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Scott Robinson's "Bionic Wasp" 68' Camaro

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  Scott Robinson is from southern California and has been into cars his whole life, his earliest memories recount his time spent with his father and his friends. Scott's father raced all types of vehicles, drag boats, sand rails, and cars. These experiences made a major impression on Scott and he couldn't wait to be old enough to drive. When he was old enough, he got heavy into off-road motorcycles then when he got his driver's license all bets were off.  Scott forgot about racing motorcycles and went all in and started racing cars. The first car he raced wasn't car at all, it was a 1975 Chevy van. But this wasn't  any old worn out work van. This van belonged to Scott's father, it featured  a destroked 400 cube small-block built by Scott's Dad, it's backed up with a TH-400 automatic transmission and a narrowed 12-bolt rear end. Scott said it was fun ride for his first car, and when he graduated high-school his father gave it to him.   The father and son

Super September Showdown 23'

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  Each year model builders converge at the Keystone firehouse in Boyertown, PA for the Super September Showdown.  This is the 2023 coverage of a scale model car kit show where there are multiple classes that are judged by the spectators, there were also many vendors on hand with new and vintage kits for sale. These are some of the cars and trucks that were on display, enjoy some of these small wonders.   This is my entry, a 1955 Chevy Gasser. It features a supercharged small block with Hilborn fuel injection. Fuel lines and wiring will be added later.  This has custom color changing paint and an engine turned aluminum paneling in the engine room.     I hope you enjoyed the cars, let me know if you if you would like to see more model car show coverage.

Made in America , No Experience Necessary ?!

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  Don't let this happen to you , make sure the person selling/building your parts has experience ! Published on December 3, 2021 By, Mike Salemme     I want to share some thoughts about the job market in the automotive industry today. This is a story of what happened to me this week .   It concerns me very much not only from a Technicians view but also from a human safety view as well . Cars and trucks are deadly weapons and when I work on a car before and after a repair I think to myself is this car safe to return to a customer ?  When you bring in your car/truck for service do you consider how much experience the Technician has and do you feel comfortable about it . How much experience do you think a person should have before you trust them to work on your car ? I would say I would want a technician to have at least 5 years behind them to do just an oil change on my car . (That would never happen because I do my own repairs) .   Or do you care more of what's goi