hot rods cruise Downtown after Art Walk (Jacksonville Daily Record)
This week’s Art Walk at Hemming Plaza had a 1950s theme complete with hot rods and “Luckie’s Ladies” like “Marilyn” (above). The celebration of horsepower and hair power was sponsored by George Wolfe, owner of Lucky’s Classic Cuts barber shop at The Carling.

Fort Bliss to open gates for May 17 celebration (El Paso Times)
hot rods on parade, towers to rappel and desperados looking for a gunfight are scheduled as parts of the Armed Forces Day celebrations at Fort Bliss.

Supporting Our Veterans (KOLN Lincoln)
Aurora's hot rods and Harley's Festival raised money for America's Veterans Saturday.

Scientists Build Nano hot rods [News] (Scientific American)
Like a team of laboratory gearheads, Arizona State University (A.S.U.) researchers have found a way to soup up microscopic "nanomachines" that may someday be used to deliver lifesaving medications or test the quality of drinking water in remote regions of the world. In place of turbochargers and high-octane gas, the scientists tweaked their engine design and used an additive to speed the ...

Motor Sports Beat: Old Fremont Dragstrip will be honored at Sac Raceway (The Sacramento Bee)
More than 200 vintage dragsters and hot rods will be entered Saturday at Sacramento Raceway for the 21st annual West Coast Timing Association Fremont Reunion Drags.

hot rods! (Ypsilanti Courier)
You know summer is coming when you hear the roar of car engines echoing through the streets of Depot Town.

Classic Cars Celebrate Minnesota's 150th Birthday (Northland's News Center)
The Sesquicentennial Car Show in Cloquet celebrates thousands of horsepower and Minnesota's birthday.

Mayo Car Show is no drag (The Capital)
The Back to the Beach car show at Mayo Beach Park drew more than 400 cars, and more than twice that many people on Saturday. The show featured not only vintage and antique cars, but hot rods and tricked-out cars, trucks and motorcycles. The cars range from 1920s to 2008 models.

What's happening in Hot Springs (Hot Springs Village Voice)
May 10 - Hot Springs Cruisers 13th Annual Car Show - at the Hot Springs Municipal Airport. Admission free to spectators. Owners of more than 125 classic, antique, custom trucks, cars and street rods compete for top prizes. Contact Rita Eslick, ritaeslick@aol.com, or call Steve Arrison, 321-2027.

Google street view comes online for western Riverside and San Bernardino counties (The Press-Enterprise)
Trim those bushes and water those lawns: Your home could be on the Internet for all the world to see. Internet search engine Google has almost finished mapping western Riverside and San Bernardino counties for its street view feature, which gives users a 360-degree look at neighborhoods.