Mantis Rodz is about family and kids!

Mantis wants to give a special thanks to the families that stopped by our booth at the Seattle Roadster Show. It's always great to see smiling faces-and being able to pass a little something along for the kids-is a lot of fun. Here is a photo of just one of those families-the kids were great! Thanks again for stopping by!

Rockabilly Rave from YouTube

YouTube is full of great clips...The rides and songs bring back some great memories for a number of people. Recognize any classics that you once had in your possession?

Rockabilly Hall of Fame

Orphan Cars

As a car buff, I am really intrigued by the "orphan cars." An orphan car is any car that is discontinued by the manufacturer. My dad had an Essex, which was produced by the Essex Motor Company and then by Hudson Motor Company. Boy was it cool.

I wanted to find a list of orphan cars and found these:

>Orphan Cars<
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But the best thing I found was this funny video about "orphan cars," enjoy!

Mantis found a great event in Bellingham, WA!

Mantis members and rodzreaders will enjoy this feature. First of all Mantis would like to thank Mike and Mike's R/C World Indoor Off-Road Racetrack crew and members for inviting us to this spectacular event. If anyone wants to see an action packed event-don't miss out on this indoor race with a number of different remote control race cars and trucks. Mike, Penny and the crew sure put together a class act-they even have some great food and soft drinks available for purchase. Mantis could not believe the showroom and how many items it inventories. It sure is not lacking any parts for remote control enthusiasts. The racetrack is located in Bellingham, Wa and is near the Bellingham Airport. To get more information about races call Mike at 360-733-3662-he also mentioned to check out the website RC Tech for a thread to his racetrack happenings. Mantis hopes that Mike and Penny can share more about this race and upcoming dates for future fun. Thanks again Mike!

Life is a Highway

Hey Hot-Rodderz,

A big part of the car community (heck, a big part of life) is great music!

Our lives have a soundtrack.... and songs become milestone markers that we associate memories of all kinds with.

Here is a favorite milestone song of mine, "Life is a Highway."

Enjoy!

PIN UP GIRLZ

As you know, along with "Hot Rodz" comes- Girlz!!! Or better known as "Pin-Up Girlz"! Here are a few pin-ups we came across through our search. Let us know what you think. Any favorites?