I remember the Big Wheel coming out when I was growing up. I never had one but always thought they were cool.

Now check out the SS Trike. Its like the grown up version of the Big Wheel, but with a V-twin engine and a 24 inch front wheel.

Oh yeah!!!

Car Lust had a great article on the Munster Koach and the Drag-u-la this week.

The Munster Koach and the Drag-u-la were created by George Barris for the TV show called The Munsters.

In the article, the engine for the Koach is a 300-horsepower 289 Ford Cobra V-8 and the Drag-u-la has a 289 with 350-horsepower.

Both of these custom cars can be seen together in the episode titled “Hot Rod Herman”. “Hot Rod Herman” is one of my favorite “Munsters” episodes and one of the first TV shows I purchased for my iPod.

Read the full article at Car Lust.

I found another configurator to play with. Want to see all the different options for the new Chevy Camaro? Check out the new Chevy Camaro configurator. It’s easy to use and you can come up with some really cool combinations. (more…)

I saw this video today and it is really something to see. The KillaCycle is the world’s quickest electric bike and on their website it states, “It is the quickest electric vehicle of any kind in the quarter mile”.

The power and the speed of this bike is one thing but what else is interesting is the silence. Being electric it doesn’t make any noise as it waits for the light, which makes for a usual scene for a dragstrip.

Imagine trying to decide which color combination on a new Ferrari California will look the best in your driveway. Wouldn’t that be a nice problem to have? (more…)

It was a busy weekend but I wanted to follow up on the BatSmart auction on eBay I blogged about earlier. The auction ended last Thursday as a no sale, with the reserve not met at $16,100.

I saw today that the BatSmart concept car that I blogged about earlier which was featured at the 2008 SEMA Show is now for sale on eBay. Per the eBay description George Barris, the designer of the original Bat Mobile, acted as a consultant to Hurley Motorsports who built the concept.

Check out the BatSmart auction on eBay, currently it’s at $8500 (Reserve not met) with 16 bids.

Find out more about Hurley Motorsports.

Do you like vintage speed decals as much as I do? I came across this posting called “The logos of Speed & Power” by Ryan at JalopyJornal.com. In the posting Ryan laid out 69 of his favorite old logos.

But the fun doesn’t stop there. If you go to the bottom of the page and click “Comments on the H.A.M.B.” you will see even more logos posted by members of the H.A.M.B.

Whether you are an automotive artist or a graphic designer these logos are a great source of logo reference and inspiration.

If you know of any other places to see logos like these please add it in the comments or contact me.

In the Hemmings Newsletter this week I saw that Dean Jeffries has a new book out called “Dean Jeffries: 50 Fabulous Years in Hot Rods, Racing & Film”.

Dean is a legendary car builder who was behind such creations as the Mantaray, the Monkeemobile, the Green Hornet’s Black Beauty plus a lot of other cars.

The write up about the book says it gives Jeffries’ own account of the circumstances behind the famous TV and movie cars as well as his relationships with personalities such as A. J. Foyt, Steve McQueen, James Dean, Bruce Lee, Parnelli Jones, and Elvis Presley. In the video Dean talks about doing some of the movie stunts.

I think this book will be a definite must have. If you already have a copy, tell me what you think of it.

I just finished this artwork of a Maserati Ghibli. I like the Ghibli because of it’s long low shape and it’s shark-like front end. Below is a quick video that will help give you an idea of what I am talking about.

The Maserati Ghibli was styled by Giorgetti Giugiaro and debuted in 1966 at the Turin Motor Show.

Under the hood Maserati used a detuned version of its quad-cam V8 racing engine. The engine used dry sump lubrication, which meant that the oil is held in a separate tank and pumped around the engine.

For more information about the Maserati Ghibli check out Wikipedia. At the bottom of the Wikipedia page is a link to QV500.com’s page on the Ghibli. QV500′s page is the most detailed that I have seen.