Archive for 'Garage workshop' Category
Paint Your Car With a Roller for Under $100
5 July 2007It used to be a joke. Someone would see a really bad paint job on a car and comment, “He must have used a roller!” Well, maybe it’s not a joke anymore. In their July issue, Hot Rod magazine painted a ‘62 Ford Falcon with Rust-Oleum and foam rollers. The result, while not show car [...]
Scale Model Ferrari 312PB
3 April 2007Model building has come a very long way over the years, what some of us remember from our childhood doesn’t begin to resemble what model builders accomplish these days. But even among today’s highly skilled craftsmen, a few build scale creations that simply leave you speechless.
Pierre Scerri of Italy has built what must be some [...]
Build Your Own 225 mpg Diesel Plug in Hybrid
20 March 2007If the names Trimuter, Tri-Magnum or Urba Electric ring a bell, you probably read a lot of Mechanix Illustrated or Popular Mechanics back in the sixties and seventies. Robert Q. Riley was a prolific designer of these build it yourself vehicles along with many, many more that were available as plans enabling you to construct [...]
Michael Ulman Found Object Hot Rod Art
28 January 2007Michael Ulman is a sculptor, not the usual kind working in clay or stone, instead, he works with found objects from the dumpster, flea market or under some boxes in the back of the shop. He looks at the piece and sees things you or I would miss and builds motorcycles, hot rods and boats [...]