make Your Voice Heard. Your Vote Counts

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 10, 2008 at 01:58 PM
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Cast you vote right here. There is no winner…there is no loser. ‘Hub Heads’ come in all shapes and sizes and each one has thier own idea of who or…

What Kinda Car Would You Call This???

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 07, 2008 at 07:45 AM
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tags: rat rod, custom, cruiser
Is it a rat-rod??.....Nah, it’s way to shiney. Is it a custom cruiser??.....maybe. Is it one sweet lookin’ car??.....absolutely. There’s a couple more shots of this car from different angles…

Here Is A List Of Every COPO Camaro Built By Chevrolet In 1969

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 03, 2008 at 04:51 PM
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Fred Gibb placed the first COPO 9650 order, for fifty units, and except for units #3 and #51, which went to other dealers, his order was the first fifty units…

What You Always Wanted To Know About The COPO Camaro But Were Afraid To Ask

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on November 03, 2008 at 08:54 AM
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The COPO Camaro’s Yenko Chevrolet and COPO 9561 Perhaps the best know of the racing dealers is Don Yenko, from Cannonsberg, Pennsylvania. Wanting more performance than the 396 Camaro would…

1970 Super-Bee: 440 Six-Pack With A 4 Speed--1 of 599 Built

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 30, 2008 at 02:03 PM
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This car was 1 of 599 built with a 440 six-pack and 4 speed. It was built in Dec. of 1969. The Dodge Coronet was one mean street machine if…

The After Picture (One More Step Complete)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 23, 2008 at 10:38 PM
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Here is a photo of my most recent step toward restoring my ‘69 Camaro. I completely rebuilt the drum brakes on the rear. Check out all the pic’s of my…

1970 Plymouth Road Runner Superbird.....426 cid w/ 2-4bbl

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 20, 2008 at 11:39 PM
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This is a car I saw at the Good Guys show at Texas Motor Speedway in 2006. It still had the original window sticker along with the prices for this…

I Saw This Cool Old Car.....Did These Come With A Hemi

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 17, 2008 at 10:40 PM
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This was a really cool lookin’ car I saw parked near my house for sale. It had 120 on the speedo and a really cool lookin dash/console. I was wonderin’…

CARS I DROVE THIS WEEK: 1957 Lincoln Premiere & 2006 Chevy SSR

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 16, 2008 at 04:11 PM
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Both these vehicles came to the shop I work at this week. The 2006 SSR was there for a state inspection. As a state inspector I am required to do…

Words To Live By.........

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 15, 2008 at 10:34 AM
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‘Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in…

I've Added A New Burnout Video....From Down Under. You've Gotta See This One

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 14, 2008 at 08:41 PM
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I added a Really cool burnout video today. Check out the video section of my garage and click on the one titled ‘Crazy Camaro Burnout’. I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.…

MONKEY'S FOR SALE......

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 14, 2008 at 12:04 PM
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Once upon a time, a man appeared in a village in Africa and announced to the villagers that he would buy monkeys for $10 each. The villagers knowing that there…

Even Though Money Is Tight I'm Still Working On My Project. Check Out My Weekend Starter Project With A Total Cost Of $0.00

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 12, 2008 at 10:27 PM
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I’ve recently tired of hearing all the whining over the ‘financial crisis’, including my own. So I decided to stop belly aching and work on my dang hot-rod. I was…

Has The Financial Crisis Shortened Your Hot-Rod Budget?

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 09, 2008 at 10:48 AM
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We’ve all Felt the crunch lately. Some more than others, but we’ve all felt it. This appearant sudden turn around of the housing market, credit market, and stock market. Well…

Wild Bill's Hot Rod Of The Day-- Bandit Series T/A

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 06, 2008 at 02:04 PM
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This car certainly was one of my favorites at the recent car show I attended. It comes complete with black hat and the wedding veil trailing out the T-tops. Oh….and…

Wild Bill's Hot Rod Of The Day--1967 Pontiac Firebird

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on October 03, 2008 at 07:49 AM
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This car was beautiful when I saw it. It stood out among a group of very fine F-bodies. It’s not over done and had a real nice deep sound as…

Wild Bill's Hot Rod Of The Day--2010 Camaro RS

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 30, 2008 at 02:07 PM
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I’ve seen the pictures and I’ve seen the videos…but nothing can compare to seeing it with your own eye’s. This is an amazing looking vehicle. I saw this one at…

Seven Sweet Hot-Rods Get 'Hubbed' One Could Be Yours

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 28, 2008 at 09:44 PM
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You never know where a ‘Hub’ logo might show up. I’ve seen a posting here, on the ‘Hub’, of the Foose sign getting ‘Hubbed’. I now share with all you…

GM Vice Chairman On Stephen Colbert Show To Talk About The New Chevy 'Volt' The All-Electric Car

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 19, 2008 at 12:43 AM
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On Tuesday,GM’s 100th anniversary, the new Chevy Volt was formerly introduced. It is a lithium ion battery powered car that can travel up to 40 miles on all electric power…

Stupid Is As Stupid Does...And I Must Be The Stupidest Guy Around

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 16, 2008 at 09:28 AM
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It usually happens to people too old to drive and teenagers with no expierence. Notice I said ‘usually’. I drove right throught my garage door last night. I hit my…

Who Knows What Happened 100 years Ago On 9-16-1908??

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 15, 2008 at 05:59 PM
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On September 16, 1908, William C. Durant filed the incorporation papers to form General Motors Corporation. It’s been 100 years, but I believe the best is yet to come! They’re…

Girlie Girls Build Hot Rod's Too. See This Cool Chick Built '70 Chevelle SS Muscle Car!!

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 10, 2008 at 06:45 PM
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This chick really loves her car. I’ve seen this car several times over the last year. The story goes (as I best remember it) is that this is a driver.…

6.2 Liter V8 / 420hp, It Weighs 3750lbs and MSRP Under $35K

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 09, 2008 at 08:26 PM
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Here are some numbers for the new Camaro and the new Corvette. Chevy has reasserted itself and is planning on staking out a huge piece of the Hot-Rod market this…

What Year is This Vehicle?? I Was Told This Was Still In Use As A Delivery Vehicle

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on September 03, 2008 at 05:33 PM
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This cool looking vintage ride was parked outside of the Driskill Hotel in Austin Texas. I was told it is still used occasionally to make deliveries. My wife and I…

Here's What GM Big Wig Scott Settlemire Has To Say About The New Chevy Camaro

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 30, 2008 at 12:00 AM
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It’s only 21 days until many of you arrive in Indianapolis to help celebrate the return of an American Icon. If you have not already registered, may we gently nudge…

A Different Meaning For The Term 'Garage Find'

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 26, 2008 at 07:54 AM
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I saw this car parked in a parking garage. Just sitting there waiting to be driven. So I snapped a few pics of it. There are a couple more shots…

Muffler Bearings, Blinker Fluid, Piston Return Springs, Flux Capacitors and other hard to find items

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 25, 2008 at 12:40 PM
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We’ve all heard of muffler bearings and Knuetson valves. We’ve joked about replacement tire beads and sky hooks. Which one of us hasn’t needed a wiper blade sharpener or some…

What A Difference a Century Makes: Statistics From 1908

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 21, 2008 at 05:11 PM
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This will boggle your mind, I know it did mine! The year is 1908. One hundred years ago What a difference a century makes! Here are some statistics for the…

Wild Bill's Hot Rod Of The Day--1968 Camaro SS 396

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 20, 2008 at 10:39 PM
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A wonderfully done first generation Camaro with the ever potent 396 Big Block. Add a blower and some flamed valve covers (even the oil cap is flamed) and you not…

Do You Know What Year This Car Is

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 19, 2008 at 11:52 AM
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This was one of the coolest looking cars I saw this past weekend. The little custom touches were unique and fit the car’s attitude perfectly. There are 7 total pic’s…

Street Legal Blown 496 Car Amazes The Crowd

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 18, 2008 at 10:23 AM
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This Corvette was a big crowd pleaser this weekend. It is a street leagal Corvette with air ride suspension and a blown 496 engine. I bet this car turns some…

The Fastest Z/28 On The Street Today. A 900+ HP Daily Driver

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 17, 2008 at 05:37 PM
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This car (known as TAZ) was born a relatively docile ‘98 Z/28 but has been transformed into a super car. It has a 409 based stroker motor that produces in…

Bad Blue Blazer Is A Top Vehicle At Dallas Car Show

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 17, 2008 at 03:54 PM
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This ‘Bad Blue Blazer’ was one of the stand outs at a Dallas car show. Under the hood of this hot-rod was the cleanest engine bay of all the cars…

Car Show Features Some Really Great Paint Jobs

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 17, 2008 at 12:44 PM
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American’s have alot to be proud of in this years Olympic Games. And last night I saw two cars with paint jobs that were overflowing with Amercian Pride. After leaving…

Chevy's All Electric Car (Volt) Is Sleek Looking And Set For 2010 Release

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 15, 2008 at 07:32 PM
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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP)—Early versions of the Chevrolet Volt’s battery packs are powerful enough to run the high-stakes rechargeable car, but dozens of issues remain before General Motors…

Houston Tx Newspaper Breaks National Car Scam

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 13, 2008 at 11:31 PM
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CONROE — A father and son who own and operate an automobile consignment dealership remain in jail today on charges accusing them of bilking customers from as far away as…

Texas State Fair/Car Show

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 12, 2008 at 11:11 AM
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Hey all you hub heads out there. I will be at the State Fair in Dallas Texas on Sept 27. Three seperate car clubs are joining forces to bring you…

'69 Camaro Repair

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 12, 2008 at 08:21 AM
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It is an unfortunate truth that if we drive our cars, there is the possibility of damage. I’ve seen cars that were hit by other drivers, some are wrecked because…

Baby Blue Thunderbird

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 06, 2008 at 05:10 PM
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This cool looking thunderbird has suffered some damage to the rear. Appearantly the owner was working under the dash with the drivers door open when the car decided to roll…

What Year Is This Corvette

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 05, 2008 at 11:46 AM
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I was at a friends shop yeasterday and this ‘vette was sitting there. Looked to me like it was waiting to be taken out on the road so it could…

A 'Unique' Camaro (Foose)

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 04, 2008 at 11:27 AM
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Remember ‘Unique Performance’ from Dallas Texas??? This is a Foose designed Camaro that was sold at auction after ‘Unique’ went belly up. This car is in my buddy’s shop. To…

One for the Mustang Guys

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 04, 2008 at 11:22 AM
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This little Ford was tucked away in the corner of my buddy’s shop when I was there today. I’m a Chevy man at heart but my Dad had a ‘65…

Baldwin Motion Camaro

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on August 04, 2008 at 11:16 AM
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They are few and far betwwen. Seeing a car with this kind of meticulous build is both fascinating and maddening. It’s fascinatling because this will be a show stopper when…

Sticker Wall

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 31, 2008 at 09:08 PM
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That is so cool…HubGarage does it again. I love the sticker wall. Check mine out. It was my first try but I sure like it

The After Picture

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 29, 2008 at 05:59 PM
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I posted the before picture’s of this rear end on June 24th immediatly after removing it from the car (it can be seen in my garage). Since then it was…

No Z/28 For the Camaro in 2010

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 29, 2008 at 03:50 PM
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The Z28 Camaro program at GM has been cancelled. Despite a backlash from Camaro fan clubs claiming the sources must be wrong, a GM executive on Monday officially confirmed what…

Performance Numbers Are In For The 2010 Camaro

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 23, 2008 at 06:06 PM
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http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=958022 The 2010 Camaro was revealed on Monday. Here is a link to the performance numbers for the car. 0-60 in 4.6 seconds is pretty good for a stock car…

When A Chevy Meets a Toyota....

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 19, 2008 at 10:31 PM
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I love seeing some good ole American Muscle go head to head with todays version of the Hot-Rod. I think they call’em ‘tuners’ Well as the old saying goes “there’s…

If You Think Your Car Is Fast.........

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 19, 2008 at 10:13 PM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKQ-xj5C2m8&NR=1 I’ve been in some fast cars…I’ve owned some fast cars…I’ve seen some fast cars….but this one puts the icing on the cake…let me know what you think of this…

Scammers on the HUB????

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on July 07, 2008 at 11:58 PM
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BEWARE..DANGER…Anyone else think it’s strange that someone saying they are a high school student is asking for money to build a hot rod for a school project. They’ve got no…

The Before Pictures

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 24, 2008 at 11:33 PM
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Here is what my rearend looked like when I removed it from the car this weekend. I turned the drums today and will rebuild the brakes and inspect the diff…

Bad Fathers Day gift's

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 14, 2008 at 11:19 PM
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There are good father’s day gifts and bad ones. I have to admit that the baddest of the bad gifts I’ve seen on father’s day were some of the one’s…

Overkill=Super Cool

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 11, 2008 at 02:01 PM
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You have gotta see this car…...it’s way over done to the point of ridiculousness but it is still a shining example of a hot-rodder having fun…...so keep building’em http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=35911614

Beer vs Gasoline

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on June 02, 2008 at 09:00 AM
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I keep seeing all these signs and postings that say beer is cheaper than gas now…....well I love beer and try to do my part everyday to keep the beer…

'67 GTO

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 31, 2008 at 11:04 PM
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Helpin’ a buddy tinker with an old ‘67 GTO. Has a YE bolck date coded for Dec 1967. I think it’s a 400. but it might be the almighty 389.…

memorial weekend project

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posted in: wild bill's garage, news on May 26, 2008 at 03:10 PM
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It’s hotter than hell in texas and when your car has no A/C and windows that don’t roll down you gotta do something. If I spend money on another vehicle…