The Automotive Art of L.E. Gardinier II
Before ever touching brush to canvas, Lawrence E. Gardinier II was destined to paint cars. In a home where his mom drew and his dad drag raced, Larry was steeped in an
Where Cars Meet Culture
Project Mini: Subframe Mounts
by Michael Satterfield We put a lot of miles on last year’s SEMA show Mini and unlike most show/project cars they are not gentle miles. So when we started to get some
Project Mini: Custom European License Plate Install
by Michael Satterfield The guys over at CustomEuropeanPlates.com sent us a pair of their custom made European style license plates for Project Mini. Not wanting to cause undue confusion with the local
SEMA 2012: Project Car Update
TheGentlemanRacer.com will be at SEMA and so will our classic Mini Cooper. Here is the mockup for the vinyl wrap! If your company would like to take part in our project please
Spridget Motor Builder
The guys over at Mini Mania have been the leading supplier of Classic and Modern Mini Parts (for you new guys MINI) in the USA for years. They also have one the
The $65,100 Mini
The Classic Mini is such an Automotive icon that this un-restored version was expected to top $30,000 when it crossed the auction block, but the car more than doubled it’s pre-sale estimate.
Project Car Update: The Hundred Dollar Healey
by Michael Satterfield Well, it still does not look like much, but today we scored the hood we have been looking for (at a reasonable price) for 3 months. We also picked
The Hundred Dollar Healey
by Michael Satterfield So The Hundred Dollar Healey is coming along, I spent most of the day using Por15 on the floorboards, I let it sit a full week since I used
No Title…No Problem
Project Car Update: Austin Healey We have made progress on the Austin-Healey Sprite project. After dealing with the DMV on the paperwork for the lost title we have some great tips we
Mini at 50
The MINI brand turned 50 this year, and while the official birthday was in August the guys over at MINI have invited designers to put together a graphic design celebrating the heritage
Ebay Watch: Austin Mini Hot Rod
Proving that not all of these Automotive Atrocities on Ebay come from the backwaters of America this wonderful conversion popped up on Ebay from the San Diego, California area. Ford 302 V8,
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