"Rent-a-Racer" 1968-1984 showing an Admiral Blue Grand

showing an Admiral Blue Grand Sport Coupe

Pete’s window shows one of the tables as well as the old brass cash register and a Pinball Machine like the one in my studio

Because this edition was intended in part to celebrate Wil’s retirement as manager of the Corvette Assembly Plant

The red 1963 convertible has its front wheels on the Indy 500 extended brick finish line in the Gasoline Alley area of the track

where my parents bought groceries when I was a child

"Rent-a-Racer" 1968-1984 showing an Admiral Blue GrandRent a Racer is a look at the famous Shelby Hertz Rental GT350H's from 1966. A friend owned an original black with gold stripes Hertz, and I took photos of his car for the painting. A little research gave me a copy of an original magazine ad for the Hertz Mustang program, and I took some artistic license to re design the ad and place it on a brick wall. These cars were often rented by enthusiasts for a weekend, taken to a local drag strip for racing,