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Automobile Driving Museum hosts first Bombs Car Show

By Heidi Van Horne – Chron.com – Photo: Heidi Van Horne. Photo: One custom that took a prime spot right out in front of the Museum was this killer green 1952 Chevy lowrider with suicide doors, wide white wall tires and custom pinstriping and paint. It was...

Classic Chevys show supports youth — and crowns a Ford

By Car Shows | Howard Koby – Journal.ClassicCars.com – Image Not Credited. Back in 1975, Steve Kershuk, the founding father of Classic Chevys of Southern California, had the urge to gather a group of ’55, ’56, and ’57 Chevy lovers to form a club. ...

12 things to do in Seattle

By Brangien Davis | Michael Upchurch | Nicole Capozziello – CrossCut.com – Photo courtesy of Northwest Folklife. Photo from last year at the Northwest Folklife Festival, courtesy of Northwest Folklife. It’s pretty amazing that the Northwest Folklife...

Hoonigan Spotlights a Custom 1951 Ford Victoria

By Talon Homer – TheDrive.com – Photo Not Credited. Hot rod builder Manny Figueroa recently took his 1951 Ford Victoria to the Hoonigan Donut Garage. His custom coupe looks to be a mashup of the lowrider customization style with the mechanical elements of...

Utah’s only Latino recipient of the Medal of Honor held off 200 Nazis — and died just months before the end of the war

By David M. Thomas | For The Tribune – sltrib.com – Photo Not Credited. Photo: Private First Class Jose F. Valdez This Memorial Day, let us recall the sacrifice of Private First Class Jose F. Valdez. Let us recall it not because he is one of only six Utahn...

Documentary about the “father of Chicano music” is screened during the “Celebration of Chicano Culture” series

By Jack Kan – eccunion.com – Photo: Jack Kan. Eduardo “Lalo” Guerrero (1916-2005) was an influential Mexican-American guitarist, singer, and activist who has been called “the father of Chicano music.” Born in Tucson, Ariz. to Mexican immigrant parents, he...