2018 Lebanon High School Car Show makes good use of their parking space

Lebanon High School held their annual fundraiser for the marching band last weekend, and lots of great cars showed up to do their part. The sun was as bright as the sun could be, but the temperatures were fairly reasonable for Tennessee in July. A high school is a pretty good place to have a car show, because when the students and teachers go home, there’s a huge parking lot that isn’t being used on the weekend. Every empty parking lot should be filled with cool old cars. I have decreed it.

Cruise season winds down at Coach's Eastgate Grille

Now I’m starting to feel a little sad. The first car cruise that I went to when I moved to Nashville was the first cruise of 2014 at Coach’s Eastgate Grille in Lebanon, Tenn. And now, it looks like one of the last cruises of the year that I’ll be going to is, you guessed it, the one at Coach’s Eastgate Grille. These guys started the season early, and are ending the season late. Plus, they do a good job with this event, offering door prizes and even lunch to participants. This is a pretty good way to end things. That’s especially true when you see what kind of cars they had on display.

The big engine story. What's under the hood?

Smooth paint and shiny wheels are nice, but the engine is the heart of any car.  It’s the reason old cars are fun to drive.  It’s the first thing you look at when you walk up to a car at a car show.  It’s the one piece of optional equipment that drastically changes the value of any old car.  And it’s the first thing that hot rodders turn their attention to.  Through the years, there have been lots of fan favorites when it comes to engines.  Here, we’ll take a look at just a few of the most popular.  What’s under your hood?