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Big Island - Photos and show results from the 21st Annual Automotive Supply Center Big Island Super Show. All kinds of vehicles from a rat VW to a 1941 Ford Tractor were on display July 15th & 16th, at the Edith Kanakaole Tennis Stadium. See photos and results here.

Mahalo to Ed Douglas for putting on another great show and to everyone who participated. Posted on Islandracer.com Ed said, "There were 74 entries and everyone was a winner."

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LOWER BURRELL, PA -  When Gary Pierce of PA., visits Hawaii he always looks forward to giving his cousin Don a hand on whatever hot rod project he happens to be working on in his shop.

But it was in 2006, after helping Don on the 8-Ball coupe and driving his well-known yellow model A pickup around Waikiki that Gary got the bug and decided to build a hot rod for himself.

There was one drawback though, he didn't have a clue how or where to start... More

Video: Gary Pierce test fires his newly

rebuilt 1950 Ford 239 AB flathead... More