Theme Tuesdays: Motors Of Motorama 2025

A Theme Tuesday put up in 2026? I do know, bizarre, proper? Nonetheless, as I discussed in my earlier put upplenty of my Motorama 2025 content material received misplaced within the vortex of a sinking (now sunk) ship.

With this yr’s occasion simply across the nook, I’ve determined to liberate many of those images. Consider this put up as a multi-part model of the occasion preview posts I used to do approach again in 2010/2012.

Now I’m humbly conscious that I’m recognized for 3 picture varieties: straight-on engine bay photographs, rear three-quarter photographs and profile photographs.

Unimaginative? Maybe, however I feel these photographs are obligatory to correctly current a automotive to somebody who can’t see it firsthand.

For every thing that should co-exist below the hood of a functioning automobile, it’s very simple for an engine bay to look cluttered, and I’ve at all times appreciated those that go the additional mile to make them look presentable.

On his present Bitchin’ Rides, Dave Kindig has usually referred to the engine bay because the ‘jewellery field’, and I agree. For those who select to maintain it open at a present, it ought to set the stage for the motor sitting within the center.

I additionally assume an excellent head-scratcher of a construct is value some love in a put up like this too. Like this Detroit Diesel-powered prolonged Ford Mannequin A often called the Screamin’ Jimmy.

It was parked darn close to proper subsequent to my truck, and I received to try it a number of instances in addition to have some nice conversations with the proprietor and builder.

So, with all that being mentioned, listed here are a few of the engine bays from Motorama 2025 that stood out to me.

The clear, the wild, the artistic and every thing in between. Questions on something you see right here? Let me know. I nonetheless have all of my notes from 2025, and I can positively assist out. One or two will likely be in follow-up posts I’ve deliberate as nicely!