Ian Roussel's newest build, the Bucket O Fun

and the engine is a Diamond REO, not a Rio. You know that, REO was a company from waayyy back in 1904 when Ransom E Olds made the REO company to make cars and trucks, busses were made too. Diamond T made trucks and semis (tractor trailer / 18 wheelers / (or whatever you call them)) and REO and Diamond T merged in 1967. The White trucking company bought that, and that is how a Diamond REO engine comes from a White truck. As soon as I read Rio, I knew that some explanation would be a good thing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_Reo_Trucks

if you can't remember where you heard the name Ian Roussel, it might have been from the Space Junkie at Gene Winfield's open house http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/10/space-junkie-by-ian-roussel-was-at-gene.html  or the video http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/03/ian-roussel-kustom-cars-lead-sleds-54.html

A Sweet Sickness ... flathead fords

Found on http://lostliver.blogspot.com

the hot rod that cushioned the helicopter crash in the Green Lantern

Sweet fat fendered at SEMA

the Sylvester II, revived from a 1960's show car (an amazing one) after the widowed owner could barely give it away

 That guy with his head in my photo? That's my buddy Mike. I decided to make him famous with this shot.

For the Hot Rod Magazine quality photo gallery taken in a studio, and the story in full: http://sucksqueezebangblow-juice.blogspot.com.br/2012/12/sylvester-iii.html

 BEE UUU TEE FUL engine
and that very fine chain to the carbs? Works.

Check out the suspension in the floorboards, trick stuff for the 1960's

Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, not only changed to a recognizable hat from the African ashente, but has a new video "I Gotsta Get Paid" with 4 hot rods... one is a So Cal Speedshop hot rod that I found at SEMA

from the gallery I just posted a couple days ago: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2012/11/nice-hot-rod-i-didnt-see-anything-on-it.html

the above is the "Whiskey Runner" that Billy had the So Cal Speedshop make

 images from the So Cal Speedshop via http://www.rodauthority.com/news/so-cal-speed-shop-building-zz-tops-billy-gibbons-wiskeyrunner/

This video got me wondering about what is new in the BFG car collection, and I came across an online magazine I've never heard of http://www.powerblocktv.com/mag/index.php where you can read a long interview with videos where they talk hot rods with the force behind the cars you already know, (Eliminator coupe, Cadzilla) and some you haven't learned of yet

http://www.powerblocktv.com/magazine/index.php?pub=81067

here is a look at the other incredible coverage that Power Block magazine has had http://www.powerblocktv.com/mag/index.php

This post wouldn't have happened without George's point out that the car I posted a couple days ago was in the music video... thanks to George of dWrenched.com! 

nice hot rod, nothing on it tells us who did it, but I learned that it's from So Cal Speedshop for Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top)

Veterans, here's one for you to enjoy... a tribute to Flying Fortresses from a hot rod garage and Hot Rod magazine "Easy Does It"

the red and green lights? Awesome

I posted all about this van in August http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2012/08/hot-rod-magazine-and-mackeys-hot-rod.html