More Hot Shot coverage from Raffi Minassian

I've written about Raffi Minassian before - he's an incredibly knowledgeable car aficionado who got the Crosley bug when he was 10. I first met him at a Crosley meet in 2001 where he sold me a spare Crosley engine that he bought along with racer Chalmers Hall's Crosley-powered Giaur. Raffi writes regularly about auto design and collector cars, and it's always worth a read.

(BTW- my buddy John McKnight bought, and is slowly restoring the Hot Shot in the photo above.)

Raffi just posted a short history of the Crosley Hot Shot at Vintage Road and Racecar - nice overview, and fun pictures of stock Hot Shots and several racing specials - check it out!

Chuck Klein's Hot Rod Almquist Crosley

Ed Almquist has a long and storied history as a Hot Rod speed equipment pioneer, and the story of his foray into fiberglass sports car bodies has recently been explored in some depth.  Though the story of the Almquist company is becoming better known, the stories of the dreamers and schemers who built themselves an Almquist have gone largely untold.