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What turns a brake-and-fuel-line manufacturer’s parking lot into one of the season’s most anticipated car gatherings? Inline Tube’s annual open house has grown from a modest shop event into a magnet for restorers and muscle car owners across the Detroit area, drawing bigger crowds than some sanctioned shows. The appeal isn’t trophies — it’s the chance to talk shop with the people who built the parts holding your restoration together.
Every October, a stretch of Wildwood beach turns into a time machine as pre-1934 hot rods and pre-1957 motorcycles line up to race the way drivers did generations ago. The event traces back to a club of World War II veterans chasing speed after coming home, and its no-modern-parts rules mean every slide through the sand is as unpredictable as it was decades ago. Here’s what makes this beach race one of the most photographed weekends on the hot rod calendar.