Event Articles
Car Craft Summer Nationals 2010
Photo: Muscle cars line the streets of the Minnesota State Fairgrounds during the 2010 Car Craft Summer Nationals.
Car Craft magazine’s annual street-machine event returned to the Minnesota State Fairgrounds July 16-18, drawing thousands of cars and spectators on a steamy, stormy weekend.
A blast from the past
The Minnesota Street Rod Association’s 37th annual Back to the ’50s weekend June 18-20 featured nearly 12,000 registered street rods, customs and classics and drew more 100,000 spectators to the Minnesota State Fairgrounds.
Car Craft gets political
A chat with Car Craft and Hot Rod Publisher Jerry Pitt at the 2009 Summer Nationals.
Time Warp
In the real world, U.S. automakers were still in trouble June 19-21. Bailouts and bankruptcy were still the buzz words. A big question mark still hung over the future of American automobile production.
Hot Rod Power Tour – Days 6-8
Whew! What a haul. Hot Rod’s 15th annual Power Tour officially came to a close June 13 with the “long hauler” ceremony at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee.
Hot Rod Power Tour – Day 5
We drove a roughly 250-mile route from South Bend, Indiana, to Dayton, Ohio, June 10 – the longest leg of the tour so far.