Stu Hilborn passed away this morning.

photo from http://www.rodauthority.com/news/the-racing-community-loses-another-legend-stuart-hilborn/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-racing-community-loses-another-legend-stuart-hilborn

a full write up is also at the link to Rod Authority. Briefly, he was a pioneer of the hot rod growth in the 40's by inventing mechanical fuel injection, perfected it, used it on the dry lakes and set  a world speed record in 1948

Photography fans know her work, but you might not have ever seen Margaret Bourke-White

Life magazine photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White wears high-altitude flying gear in front of a Flying Fortress during a World War II assignment in February 1943. Found on http://odinsbane.tumblr.com

You might be familiar with some of the following photos

above, 1935 Indy 500

Mr Honda.. .respect

my favourite all time Soichoro Honda quote though: "When Congress passes new emission standards, we hire 50 more engineers and GM hires 50 more lawyers."

Found on http://pedalfar.tumblr.com

two of Mickey Thompson's race cars were at SEMA this year, I haven't seen the funny car in person before

the variety of cool car photos I liked on Stiffspeed.tumblr.com

I think the above is the Von Dutch upside down paintjob

What do you suppose the above Camaro hood scoops are? the green one looks like it has Mach One Mustang shaker scoops

the above is the first example I've seen of the big beak front bumper customized

the legendary Grumpy Bill

I figure the above has to be the Capt Jack and his Turbonique cart