BUILDING SOMETHING: Why rodders of all ages chase an ideal down the Jersey Shore

摘要

VISUALIZE THIS: THE CRACK OF A FULL-race flathead Ford mill seconds before the prewar Ford it powers spits a rooster tail of New Jersey sand, while period-correct racers, in period-correct cars, wait their turn for a shot at bragging rights. That is what the Oilers Car Club has hosted since 2012 - a race for hot-rodders willing to haul their rigs to the Jersey Shore and be part of one of the traditional hot-rodding world's most polarizing events: The Race of Gentlemen.