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GM Day at the Early Fords Car Club

May 21, 2017 by Ben Wesley

The Early Fords Car Club is a poorly named club.

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May 21, 2017 /Ben Wesley
South Africa, Culture, History, Cape Town, Classic Cars, General Motors, Ford
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The Meet that Never Happened

March 29, 2017 by Ben Wesley

Furthermore, it seems odd that the police work so hard to block meets. I mean at the heart if it, meets are car people getting together to talk about their love of cars. It’s the automotive equivalent of a knitting club.

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March 29, 2017 /Ben Wesley
Akhibara, Tokyo, DX Parking Area, Itasha, Japanese Culture, Police, History, Bosozoku, Yakuza
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The Last of the Great Japanese Meets

March 09, 2017 by Ben Wesley

Despite the short lead time on the location, it seemed like every tuner, their mother and their grandmother brought their best, built-to-the-max cars - or - to put it another way. Take "Many", multiply it by "A Ton", and add "Several" on top, and you get close to the number of cars there.

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March 09, 2017 /Ben Wesley
Tokyo, Culture, History, Fresh Tokyo Car Meet, Meet
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The Reverse Invasion: American Hot Rods in the Heart of JDM Territory

March 07, 2017 by Ben Wesley

Hot rods are so popular in Japan that several companies there just specialized in shipping parts from Los Angeles to Japan. Or to put it another way, one of those importers justified his business saying “How can we compete when these people seem to love Hot Rods more than we do?”

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March 07, 2017 /Ben Wesley
Hot Rods, Japan, Culture, History, Mooneyes, Street Car, Nationals
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Part 1: The History of the Muscle Car

September 13, 2016 by Ben Wesley

This is part one of a piece covering the changing definition of masculinity in car culture. This part focuses on the origins of Muscle Car culture.

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September 13, 2016 /Ben Wesley
Muscle Car, Masculinity, History, Car Culture

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