[Cal Metal]

Ron:

I don't think Brent pays you enough. Ask for a raise.

Just one small point. I think the origin of what we refer to as hot rods/hotrodding came from the pre WWII era on the dry lake beds of southern California (El Mirage). The people we know as household names today started that whole era. To wit, Remington, Hilborn, Iskenderian, Engle, Racer Brown, Vic Edelbrock, Nellie Johnson.