Recently, while perusing the google universe, I ran across a "Auto Bloggers Database" website. Curiosity got the best of me and I decided to investigate it further to see what I could find. The site is Feedspot and they have a auto bloggers database that is bar none. As I was browsing their A to Z listings of auto blogs, I spotted "Classic Car Blogs", so I jumped down that rabbit hole to see what I could find. I was a bit surprised to find yours truly listed as number 28 under the 50 Best Classic Cars and Websites in 2025. Wow, I am truly humbled. Unless it's AI generated ..read more

 As I get older, every new year is like a trying a new beer. Some are really good and others are crap. The last four beers have been some of the worst that I have tasted. I'm talking hogwash like Bud Light. Hey, some folks like that swill, so the last four beers to them have been nothing but thirst quenching. To each their own I say. Personally I am looking forward to the next four ales, but I am going to take it one bellywash at a time. As for my annual prediction of things to come, well lets just say the jury is still out. I would love to say that it's going to be all rainbows and unico ..read more

 Although this post is completely unrelated to classic cars or anything automotive, it is relevant to life, maybe yours but definitely mine. As a surprise for my wife on our anniversary I decided to buy another project car. Just kidding! I'm not that daft... Actually I bought tickets to one of her favorite musicians, Alan Jackson. This is his last tour and is aptly named "Last Call, One More For The Road."  Let me tell you, this man puts on one heck of a concert! The show was like a trip down memory lane with a lot of his classic music videos and cool stories that Alan recounted thro ..read more

 It's probably best that I stick to what I know, and low and behold, another project vehicle has claimed residence at the Amberlight Garage. My latest acquisition is a 1989 Dodge RAM 4 wheel drive truck. This was the last of the "box styled" pickups and the big ram head hood ornament always reminded me of the bulldog ornament on a Mack truck. Bought as a former daily driver, it's not exactly a restoration candidate, but more of a drive it while you fix it up project.  I had been looking for another horse to put in the stable and was really in need of a pickup. Even when I am not in ..read more

 Up to this point all my time down at North Main was as a spectator or helping out fellow racers with their cars. I really wanted to race but was lacking one crucial item to do so - horsepower! In anticipation of more power, I had already upgraded the rear end on my Chevelle to a 373 posi 12 bolt axle. The transmission was a 4 speed M22 Muncie "Rock Crusher", along with a Hays sintered metal clutch and a Lakewood scatter shield. Although I had acquired various small block parts and could have cobbled together a decent 327 or 350, I wanted some serious horsepower to replace the 307 that wa ..read more

 It is pretty much common knowledge that almost everything is getting more expensive now-a-days. Unless you're living under a rock, you have noticed. All you have to do is pay attention to the stuff you regularly purchase and watch the prices. This appears to be a two tier approach because if the price has not noticeably gone up then the product appears to have shrunk. This is referred to as "shrinkflation". Case in point: The other day I bought lunch at McDonald's and my Filet-O-Fish sandwich was literally the size of a slider. Even the boxes that hold them have gotten smaller. Excuses a ..read more

 Check out this video I ran across while perusing the interwebs ..read more

It is once again a new year and it has become sort of a tradition here at Frank's Classic Car Blog that I try and predict what lies ahead in the upcoming twelve months. If my past predictions are any indication it would seem that I just might know what is in store for both donkeys, elephants, and the rest of the "basket of deplorables". There is a lot of fear mongering going on and tons of conspiracy theories floating around, mainly about aliens and AI. Everyone seems to know this or know that and most folks are getting to the point that they don't know what to believe. Without doing a deep di ..read more

 Wow, time really flies! Seems like just yesterday I was making New Year promises that I wouldn't keep. I'm starting to sound like a politician! Well I can honestly say that I got absolutely nothing done on Project Yellowjacket. I did manage to buy more parts for it and squirrel them away but that's about it. As far as the blog goes I have decided to completely turn it over to AI, that way I can claim plausible deniability about all of it's content. I mean AI is going to take over everything anyways, right? By the look of things I think the White House has already converted to AI. Switchi ..read more

 Birds of a feather flock together, that would best sum up my friends, acquaintances,and people I knew growing up and especially during my mid to late teens. We ate, drank, and slept cars. Duane had (and still has) a '67 Pontiac GTO with a 400 cubic inch V-8, tri-power carburetors and a 4-speed manual trans. Jim had a '67 Chevy Camaro with a small block 350 equipped with a polished tunnel ram with dual quads. Bob had a '67 Chevy Chevelle with a 327 and a 4-speed, Paul had a '70 Dodge Challenger with a 440 and slapstick automatic, Zeke had a '67 Chevy El Camino with a 327 wearing big 'n li ..read more