1-of-a-Kind Rides: Style, Legacy or Hand-Built Kristin Cline February 20, 2018 Adventures, Car Folk, Cars, Lifestyle, other cool cars This post is written by me and sponsored by Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. All opinions are 100% mine. The 31st Goodguys West Coast Nationals had hundreds of amazing cars, of which I’m excited to...
Long Beach Cruise-In: Taking It Downtown Kristin Cline June 29, 2017 Adventures, Car Folk, Diary, Events, other cool cars Continuing on the idea for a local monthly classic car meet in Long Beach, June was the second event held. We moved on downtown for June's Long Beach Cruise-In, meeting in a public parking lot at 3rd Street...
Local Cruise Night: Long Beach Edition Kristin Cline June 13, 2017 Adventures, Car Folk, Diary, Events There's no better way to meet local gearheads then by rolling into your local cruise night. And for those who don't daily drive their favorite vehicles, it has the added benefit of providing a reason to get...
Car Buddy: Luis’ 1952 Dodge Coronet Surf Wagon Kristin Cline August 8, 2016 Adventures, Car Folk, other cool cars I've known Luis for years, we first bonded over the fact that he's got an amazing Studebaker-powered Ford roadster! That and I needed some upholstery pointers as I sewed my own headliner. He's the man behind...
5 Must-Reads for Fellow Car Girls Kristin Cline August 25, 2015 Adventures, Car Folk, Cool Stuff 3 Comments When I started on my car journey, car magazines were the first thing I picked up to start learning. Rod & Custom was my book of choice and in the beginning, there was a ton of vocabulary that went over my...
Calling All Girl Auto Pros (& Those Who Want to Be!) Kristin Cline July 28, 2015 Adventures, Car Folk 1 Comment Not all gals know about these female-driven automotive associations, but if you're a working auto-related professional (greasy or not) OR are thinking about joining the industry workforce... these professional...
Picture of the Week: Inspiration Kristin Cline February 1, 2012 Car Folk, Events, picture of the week 1 Comment Inspiration @ NHRA Museum During the Grand National Roadster Show this past weekend, I made my way over to the permanent NHRA Museum just off the Pomona fairgrounds. They continually have rotating exhibits...
First Women Kristin Cline September 15, 2011 Car Folk 4 Comments First Woman Driving Across the United States It isn't very often one can pick up a book, published in 1961 about a journey in 1909, and identify with it. Yet, I’ve just finished reading Veil, Duster,...
It’s Fast! Custom Studebaker Coupe Fastback Kristin Cline May 19, 2011 Car Folk, Other Cool Cars 2 Comments Custom 1953 Studebaker Coupe Studebaker folks are unfailingly interesting. So when I met John Saltsman at the 2011 Grand National Roadster Show this past January standing by his amazing Atomitron, a highly...
Burned Out! at Gene Winfield’s Kristin Cline May 13, 2010 Car Folk, Road Trips 1 Comment I can't let another day go by without sharing about my amazing past weekend! Yes, I was at Gene Winfield's. Yes, I learned a gazillion metalworking tips from a legend. Yes, I even did my very...