I was 19 and staying at my parents’ house on Christmas Eve. Though I had moved out a while ago, I guess part of me still wanted to run down the stairs on Christmas morning to see what joy Santa had brought. This was the year, however, that St. Nick threw me a curve ball. My
“We’re kicking off our fun old fashion family Christmas by heading out into the country in the old front-wheel drive sleigh to embrace the frosty majesty of the winter landscape and select that most important of Christmas symbols.” — Clark W. Griswold We can thank the National Lampoon’s “Vacation” movie series for introducing the world
Overheard in the OnAllCylinders newsroom: Grouchy Editor: “Aren’t you finished with that article yet? There’s a mountain of stories that need written! What’s eatin’ ya boy?” Writer: “Not happy with my work, I guess.” Grouchy Editor: “What?” Writer: “I just don’t like always writing about cars.” Grouchy Editor: “Oh, well, if that’s all…WHAT?! YOU DON’T
When some of us were kids, our moms and dads would buy and wrap our presents and put them under the Christmas tree before Thanksgiving dinner was fully digested. Overachievers, our parents. Fast-forward to today. Even though we’re parents who grew up with moms and dads setting good examples for us regarding the holidays, maybe
The question was asked: If you could have any car ever made for Christmas, what would it be? Why? A bunch of you answered, and here are several of those: Brian E. “Just one? It would have to be a 1969 Camaro Z28 with the DZ302 and a Muncie 4 speed. Hugger orange with white stripes. Why?
Forget politics and religion. There are much more important things to get all riled up about. Things like your sister’s poor taste in cars. Or your son’s lack of wrenching skills. Or your dad’s refusal to work on anything fuel-injected. There’s no better time to tackle these issues head-on than around the dinner table, right? So pass
A Summit Racing customer shared the following poem to Summit Racing’s Facebook page a few years ago. It has since become our favorite Christmas story, and Summit Racing has made it a tradition to post it to social media each Christmas Eve. This year, we’ve decided to share it with you. We should note, we don’t know who
It’s the same thing every year. He already owns everything he wants or needs and can afford to have. That means you have to find something awesome that he doesn’t know he wants or needs. Dads. Husbands. Brothers. Sons. Grandpas. Boyfriends. Uncles. Bosses. Friends. Coaches. Co-workers. Teachers. Cousins. Neighbors. The Taco Bell drive-thru guy. You
Here’s something you might not know, but should: Kids don’t really care about another pair of mittens or a dress shirt they’re likely to outgrow before Easter. They secretly want to cry every time they open a present and find those things. There’s much more meaning to Christmas than gift-giving and consumerism. HOWEVER, if you’re
Editor’s Note: Christmas often makes us feel nostalgic, so we asked one of our most-veteran contributors, Wayne Scraba, to tell us about some of his favorite experiences in hot rodding. In the post, he takes us for ride in the Wayback Machine to the days he owned a speed shop in Western Canada and shows us how cars were
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