Part 2 of the 3-part series on NASCAR sponsorship is now online at
http://carsandracingstuff.com/library/articles/3825.php

This car show wasn't that big, but it had a bunch of interesting cars I hadn't
photographed before.  Also, two very nice convertible owners let me video their
convertible tops, and I finally got a video of the Northern Illinois Streeters
entrance parade.  Overall, it was a nice little show for a good cause.

Photos
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/f/fitecenterforindependentlivingcarsho\
w_2009photos01.php

Video
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/f/fitecenterforindependentlivingcarsho\
w_2009video.php

I've been to Meadowdale before (now known as Raceway Woods) and it's an
interesting place.  A former racetrack closed for forty years, it's now a ribbon
of deteriorating asphalt cutting its way through a forest preserve.

Last weekend there was a car show on the old track, from where the Monza Wall
ended to halfway down the main straight.  Featuring the Meister Brauser team
that called Meadowdale its home track back in the day, as well as a collection
of vintage race cars, it was one of the more interesting shows I've been to over
the years.

It may also be the last time rubber meets the original road, as there are rumors
of plans to repave parts of the track, not to return it to racing form (sorry!),
but to make it more friendly for those who want to bicycle or walk the park.

There are nine pages of photographs beginning at
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/m/meadowdalemotorsportsmemories_2009ph\
otos01.php

Part 1 of a 3 part series on sponsorship.

http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/articles/3813.php

After reading through several interesting stories about the unique problems
drivers and commuters face in Africa, I decided I needed a way to group these
stories together somehow. So, here's the new Special Section: Automotive Africa!
The Voice of America writes good human interest stories, and I have several
linked to from the page.

http://carsandracingstuff.com/library/special/africa.php

La Biblioteca Automotriz Crittenden está ahora en español. Over 100 news
articles from Wikinoticias (the Spanish version of Wikinews) are now online,
bringing the total number of languages in the Library to three.

http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/articles/articlesspanish.php

"The Italian Job" is now complete! The Crittenden Automotive Library is now
international! Over 200 articles from Wikinotizie (Wikinews in Italian) are now
online, dating from 2005 to last week, including a lot of Formula 1, MotoGP, and
stories from the roads of Italy!

http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/articles/articlesitalian.php

I didn't take a whole lot of photographs at this event, mostly because it was a
local event and as such I had already photographed most of the interesting cars
that were there. Just over 75 pictures.

http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/j/johnsburgcarandbikeshow_2009photos1.\
php

60+ photos, mostly Fords with a bunch of Mustangs. But then what else do you
expect from a show hosted by Windy City Stangs?

http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/s/springallmakemodelcarshow_wcsngmc200\
9photos1.php

First real car show of the year!  Check out the pictures of the 1968 Cadillac
Calais on page 2.

http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/f/firestonespringcharitycarshow_2009ph\
otos1.php

Skip down to his March articles, there are 15 or so about the histories of
various automotive marques and a few cars.

http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/t/tannerronnie.php

OK, I've started another blog as a side project.  Just another funny little
thing to keep me entertained when I'm tired of staring at raw code.

So maybe you've seen those pictures of stupid people or stupid things people
have done with the word FAIL superimposed on them?  FailBlog.org is an excellent
place to find such pictures.  Well, I decided to start something a little like
FailBlog but of course, focused entirely on wheeled transportation.  My
creation?  AutoFAIL, at http://autofail.blogspot.com  Oh, and since it's all
about cars (and trucks and motorcycles) I'm tracking the failure by make, so you
can see all Ford fails or all Honda fails!

The picture at the top of the page is not only a car under a ton of bricks, it's
a YUGO under a ton of bricks.

Just uploaded are 87 photographs from the 1992 NASCAR tire test at Indy.  It is
by 9 years the oldest major photo set in the Library.  An up close and personal
look at some of the stars of NASCAR past.  Thanks goes to John Walczak for
letting me post them.

1992 Indianapolis Motor Speedway NASCAR Tire Test Photographs
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/i/indianapolismotorspeedwaynascartiret\
est_1992photos1.php

1 video and 129 photos from last Sunday's model car show in Cedarville,
Illinois.
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/c/cedarvillemodelcarcontestandswapmeet\
.php

The big finale is here!  174 more photographs conclude my collection of 2008
events.  Just in time, too, since I'll be going to the Cedarville Model Car Show
in less than a week.

Anyway, notable in this group is the motorcycles.  I didn't have very many
motorcycle photographs in the Library and I think this update went and doubled
it.  If you count the little Cushman scooters, that is.  Also notable is a rare
"Future Shark" modified Corvette, I've only been able to find ONE other photo of
it anywhere online.  For the AMC fans, there's an interesting AMX drag car in
the mix.

2008 Johnsburg Car and Bike Show Photographs
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/j/johnsburgcarandbikeshow_2008photos1.\
php

I've posted photographs from another section of Meadowdale, this one
from the Huntley Road entrance up to the Monza Wall, along the Long
Straight to the cut-through to Len's Hairpin, then along the
Serpentine, Carl's Bend and Steffan's Straight (which isn't really
straight, go figure) and back to the Huntley Road parking lot.

The photos begin halfway down the page after my previous trip to the
track.

Meadowdale International Raceway/Raceway Woods Photographs
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/m/meadowdaleinternationalraceway_photo\
s01.php

Four pages of photographs from last fall's car show in Lakemoor
benefiting the local Dollars for Scholars program are now online.
Notable in this update is an unusual Pontiac Sunbird, an AMC Rebel,
and a custom Lincoln Mark VII.

2008 Lakemoor Dollars for Scholars Car Show Photographs
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/l/lakemoordollarsforscholarscarshow_20\
08photos1.php

Only 1 more car show and a trip to Raceway Park (formerly Meadowdale
International Speedway) left in the bundle of 2008 photographs, then
it's on to other sources until the 2009 season begins.

The book Henry Ford's Own Story (as told to Rose Wilder Lane),
published in 1917, is now online.  An interesting look into the life
of one of automotive history's most important figures and the company
he formed.

Available in PDF scan and plain text.

Henry Ford's Own Story
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/h/henryfordsownstory.php

100+ photos from last September's Sunburst Corvette Club Show are now
online.

2008 Sunburst Corvette Club Show
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/s/sunburstcorvetteclubshow_2008photos1\
.php

This brings my total Corvette photo collection to over 200, which made
necessary the separating of the Corvettes by generation.  You can also
see the new photos alongside the old ones in the new Corvette section
(it can no longer be called a page).

Chevrolet Corvette
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/c/corvette.php

Well, in addition to completing a major overhaul of the site's
indexing system, I've added the first new photo set since the big
project started at the end of last year.

The nice thing about this photo set is that despite being spread
across all sorts of topics, it can also be found all grouped together
on its event page (25 photos per page, number of pages depends on
number of photos posted), a new feature of redoing the site.  So now
you can go to
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/indexphotography.php , click
on an event, and browse through all the photos from a particular show
on a few pages.

2009 Classic Plastic
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/c/classicplastic_2009photos1.php

This update is more photos from the 2008 GTR Summer NNL in Crystal
Lake, Illinois.  Make sure to check out the photos of the Clint Bowyer
cutaway car, the link is the one at the bottom.

Also included are two books about the Locomobiles of 1911 and 1912.

--BOOKS--

The Locomobile Book (2 editions from 1910 and 1911)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/l/locomobilebook.php

--MODEL CARS--

From the 2008 GTR Summer NNL

American LaFrance 1000 Century Series (4 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/1/1000centuryseries.php

Badman (3 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/b/badman.php

Chevrolet Camaro (3 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/c/camaro_5thgen.php

Chevrolet Chevelle (10 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/c/chevelle.php

Chevrolet Impala (2 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/i/impala.php

Dodge Charger (5 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/c/charger_photos01.php

Ducati 916 (3 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/9/916.php

Ferrari 308 GT Rainbow (3 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/3/308gtrainbow.php

Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona (4 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/3/365gtb4daytona.php

Ferrari 512 BB (3 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/5/512bb.php

Ferrari F50 (4 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/f/f50.php

Ford Hot Rod (4 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/f/fordhotrod01.php

Lamborghini Diablo (2 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/d/diablo.php

Larbre Competition (3 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/l/larbrecompetition.php

Mercedes-Benz 230 G (3 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/2/230g.php

Mercury (7 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/m/mercury.php

Multi-Maverick (4 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/m/multimaverick.php

Nismo (4 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/n/nismo.php

Nissan 350z (4 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/3/350z.php

Peugeot 905 (4 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/9/905.php

Pontiac Bonneville (2 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/b/bonneville.php

Pontiac Trans Am (4 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/t/transam.php

Porsche Boxster (2 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/b/boxster.php

Revell Gambler (2 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/g/gambler.php

Revell Torch (2 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/t/torch.php

Subaru Impreza (3 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/i/impreza.php

Toyota GT-One (5 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/g/gtone.php

Toyota Land Cruiser (3 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/l/landcruiser.php

Volkswagen Beetle (8 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/b/beetle.php

A.J. Foyt (3 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/f/foytaj.php

Clint Bowyer (21 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/b/bowyerclint.php

Gene Snow (3 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/s/snowgene.php

Kasey Kahne (3 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/k/kahnekasey.php

Marshall Teague (3 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/t/teaguemarshall.php

Tony Kanaan (3 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/k/kanaantony.php

Valentino Rossi (4 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/r/rossivalentino.php

This update is another BIG batch of my photography from this summer.
This list includes two car shows in Spring Grove and Hebron (both in
Illinois) that I attended one Sunday morning, as well as two cruise
nights (Saturday in McHenry, Illinois and another Saturday at Fatboyz
Cafe in East Dundee, Illinois).  What makes this special is that it
includes the first substantial hobby car photos, the tip of the 200+
photo 700MB iceberg that is my morning at the 2008 GTR Summer NNL from
Crystal Lake, Illinois.  The first of those photos are on this update,
the rest should be online soon!

Just a note about the book uploaded this update...they really did
spell it "gasolene" in the title of the book.  It is from 1901, after
all, when gas was just as much a new concept as the vehicles it
powered.  If you check the Wikipedia page on the stuff, it was
originally spelled both ways.

--BOOKS--

The Construction of a Gasolene Motor Vehicle (1901)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/c/constructionofagasolenemotorvehicle.\
php

--CARS & LIGHT TRUCKS--

Chevrolet 210 (3 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/2/210.php

Chevrolet 3200 (7 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/3/3200.php

Chevrolet Apache (7 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/a/apache.php

Chevrolet Bel Air (5 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/b/belair.php

Chevrolet Camaro (9 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/c/camaro_photos01.php

Chevrolet Caprice Classic (5 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/c/capriceclassic.php

Chevrolet Corvette (13 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/c/corvette_photos01.php

Chevrolet El Camino (4 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/e/elcamino.php

Chevrolet Monte Carlo (4 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/m/montecarlo.php

Chevrolet S-10 (2 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/s/s-10.php

Chevrolet Stylemaster (2 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/s/stylemaster.php

Chrysler Newport (13 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/n/newport.php

Daewoo Lanos (2 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/l/lanos.php

Excalibur Roadster (8 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/e/excalibur.php

Ford Anglia (4 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/a/anglia.php

Ford Bronco (4 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/b/bronco.php

Ford Crown Victoria (3 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/c/crownvictoria.php

Ford Fairlane (18 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/f/fairlane.php

Ford Focus (4 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/f/focus.php

Ford Galaxie (4 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/g/galaxie.php

Ford LTD (3 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/l/ltd.php

Ford Mustang (5 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/m/mustang_photos01.php

Ford Thunderbird (12 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/t/thunderbird.php

Hudson Hornet (11 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/h/hornet.php

Kia Spectra (2 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/s/spectra.php

Mercury Cougar (10 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/c/cougar.php

Mercury Marauder (2 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/m/marauder.php

Oldsmobile Cutlass (5 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/c/cutlass.php

Packard Clipper (12 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/c/clipper.php

Plymouth Fury (3 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/f/fury.php

Pontiac Grand Prix (6 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/g/grandprix.php

Rolls Royce Silver Shadow (4 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/s/silvershadow.php

Willys-Overland Jeepster (14 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/j/jeepster.php

--MODEL CARS--

From the 2008 GTR Summer NNL

Lancia 037 (4 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/0/037.php

Mercedes-Benz 190 (3 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/1/190.php

I received a bunch of new interesting old car brochures.  One of them
I was able to (thanks to lack of copyright) scan and post on the site.
  Talk about your oddball, unusual stuff, it's a brochure for the 1974
Dodge School Buses!

Most of the rest of this update consists of a housecleaning of old
files, some new stuff from the NHTSA, and photos from the Woodstock
VFW "Remember Our Heroes" car show from July 12th.

The biggest update, however, is a bit of a departure from the normal
organization of the Libary.  173 photos from the Millers at Milwaukee
Indy Car Event from John Walczak.  Considering the volume of photos,
and how long it would take to figure out just what each and every car
is, I opted not to even try and to just post everything from the show
in one big event section (rather than putting each car on it's
driver's page and reserving the photos that can't be classified for
the event page).

--BOOKS--

The Truth About Henry Ford (1922)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/t/truthabouthenryford.php

--CARS & LIGHT TRUCKS--

AMC Pacer (5 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/p/pacer.php

Chevrolet Bel Air (5 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/b/belair.php

Chevrolet Camaro (2 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/c/camaro_photos01.php

Chevrolet Caprice Classic (3 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/c/capriceclassic.php

Chevrolet Monte Carlo (4 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/m/montecarlo_photos01.php

Datsun 280Z (7 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/2/280z.php

Eagle Talon (6 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/t/talon.php

Ford F-150 (2 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/f/f-150.php

Ford Hot Rods (10 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/f/fordhotrod01.php

Ford Mustang (14 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/m/mustang.php

Mercury Model 89M (6 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/m/model89m.php

Plymouth (6 photos of an unidentified 1936 sedan)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/p/plymouth.php

--BUSES--

Dodge (1974 brochure)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/d/dodge.php

--MOTORCYCLES--

Harley-Davidson WL (7 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/w/wl.php

Honda Silver Wing (8 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/s/silverwing.php

Moto Guzzi Eldorado (4 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/e/eldorado_mg.php

Sunbeam 57 (3 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/5/57.php

--HOBBIES--

C.A.R.S. in Miniature, January 2006 Meeting (38 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/c/carsinminiature200601.php

--OPEN WHEEL RACING--

Millers at Milwaukee Vintage Indy Car Event (173 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/m/millersatmilwaukee2008-1.php

--SAFETY--

Traffic Tech (45 newsletters)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/t/traffictech.php

Well, I've finally got the website some more space to expand.  And
here's the first new additions, from the Full Size Pontiac Club's May
10th gathering, the Grass Lake PTO "Cars for Kids" car show at the
Antioch Wal-Mart on May 18, more Nathan Bittinger photos from the 2004
SVRA event at Watkins Glen, and a bunch of cruise nights in McHenry
and Richmond, Illinois.  But wait, there's more...

Two big additions are photos and video from the February 2008 meeting
of C.A.R.S. in Miniature, and from the Camping World RV Sales 200
Craftsman Truck Series race in Milwaukee from June.

Of special note are some very old articles.  One is the article
History of Automobile Racing in America.  What's interesting about it
is that it's a history of racing, as written in 1910, dating back to
even before the Indianapolis 500.  There's also Plotting Against
Horses, detailing the mechanical innovations that led to the first
automobiles.  The article is from 1895, predating even the Benz Motor
Wagen.  Finally, there's an article describing the death of Gaston
Chevrolet in 1920.  Also, there's now room for more old books (it is a
library, after all).  One of them is the first fiction in the Library,
a book called The Black Motor Car, and it's from 1905.

--BOOKS--

Automobile Catechism (1910)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/a/automobilecatechism.php

The Black Motor Car (1905 novel)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/b/blackmotorcarthe.php

Digest of United States Automobile Patents (1900)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/d/digestofunitedstatesautomobilepatent\
s.php

Questions and Answers Relating to Modern Automobile Design,
Construction, Driving and Repair (3 Editions from 1918, 1920 & 1921)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/q/questionsandanswersrelatingtomoderna\
utomobiledesign.php

--CARS & LIGHT TRUCKS--

AMC Ambassador (6 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/a/ambassador_a.php

Buick Regal (1 photo)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/r/regal.php

Buick Skylark (7 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/s/skylark_photos01.php

Buick Special (7 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/s/special_b.php

Buick Super (4 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/s/super.php

C.A.R.S. in Miniature (20 photos, 4 videos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/c/carsinminiature200802.php

"Cars for Kids" Classic & Hot Rod Show (4 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/c/carsforkids.php

Chevrolet Camaro (3 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/c/camaro_photos01.php

Chevrolet Caprice (4 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/c/caprice.php

Chevrolet Corvette C6 (5 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/c/corvette_c6.php

Chevrolet Impala (7 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/i/impala.php

Chevrolet Monte Carlo (7 photos of a lowrider)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/m/montecarlo_photos01.php

Chevrolet S-10 (3 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/s/s-10.php

Chrysler Le Baron (5 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/l/lebaron.php

Dodge Dart Demon (12 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/d/dart.php

Dodge Ram (Evernham Motorsports Edition) (2 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/r/ram.php

Ford (6 photos of a pickup truck of unknown model name)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/f/ford.php

Ford Country Squire (12 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/c/countrysquire.php

Ford Falcon (4 photos of a pro street)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/f/falcon.php

Ford Mustang (3 photos of a custom)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/m/mustang.php

Hood Ornaments (2 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/photos/hoodornaments.php

Hot Rods (21 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/photos/hotrods.php

Lincoln Town Car (5 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/t/towncar.php

MG MGB (6 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/m/mgb.php

Oscar Mayer Wienermobile & Mini Wienermobile (10 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/w/wienermobile.php

Oldsmobile Cutlass Salon (12 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/c/cutlasssalon.php

Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme (11 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/c/cutlasssupreme.php

Oldsmobile Starfire (18 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/s/starfire.php

Plotting Against Horses (1895 article)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/articles/2052.php

Plymouth Belvedere (14 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/b/belvedere.php

Plymouth Fury (5 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/f/fury.php

Plymouth Road Runner (8 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/r/roadrunner.php

Plymouth Special DeLuxe (8 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/s/specialdeluxe.php

Pontiac Bonneville (8 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/b/bonneville.php

Pontiac Catalina (13 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/c/catalina.php

Pontiac Grand Prix (11 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/g/grandprix.php

Pontiac Grande Parisienne (4 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/g/grandeparisienne.php

Pontiac Le Mans (7 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/l/lemans.php

Pontiac Star Chief (8 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/s/starchief.php

Pontiac Trans Am (4 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/t/transam.php

Volkswagen Karmann Ghia (2 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/k/karmannghia.php

--AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR--

Marquette Dyna-Vision (3 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/d/dynavision.php

--DRAG RACING--

Drag Racing - Amateur (3 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/photos/dragracing.php

--HEAVY TRUCKS--

International 4700 (3 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/4/4700.php

--OPEN WHEEL RACING--

Chevrolet Corvette, 2008 Indianapolis 500 Pace Car Replica (5 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/c/corvette_c6.php

GASTON CHEVROLET KILLED IN RACE (1920 article)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/articles/2045.php

History of Automobile Racing in America (1910 article)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/articles/2044.php

Bobby Rahal (2 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/r/rahalbobby.php

--SPORTS CAR RACING--

Chevron B21 (5 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/b/b21.php

Chevron B23 (2 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/b/b23.php

Chevron B31 (2 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/b/b31.php

Frisbee Can Am (2 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/f/frisbee.php

Lola T290 (4 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/t/t290.php

Lola T586 (1 photo)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/t/t586.php

March 832 Can Am (1 photo)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/8/832.php

McLaren M8C (3 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/m/m8c.php

McLaren M12 (3 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/m/m12.php

MG 18/80 (1 photo)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/1/1880.php

MG 1300 (2 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/1/1300.php

MG MGA (14 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/m/mga.php

MG MGB (19 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/m/mgb.php

MG MGC (1 photo)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/m/mgc.php

MG Midget (8 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/m/midget.php

Porsche 908/2 (2 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/9/9082.php

Ralt Beasley RT5 (3 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/r/rt5.php

Royale RP40 (2 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/r/rp40.php

Swift DB2 (1 photo)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/d/db2.php

Zippo U.S. Vintage Grand Prix (11 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/z/zippousvintagegrandprix.php

--SPRINT CAR RACING--

Alyssa Griffin (2 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/g/griffinalyssa.php

Tommy Sexton (4 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/s/sextontommy.php

--STOCK CAR RACING--

Michael Annett (3 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/a/annettmichael.php

Stanton Barrett (3 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/b/barrettstanton.php

T.J. Bell (4 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/b/belltj.php

Johnny Benson (3 photos, 1 video)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/b/bensonjohnny.php

Bill Davis Racing (2 photos & 1 video)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/b/billdavisracing.php

Billy Ballew Motorsports (1 photo)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/b/billyballewmotorsports.php

Mike Bliss (3 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/b/blissmike.php

Bobby Hamilton Racing (1 photo)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/b/bobbyhamiltonracing.php

Todd Bodine (4 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/b/bodinetodd.php

Colin Braun (3 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/b/brauncolin.php

Camping World RV Sales 200 (28 photos & 2 videos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/c/campingworldrvsales200.php

Landon Cassill (3 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/c/cassilllandon.php

Circle Bar Racing (3 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/c/circlebarracing.php

Stacy Compton (3 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/c/comptonstacy.php

Terry Cook (3 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/c/cookterry.php

Matt Crafton (2 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/c/craftonmatt.php

Rick Crawford (2 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/c/crawfordrick.php

Erik Darnell (5 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/d/darnellerik.php

Brendan Gaughan (2 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/g/gaughanbrendan.php

Germain Racing (2 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/g/germainracing.php

Larry Gunselman (3 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/g/gunselmanlarry.php

Ron Hornaday (2 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/h/hornadayronjr.php

HT Motorsports (1 video)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/h/htmotorsports.php

Kevin Harvick, Inc. (2 photos & 2 videos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/k/kevinharvickinc.php

Donny Lia (3 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/l/liadonny.php

Justin Marks (4 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/m/marksjustin.php

Chad McCumbee (4 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/m/mccumbeechad.php

Marc Mitchell (3 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/m/mitchellmarc.php

Sean Murphy (2 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/m/murphysean.php

Ted Musgrave (1 photo)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/m/musgraveted.php

Paul Poulter (1 photo)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/p/poulterpaul.php

Brent Raymer (3 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/r/raymerbrent.php

Roush Fenway Racing (1 video)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/r/roushfenwayracing.php

Brian Scott (2 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/s/scottbrian.php

Ryan Seaman (1 photo)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/s/seamanryan.php

Dennis Setzer (3 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/s/setzerdennis.php

Mike Skinner (2 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/s/skinnermike.php

Jack Sprague (2 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/s/spraguejack.php

SS-Green Light Racing (2 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/s/ssgreenlightracing.php

David Starr (4 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/s/starrdavid.php

ThorSport Racing (2 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/t/thorsportracing.php

John Wes Townley (4 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/t/townleyjohnwes.php

Darryl Traber (4 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/t/traberdarryl.php

TRG Motorsports (1 photo)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/t/trgmotorsports.php

Nick Tucker (1 photo)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/t/tuckernick.php

Chrissy Wallace (2 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/w/wallacechrissy.php

Jason White (2 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/w/whitejason.php

Wood Brothers Racing (1 photo)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/w/woodbrothersracing.php

Kevin Wood (1 photo)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/w/woodkevin.php

Wyler Racing (1 photo)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/w/wylerracing.php

Xpress Motorsports (1 photo)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/x/xpressmotorsports.php

Yes, I'm still here.

It's been quiet lately, but I haven't been feeling well.  It seems to
have passed a bit.

In the meantime, although I haven't been making major postings I've
been working on Formula 1 histories for every driver who's ever
participated in an event since FIA formed the series in 1950.  It's a
lot of information, and I'm not quite halfway through, I'm to 1973.
I've had through 1955 on the site for some time, races and drivers and
season points, and I decided to finish the drivers as soon as I could
instead of leaving some driver histories half done.  Many of the early
drivers in the series have been updated already, others have their
information in my master file awaiting creation of their page, and
still others haven't even been seen yet...there's 35 years of results
still to go through.  But it's an ongoing process, and I likely won't
be posting every time new files are uploaded.

However, I had to take a break from all that open wheel stuff and add
an interesting chart I created from some information I found in an old
Mercedes-Benz history book.  I have posted the original sales records
for what are supposedly all the M-B 300SLs sold in the UK.  Which now
includes little flag icons, something I hope to spread around the site
further to add some more color to the site.  But the records are at
the bottom of the 300SL page at
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/3/300sl.php

Now that I'm feeling a bit better, in goes the Van Halen CD and off I
go to see how much of that Formula 1 history I can plow through tonight.

First of all, the site now has over 2,000 articles, not counting
what's in the Periodicals section.

Second, I've finished uploading the photos from the Mosley museum trip.

I've also uploaded 4 photos from my cell phone, I think they're the
first one's from my new LG Chocolate on the site.  I found an MGB limo
at a British car swap meet in February, and I had to get pictures of
it.  I love having the new camera phone, because the new Canon is
bigger than the old one, so I can't really take it everywhere.

--CARS & LIGHT TRUCKS--

Dodge Challenger (8 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/c/challenger.php

MG MGB (4 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/m/mgb.php

Plymouth Road Runner (1 photo)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/r/roadrunner.php

--DRaG RACING--

Torqueflite Tornado III (17 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/t/torqueflitetornadoiii.php

--MOTORCYCLES--

Suzuki RV-125K (9 photos and 1973 specifications)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/r/rv125k.php

--STOCK CAR RACING--

Dale Earnhardt (4 photos of the 1999 Signature Series SS Chevrolet Camaro)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/e/earnhardtdale.php

Well, this Update doesn't have a whole bunch of links, but I've
finally finished another pair of Formula 1 seasons, which takes the
full results and driver race histories through 1957.

There's also another whole bunch of articles online, now the Library
is up to 1,950.

I've been working on text because it doesn't involve a whole lot of
server space, which I'm rapidly running out of.  But what I did post
with a little bit of the space I had left is a video on a problem with
the Shelby Mustang GT350H model kit...
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/o/oelhafenfrank02.avi

Hopefully, that problem will be resolved well before the summer
photography season kicks into high gear, but right now I'm working on
remodeling "The Real Life Crittenden Library," also known as "My
Basement."  I've got too much stuff and not enough room...not that I'm
going to sell off my stuff, I just need to figure out how to stuff it
into the space I have available.

The Ronnie Sox entry's 11 pictures refers to a Colt he drove, without
the famed "Sox & Martin" painted on the side, so I put it on his page.
  But of course, I have 14 pictures of a Sox & Martin Plymouth to go
along with it, on the new Sox & Martin page.

I don't claim to know it all about cars, and this certainly has been
an educational experience learning about the old drag racers.

This is it on the pictures for a while.  I've got a whole lot more
from the Mosley collection, and a ton of pictures and video from the
last C.A.R.S. in Miniature meeting, but I'm about out of space on my
web hosting plan.  Nearly 4.5GB of information can now be found in the
Library.  Not to worry, though, a new plan is coming soon and I'll
have all the space I need to grow the site well into the future.

Also, just because I'm done with pictures doesn't mean I'm taking time
off.  It just means there's a lot more text coming, maybe another year
of F1 results, or some more articles.

--DRAG RACING--

Roland Leong's Hawaiian (23 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/h/hawaiian.php

Ronnie Sox (11 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/s/soxronnie.php

Sox & Martin (14 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/s/soxmartin.php

--STOCK CAR RACING--

Random Lugnuts: Michael Waltrip at The Daytona 500 (Current Article)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/articles/1843.php

Well, a quick add of a couple of photos from my camera of the inside
of my minivan turned into a big 26-photo update of the Chevrolet
Venture page.

Which makes this a good a time as any to remind folks of the mission
of The Crittenden Automotive Library: preserving automotive history.
Really, photos and (the real thing) of Chevrolet Corvettes can be
found anywhere, anytime.  They'll be around for a long, long time.
But how many of us really drive around in Corvettes?  You're more
likely to see minivans on the roads, minivans like the Chevrolet
Venture.  Which is why it's worth preserving here, because even though
it's not cool at all, it's historically important and hardly anyone
else is doing it.  So that's why it was "Chevy Minivan Day" here at
the Library.

By the way, I actually own a Chevrolet Venture myself.  The dark blue
one with the license plate WALZAK4 in the pictures.

Okay, I know not a whole heck of a lot of people really care about
minivans.  So there's 19 photos of a very unique Plymouth GTX that I
took Sunday.  As well as 10 photos of the 1970 Chi-Town Hustler drag
car.  I don't have a whole lot of drag racing on the site, so I went a
little nuts this weekend in a garage full of drag racing cars.  More
of those photos to come later this week.

--CARS & LIGHT TRUCKS--

Chevrolet Lumina APV (8 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/l/luminaapv.php

Chevrolet Venture (26 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/v/venture.php

Plymouth GTX (19 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/g/gtx.php

--DRAG RACING--

Chi-Town Hustler (10 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/c/chitownhustler.php

Books are the heart and soul of any library, and I've been busy adding
them to the site this weekend.  Check out the new and previously
available books at http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/books01.php

There are also a TON of new avatars to pick from in the Forum,
including just about every flag flown in the world today, a bunch of
Subaru Imprezas and characters from RPM Tuning as well as non-car
related avatars...check them out by signing up at
http://carsandracingstuff.com/forum/

I'll be making some CarsAndRacingStuff.com avatars soon, and I'll make
them available to anyone with a Forum who wants to use them.

Also, results from the 1955 Formula 1 season are now online.  At this
rate, I'll be up to the 2008 season in 2035.  Of course, if any F1
fans want to help sponsor the site, I can use the money to take some
time off from the day job and dedicate the hours to getting caught up.

A bunch more photos from Cepolina have been added to the Corvette and
Hot Rod Photos pages.  And a photo set from Flickr including some
interesting classic sports cars.

--CARS & LIGHT TRUCKS--

Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic (3 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/t/type57satlantic.php

Chevrolet Bel Air (1 advertisement)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/b/belair.php

Chevrolet Corvette (13 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/c/corvette_photos01.php

Chevrolet Impala (1 advertisement)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/i/impala.php

Chrysler Imperial (1 advertisement)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/i/imperial.php

Ferrari 250 GTO (1 photo)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/2/250gto.php

Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa (2 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/2/250testarossa.php

Hot Rods (7 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/photos/hotrods.php

McLaren F1 (9 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/f/f1.php

Mercedes-Benz 300SL (6 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/3/300sl.php

Porsche 959 (2 photos)
http://www.carsandracingstuff.com/library/9/959.php