Archive April 2010

Simon J. Wright Shares His Knowledge

Simon J. Wright Shares His Knowledge

20 April 2010 in Rally

Simon Wright tempts the rally gods and goes on the record as saying he’s not had any very serious offs, although he does so humbly so as not to anger them.  12.5% Scottish and he rallies a Ford Focus.  Is he related to Colin?  Read on to find out. 

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Mark Wade’s 1988 Mitsubishi Starion ESI-R

Mark Wade’s 1988 Mitsubishi Starion ESI-R

19 April 2010 in Collector, daily driver, Preservation

 

When Mark isn’t with customer cars. hes out trying to figure ways he can improve his Starion’s. This is what we thrive for here at Gearbox Magazine, people who are trying to improve the community as a whole. From helping create custom parts, to answering newbie questions on the Star/Quest enthusiast web boards.

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A talk with Steve Clunn

A talk with Steve Clunn

16 April 2010 in EV

This article won’t focus on one conversion or a specific car, Steve Clunn isn’t the kind of guy who’s only got just the one to talk about :) Owner of GrassRootsEV.com Steve has a long and interesting history when it comes to EV’s.

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Kris Marciniak – Rally Organizer

Kris Marciniak – Rally Organizer

12 April 2010 in Rally

If you’re near Ridgecrest, California, this coming weekend, you might come across a number of folks having a great time at the High Desert Trails rally.  Organized by Kris and Christine Marciniak, HDT promises to be a well-run event.  Take a minute before the rally to get to know your organizers and do consider adding this event to your schedule each year.  

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Travis Tyler’s 1966 Volkswagen Beetle “Elec Bug”

Travis Tyler’s 1966 Volkswagen Beetle “Elec Bug”

6 April 2010 in EV

A classic example of the peoples car re-engineered. VW Bugs have made great EV conversion candidates since the late 70′s no doubt because of their availability and ease of modification during the baja bug era.

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Ben Meissner’s 1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass Wagon

Ben Meissner’s 1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass Wagon

5 April 2010 in Custom, daily driver, Drag

When Ben isn’t working on illustrations for hot rods, custom cars or designing graphics (shameless plug – www.streetroddesigns.com). He spends his time working on his station wagon (along with all the other cars/trucks he owns), that’s right – station wagon. In this interview he tells us about its current state and where he’d like it to be one day.

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Jason Campbell’s Lancer Evolution IV

Jason Campbell’s Lancer Evolution IV

5 April 2010 in RoadRace

Jason has an Evo IV that he is looking into refreshing. Tho it may not be very old he wants to insure that it will with stand the hard driving on the weekends as Mr. Campbell takes on those twisty back country roads.

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