Theme Tuesdays

This week's Theme Tuesday was suggested by a reader and though I must admit I can't exactly remember who suggested it (sorry) I do remember agreeing that it was a great idea when they did. Last year I did a theme very similar to this (Lowered Trucks Pullin’ Stuff) but this one is a little different in the fact that it is not exclusively limited to vehicles with beds.

While catching up on a few of my favourite build threads over the weekend it hit me like a ton of bricks that Theme Tuesdays very rarely touch on fabrication. That sucks. So wasting no time this weeks post is dedicated to frame/chassis fabrication and I'm sure I am not the only one who will be left thinking that it's almost a shame to cover these up with a body when everything is said and done.

Whenever I check the site stats and see that the "Cars With Mouths Theme Tuesday series" is still one of the most visited I can't help but chuckle a little bit because I initially thought no one would really be into it. I guess the fact that we are now into round three of said series goes to show the longevity of the famous tiger shark art, and various other forms of automotive grins.

As a child I built a heck of a lot of model cars (a hobby I have recently picked up once more) and one kit that I have fond memories assembling was Monogram's 1956 Bel Air. The Belair is a true American classic with an appeal that transcends many different scenes so I am a little surprised it took me so long to realize that there was a dire need for some appreciation here on the site.

Can't really think of a better way to send off a year of Theme Tuesday posts than with a collection of my own personal favourite photos of 2013. One day I might go back and count how many photos I take in a season, but I do know it's quite a few so narrowing down my picks was a little difficult but I am pretty happy with the list below.

Christmas is right around the corner, and even if you don't celebrate there is no denying that the 'Holiday Spirit' is in the air; malls are packed, people have forgotten how to operate an automobile, and Home Alone one and two are on around the clock. This weeks Theme Tuesday celebrates the festive season with a collection of holiday themed photos and art work.

Continuing the one two punch of drift related Theme Tuesday posts is this week's edition on the wall tap. Wall taps are always exciting to watch because when they go well it's graceful and elegant, and when they go wrong it's levels of chaos ranging from beautiful to horrendous.

Curiously there's actually never been a Theme Tuesday dedicated to drifting on Stance Is Everything until today. Not exactly sure how that happened, but it did, so to make up for lost time I've decided break the drift drought with a post dedicated to the graceful art of the dirt drop.

After posting a flared yellow Pantera, and Brian Hobaugh's Optima Street Car Challenge winning Corvette nearly back-to-back on the fan page it dawned on me that it's been a long time since the I last dedicated a Theme Tuesday to flared/wide bodied  American Cars. In fact it's been about two years and thats too damn long, sorry for keeping you waiting, here's part two.

Weighing in on the static vs. air debate isn't really something I like to do because I feel people should get down how they get down and not worry about how, but I will say that there is something to be said for a clean static car with spot on fitment. I'm not talking cars that are easily identified as static from fifteen feet away due to smashed bumpers, questionable panel gaps, and catchy slogan covered munched quarters.

The way I see it there are two ways to put a car up on it's bumper. A talented person with a switch box manipulating the flow of hydraulic fluid, or raw stump pulling power. In my opinion both are awesome and as such both are showcased in today's post, enjoy.

The Karmann Ghia is a car that prior to starting this site I didn't really know a whole lot about. I think I had maybe seen a handful  up to that point, but I never really put much time into learning much about them.