What is it that makes car swap meets so great? Is it the chance to find old and rare parts? The chance to discover a new project car? The old fashioned bargaining? Maybe it’s just the simple fact that everything you thing is for sale? Whatever the case, I absolutely love getting the chance to [...]
When I posted about the 2013 JCCA New Year Meeting last week, my primary goal was to show just how overwhelming the event is. The show itself is fantastic, the parking lot is even better, and then there’s the swap meet and vendor area. As I was sorting through my photos from the show I [...]
I don’t think it takes a rocket scientist to tell you that the overwhelming trend of Tokyo Auto Salon 2013 was the FR-S/GT86/BRZ. Those of you that read Dino’s post from earlier in the week will remember that there were an unheard of ninety-one of these cars on display at TAS, more than any other [...]
Now that I’ve had a full week to regroup from SEMA, I’ve been able to reflect with a clear mind upon all the craziness I experienced in order to look for some patterns. I’m not going to try to argue for or against any of the trends I’m calling out, nor am I saying any [...]
While we Speedhunters pride ourselves in being one of the most diverse automotive-oriented destinations on the web, that doesn’t mean we are at all adverse to covering single make events like the Eibach Honda Meet. Sure, not everyone out there is a Honda maniac, but when you have an event like Eibach it goes far [...]
Of all the component parts of a car, only one can evoke the kind of passion that can break friendships and cause people to break out the CAPS LOCK in internet arguments – wheels! Obviously a very important component, and also one of the key styling features of all cars. The wrong choice of size [...]
You guys seemed to enjoy my Wheelhunting post from the Rennsport Reunion, so last weekend during my visit to Famoso Raceway for the California Hot Rod Reunion I figured I should do the same. Much like what we saw in the Rennsport post, a walk through the pits at the Hot Rod Reunion shows a [...]
As I navigated the paddock at the Rennsport Reunion overwhelmed with Porsche race cars from every era, I started taking notice of the different sorts of wheels outfitted to these racing machines. I then figured it might be fun to do a little gallery showing some of the cool rollers I came across. There were [...]
While I was busy shooting at the Automaxx Streetpower event in Holland another event was happening in Belgium. The event was called Heaven On Wheels and took place inside a parking garage. I was told this was a must attend event but I haven’t invented something to be at two places at the same time [...]
It's not a big stretch to say that a car is made by the wheels it sits upon. When it comes to the vintage Japanese car scene in particular, the wheels are just as important as the cars themselves. Keeping this in mind, I decided to put together a gallery of nothing but wheels from [...]
Slappy from the Slide Asylum Blog just sent us a high res version of his internet-famous "Wall of Wheels" picture. We've just uploaded it into the Desktops section for you guys to enjoy. Thanks Slappy! -Mike Garrett
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Just saw this Dodge Charger on the Stanceworks forum. It made me stop looking for some other material and I just stared for a while, I swear. I'm not a fan of muscle cars, but this particular one just felt different. The wheels are a big part of this car appearance. Some of you could [...]
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This fresh looking Golf MK4 was spotted at the recent Westside Show in the UK. You see a lot of rims that come from higher end cars ending up on cars in the VW community. This time the owner of this Golf got himself a set of wheels from the Porsche Turbo. It just shows [...]
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I have no idea who made this, but it's an impressive mash-up of vintage Japanese wheels (many of which I can't even identify). How cool would it be to have something like this in wall size for your garage, house, or apartment? Spotted in the always poppin' "Dope Sh*tzzz!" thread on Clubroadster.net. EDIT: Props to [...]
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We already had a look at some of the popular Japanese “racing” wheels, as well as plenty of vintage Japanese wheels, and now it is time to finish up this “Cool Japanese Wheels” series with a glimpse into the world of high end multi-piece and other “lipped” wheels that can be found on everything from [...]
