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Pop Art

nobody@flickr.com (Throttle Design Mechanics) — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 15:54:26 -0700

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Back in the 70’s, car culture illustrations were the absolute coolest! This illustration by Bob Peak actually was sort of a comic story in Sports Illustrated. Wild psychedelic colors, groovy stylized cartoons... SOCK IT TO ME!

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Slick 70

nobody@flickr.com (Throttle Design Mechanics) — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 15:54:18 -0700

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This droolworthy ’70 Nova is another example of a “game changer” for me. Normally I’m not an avid Nova fan, but this 2-toned, Pro Touring specimen yanked my eyeballs good. Ouch!

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Mid-transformation

nobody@flickr.com (Throttle Design Mechanics) — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 15:54:11 -0700

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This modern Challenger at Kool April Nites in Redding, CA, is caught “mid-morph”. I didn’t stick around to deal with the larger purple Transformer.

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Pop Art Part 2

nobody@flickr.com (Throttle Design Mechanics) — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 15:54:03 -0700

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Here’s more from illustrator Bob Peak. Trippy stuff, huh? I want an 8 foot wide print of this on my wall!

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Meaning of Stance

nobody@flickr.com (Throttle Design Mechanics) — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 15:53:55 -0700

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There’s nothing AVERAGE about this slammed ghost-flamed, 2-toned, show stopper custom Caddy. This hot magenta /pearl white beast was to date probably the coolest Cadillac I’ve ever seen!

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Orange Peeler

nobody@flickr.com (Throttle Design Mechanics) — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 15:53:45 -0700

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I spotted Jeff Chipman at Kool April Nites in his “stealth” ’68 Camaro. Hope you’ve got your earplugs and your welding goggles, ‘cuz this bad boy refuses to go unnoticed!

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Sick Fish

nobody@flickr.com (Throttle Design Mechanics) — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 16:40:32 -0700

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Back in 1971 my dad received this postcard from the local Plymouth dealership in Redding, CA. He passed it on to me (since I love Muscle Cars) and I saved it all these years. The couple in the picture must be planning on some pretty aggressive driving. I noticed they brought their helmets!

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Nashty Habit

nobody@flickr.com (Throttle Design Mechanics) — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 16:40:23 -0700

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A gargantuan power plant and blood-shot headlights grace this wacked out go-machine at Kool April Nites.

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Insanely Great Event

nobody@flickr.com (Throttle Design Mechanics) — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 16:40:14 -0700

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Primo Vintage rides were not in short supply at Redding’s Kool April Nites' Friday Night Cruise.

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Prepare For Lift-off

nobody@flickr.com (Throttle Design Mechanics) — Fri, 11 May 2012 11:46:59 -0700

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They ought to name this mean machine Pegasus ‘cuz I’lll bet this Bronco can fly!

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Whats Your Anglia

nobody@flickr.com (Throttle Design Mechanics) — Fri, 11 May 2012 11:46:53 -0700

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This 1955 English Ford Anglia had the tiniest custom touches, so tiny they were BARELY noticeable. Yeah, right!

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Aircraft Carrier

nobody@flickr.com (Throttle Design Mechanics) — Fri, 11 May 2012 11:46:45 -0700

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This 1964 Cadillac is pretty much the maximum length a car can be before having to qualify as 3 cars.

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Green Nightmare

nobody@flickr.com (Throttle Design Mechanics) — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:34:03 -0700

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If you dig skeletons embedded in a shiny green toxic primal ooze, you’d have loved IWATA’s booth at SEMA.
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CJ's Candy Store

nobody@flickr.com (Throttle Design Mechanics) — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:33:56 -0700

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CJ’s Hot Rod Picnic gives all the boys (& girls) a chance to absorb all the awesome goodness of hotrodding by going behind the scenes and scoping out cool rods in every stage of the completion, all in Jeff Foster’s own “Happy Factory”.
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Treacherous Tow Mater

nobody@flickr.com (Throttle Design Mechanics) — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:33:49 -0700

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Tow Mater LOOKS friendly enough, but looks can be deceiving! Craig Stauber will never call him a “silly cartoon” again. (The Salem Roadster Show was the scene of the crime.)
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The Perfect Fit

nobody@flickr.com (Throttle Design Mechanics) — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:33:42 -0700

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Rock-n-Rogers 50’s Diner in Salem, OR, is an awesome cruise-in location. The turn-out is insane, and the cars are packed in like sardines.
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Stylin' Big Time

nobody@flickr.com (Throttle Design Mechanics) — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:33:34 -0700

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This ’65 Mustang convertible built by Daren Milionis is the perfect combination of muscle and class.

Speed Freak GTO

nobody@flickr.com (Throttle Design Mechanics) — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:33:25 -0700

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Speed Freaks are resin-casted, super-exaggerated cartoon sculptures by car fanatic Terry Ross. One of my personal faves is this ’67 GTO. It sits proudly on my bookcase, racing fender-to-fender with a mad ’69 Camaro.
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Dine and Dash

nobody@flickr.com (Throttle Design Mechanics) — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:03:55 -0800

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At Kool April Nites, my son Blake and his girlfriend Lindsay sucked down four cheeseburgers and two root beer floats before realizing they were plastic props.

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Tiki-tastic

nobody@flickr.com (Throttle Design Mechanics) — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:03:47 -0800

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I came across this pinstriped tiki on the trunk of a cool old cruiser in downtown Redding, CA. It’s hard to beat a cool tiki. They’ve got such ATTITUDE!

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