Photo by Paul Baken After featuring the beautiful and sexy pinup Dayna Delux as our October Pinup of the Month, I was able to persuade Dayna to share a few more pics for a feature gallery in the pinup model gallery. The pictures come from a few different sources. If you're looking for a photographer or just more pinup images, these are a good place to start: Mitzi and Co http://mitziandco.com/ (Look for more pictures from Mitzi soon!) Paul Baken (I could find a link) And quite a few pics from Roy Varga at Varga Photography. Are you a pinup model? Want your own gallery? Please send a few sample pics to Pinups@MyRideisMe.com Make sure your pics are WITH CARS (or sometimes bikes) and include credits for the pictures. We're also looking for the next, Pinup of the month. You don't have to be as well known as Dayna DeLux and Kim Falcon, just get a super pic of yourself. Thanks! Now head on over to the pinup model...

Pinup Tips for a successful photo shoot. Printed with permission from Varga Photography. You can also catch him at his Myspace page: Roy Varga's Myspace. It’s all in the face... I don't care if you’re flat as a wall or have curves for days if you’re good at making faces that’s all that matters... Props make a huge difference...in all pinup pics the main focus is the gal of course...but sooner or later you will run out of poses... that's where props make a world of difference... plus they are fun and you can play make believe. Always have a backup plan I don't care if it’s a backup outfit or a backup location you always have to be ready... ha-ha one time a gal showed up in what she was wearing and 1 other outfit that didn't match... yeah those are the rough ones. When it comes to hair and makeup leave it to the professionals... I mean personally I don't know jack about hair and makeup. I just tell my gal to make'm pretty... but in my experience if your gonna go all out and make the...

I've written before that the new friends I've made after starting MyRideisMe.com are so much better then the friends I used to have. Wait, no... I mean... I've met some great people.   One of those outstanding new friends is Jimmy Smith from Jimmy's Hot Rod Design. I called Jimmy to see if he could give some advice for the interior of my 1927 Ford Modified, "Bonnie". I've owned the car for (god has it been that long?!) over 7 years and I've never put an interior in. I've got buy with a foam pad and recently a crappy seat I made myself. I've also had to put up with the, "You gonna put an interior in that thing?" questions. Well yea, finally I am. That's where you come in.   When I asked Jimmy for advice, I was hoping for reference pics or maybe some color ideas or even a magazine or two to check out. Jimmy's another guy who routinely flushes more hot rod history and knowledge then most folks, probably including me. That's why he does work for several well known hot rod shops like Squeeg's...

Run to the Pines - 2008 By our friend Devin Squire (Devin's all Ford Garage) The weekend of Sept. 26th, 27th, & 28th, was the 25th anniversary of the "Run to the Pines" car show in Pinetop, AZ. My wife & I have been going to this show for at least 15 of those years. It's a great weekend getaway in the cool pines of Pinetop – Lakeside, AZ. The show is limited to 550 cars, of pre 1973 vintage, and it always gets sold out. If you don't get your registrations in early, you might not get in, and there is always a waiting list in case of any cancellations. This year, the show sold out in only four weeks! Hotels, Motels, & Cabins in the area are the same story...get your reservations in early. Before we caught on, we had to get rooms in Showlow, which is about 15 to 20 miles away. This show is part of the Pinetop-Lakeside's "Fall Festival", which brings in a lot of people, as well. Some folks love all the “arts & crafts”stuff, and it gives the ladies something else to...

I was cruising the web looking for something and I found this discussion. What speed should you drive to get your best fuel economy? interestingly enough, the discussion was from a story from the site Truth about Cars. That site kicks out a shocking amount of car related content. From the story folks at truthaboutcars.com were trying to help everyone understand a formula that actually came from Howstuffworks.com, another great site to kill several hours... try taking the Alligator quiz or see if a platypus could poison you. The How Stuff works guys did alot better job, but didn't really give any background. After the story, several folks chimed in with their "truth". In reality, they said alot that was dead wrong and then some close, but not right. The equation they were using to answer the question was: Road Load Power = aV + bV^2 + cV^3 where a, b and c are constants and V is the symbol for velocity or let's just say SPEED. There was some mention of where this equation came from, but unfortunately, it wasn't quite right. I also want to say what...

Drawing of a Car That Looks Like a Photo I've been pleasantly surprised by the European hot rodders that have made their way to MyRideisMe.com. This story is about a new member, Alan Brightmore from Manchester, United Kingdom. His member name is Slammed56 cause he's added an in the weeds 56 Volkswagon Panel Bus. Not long after joining, I found out Alan's quite an artist, or is he a photographer? Look closely at the image to the left. Is that a picture? No. It's an amazingly realistic looking pencil drawing! What follows was written by Alan about his work. Please say hello in Alan's Garage and add him to your crew. Ok, brief history first of all and you could say I got into the artwork 'seriously' kinda by accident. Having always had a natural talent for drawing from an early age (left school at age 16 with a grade A in art/photography) I just drew for fun really and never even entertained the idea that I could actually sell some of my work. Well, years went by and the artwork eventually became secondplace to 'real' jobs and spare...

You saw it here first. My man Brian Stupski from Problem Child Kustoms took an already slick illustration of a slammed down 1953 Ford and went 3D! Three Dimensions! Click on the image to make it full size, then pull out your red and blue 3D glasses and have a look. Too cool and perfect timing for October spooky-ness. I keep waiting for Frankenstein (no, not my ex-wife) or the Wolfman to jump out from behind a tree. Brian told me he's working on another 3D image to go with this one. It's one thing to spin out the slick and highly detailed hot rod designs, but breaking the mold like this is truly something to watch for. Keep tabs on PCK Studio and his innovative style at...

For some reason, the "Pinup of the Month" feature here at MyRideisMe.com has been very popular! We only feature beautiful pinup models posed next to the hottest hot rods and custom cars. Enjoy October's Hot Rod pinup: Dayna Delux. A keen eye will notice Dayna featured on the home page riding a broom (by Mehosh studios). I first noticed her on the cover of the December 2007 Sport Truck Magazine. Her subtle but sexy red hair and dazzling blue eyes drew me right in. You can see her in tons of magazines now as one of the top pinup models going. She's on 10 covers now including: Barracuda, CK Deluxe, Sport Truck, Rockabilly (2 times), Hot Rod Deluxe, Ace Magazine, College Times, Cheers, Auto Art. Starting off doing a shoot for a friend doing makeup, she then worked for that photographer and then another. Pretty soon, Dayna found herself in demand and traveling for shoots. She says, "We always have a good time. I'm a goof and like making people laugh but I remain professional." This super hot photo was taken by Shannon Brooke Imagery for Pinup Girl Clothing....

Minnie the Moocher 1964 Morris Minor 2 door sedan (See the Custom Morris Minor) Written by: "Tootall" Paul from Cornwall, United Kingdom ‘Minnie’ is my Wife’s ‘64 Morris. She had wanted a kustom for a while and has a particular taste for ‘round’ cars. When one of our clubmates (We are members of UK Kustoms) suggested a Minor we looked harder at them and realized that one would make a great sled. When we were told that if we could find one before the 2002 NASC Nationals then the club would chop it for us, the search was on. We bought her from a young chap who made us promise that we would look after her. We assured him that we would take great care of her and we have – though maybe not quite in the way he would have expected. We had owned her for 2 weeks before we drove her the 300 miles to the Nationals. She was driven there on Friday, stripped of her glass and interior on Saturday, chopped on Sunday and, with a plastic windscreen installed, driven the 300 miles home again on...

Customer service pays off. Or should I say, bad customer service doesn't pay. If you haven't seen my 1927 Ford Roadster called "Bonnie" then this may be your first time to MyRideisMe.com. In that case, WELCOME! Please stay a while and if you dig it... JOIN here. My roadster kinda odd because I run a 2.3L Ford Motor. That's right! It's a Pinto motor and I'm proud to be part of the 4 banger world. The 2.3's are easy to find, cheap to get and can be made to run hard, but that can get expensive. I wrote a bunch about modifying the 2.3L Ford Motor in my garage blog. Check it out. So trying to save a few bucks, I bought a Mallory dual point distributer. Why a dual point with all the electronic points systems out there? And why not just run a factory Ford electronic distributor? Good questions. For both cases, you often have to deal with a vacuum advance system. My motor makes poopoo vacuum. (does that rhyme?) and those vacuum modulators don't look good. Also, most of the electronic setups are big bucks. Dual...

Friends sometimes make it easy on ya. Here's one of those times. Dig this hot rod art from Brian Stupski, my buddy from G-town (Gilbert, Arizona, but it's really not that hip). I've said before that making new friends in the hot rod and custom world is one of the coolest parts of making and running MyRideisMe.com. Brian from Problem Child Kustoms Studio is tops on the cool list of new friends. Never mind that Brian's crapped out more knowledge about cars, especially historically significant hot rods and customs, then I have to this day, but on top of that, the man's got skills! Skill in design. You don't simply get a "pretty picture" you get a design, the whole DESIGN! Want to know the part number of the Air Ride setup you'll need? He's got it. Want to know the offset of those new 18's and 19's you'll be running? He knows. That's the detail you get when hooking up with a professional designer. So check out the December 2008 issue of Rod and Custom, page 8-9. That's Brian's Shine-Runner 500. That came out of his head and...

Story by Devin Squire (Devin's all Ford Garage) Well, I just got back from the "Orange County Crusin' Assoc.'s "Great Labor Day Cruise" in Costa Mesa, California. The weather was great, 80 degrees at the warmest & the 60's at night. We go there a couple of days early to enjoy some vacation time in southern California. We will spend a day just cruising Pacific Coast Highway, from Huntington Beach down to Laguna Beach, stopping at some of the Surf shops, or stopping at one of the many eateries to get some fish tacos....(Wahoo's shrimp tacos...mmmmm). Once in a while, I'll actually take one of my surfboards out in the water & try to surf...key word here is "try". OK, now back to the car show. The car show itself is on Saturday & Sunday, & Monday being the day they hand out awards & trophys. Some of us actually start lining our cars up in the parking lot at the fairgrounds on Friday, so we can be the early birds in to get a good parking spot. The Embassy Suites in Santa Ana, is the host hotel, &...