Isky (co founder of SEMA) visited the Hot Wheels design studio. He signed a few Hot Wheels cars and toured the model shop. Look for that 1:43 ‘55 Chevy gasser EP signed by Ed at a future charity auction (Why doesn't Hot Wheels have a news outlet that tells us media these news stuff?)

https://www.instagram.com/p/DPo91x_EpPi/

Isky, and a Triumph!

https://www.geekbobber.com/2022/09/ed-iskenderian.html

Happy 104th to Isky!

 just simply a wonderful guy, and legend for decades

Might be the coolest thing I found today, Isky's autograph on Chavik's 39 Buick hot rod, next to a quartet of Stonmberg 97s

 

https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2022/09/built-not-bought-this-39-buick-was.html for a gallery on the Buick at SEMA

some cool Isky stuff you can buy on Ebay

I wonder what happened to these cars, that's a real nice set 

I never heard of these... but I should have bought them and tried to get Isky to sign them... that would be awesome

According to Ebay, these are 7/16s Poly Locks, but marking the box as Valve Train Weapons is good marketing! 

Happy 103rd to ISKY!

 

Some people made a documentary of Isky... problem is, they have no distribution, so... there's no way to see it. Then, what's the damn point of making it if no one can see your movie?

If this forum (blogger) won't play the preview, then go to https://www.iskythedocumentary.com/

obviously, the makers will not allow it on You Tube due to copyrights legalities

https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a60884257/ed-iskenderian-documentary-isky  read this article, it has Isky telling some stories you've never heard before

There are a lot of movies like this that I've posted about over the years. Some passion project that isn't' released in any way that anyone can access. Whatever the goal is, I'm not aware of what that could be beyond getting the info recorded before the subjects die. How these movies ever recoup the expenses of recording? No idea. 

Why isn't there a film festival with these? Again, no idea. There are enough car conventions where the target audience gathers in large enough numbers, that after the day's races, or convention hall closes (SEMA closes at 5, most others probably are the same) that the movies could be shown, or tickets sold to recoup the movie making expenses

someone recreated Isky's hot rod.... and put up a poster of comparison photos

Happy 102ndth birthday to Isky!

 July 10th 1921

the Official ISKY 102 Birthday party July 15th at Lions Drag Strip Museum is July 15th

https://www.facebook.com/LionsAutomobiliaFoundation/videos/742594124277433/

'72 Nova I haven't seen Hot Rod Magazine ever mention, the Lee Eliminator (I love those slotted mags!) had a blue printed engine by Isky (I have never heard of Isky doing that) and a Tony Nancy interior! Damn, that's some serious celeb touched Nova!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/185863675252

https://www.ebay.com/itm/185383569468

https://www.ebay.com/itm/185863677599

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10224567415074733&set=gm.981973689745124&idorvanity=226675368608297

https://www.facebook.com/CarterProPaint/posts/hot-rod-magazine-july-1972-hot-rod-lee-eliminator-nova-working-from-our-sketch-o/676416679837144/

Don Prudhomme, Mickey Thompson, Ed Iskenderian, Vic Edelbrock Sr. and CJ Pappy Hart are the first Lions Automobilia Hall of Fame inductees

 https://www.sema.org/news-media/enews/2022/48/racing-news-don-prudhomme-joins-first-lions-automobilia-class

Happy belated Birthday to Isky! He's 100 years old! (I just learned it was July 10th)

https://www.enginelabs.com/news/ed-iskenderian-and-the-history-of-hot-rodding-now-available/ source of the above image

Pete Millar art of an Isky advertising t-shirt

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/vintage-shots-from-days-gone-by.428585/page-6374

in 1966 Isky Cams and Hot Rod Magazine had a Decorate your car with Isky stickers and send in photos contest

Joe Iskanderian picked the winner, this Bug won built by John Hale.

Hot Rod sent a few photographers down to Santa Ana Raceways, our slot car shop, to take pics for the magazine Joe showed up to award the $1,000. prize and they found out the car was a slot car!!

 They made some calls to the legal dept and Yup they forgot to add it had to be a real car!! so they took some pics gave my John Hale $1,000. and it did appear in Hot Rod on a back page in 1967..

John's son Chris saw Joe in about 1998 at a trade show, and asked him about it... after a few cuss words Joe laughed and laughed remembering it well

https://www.facebook.com/groups/808547945893612/permalink/2037918142956580/

Happy 97th to Isky!

He was born in 1921 in the grapevine country of Tulare County, California. His future as a winemaker never materialized because several heavy frosts destroyed the vineyards. These conditions forced the Iskenderian family to move to Los Angeles.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/stiffspeed/permalink/1476321765847768/
http://www.iskycams.com/the-legend.html

Matt Stone just wrote and published the 1st book on Isky I've ever heard of, " Isky: Ed Iskenderian and the History of Hot Rodding "

the story of Ed Iskenderian's pre-war Lake Muroc and car club activities, his military service, and how he started a small fabricating business in the back of a rented shop, plus the cam wars.

I saw a quick news bit in MCR about how it has hundreds of images from Isky's scrapbooks

the 1956 Bonneville program, compliments of Isky

Found on http://deadlycurves.blogspot.com/2014/05/1956-daytona-program-pictures.html

Viva Las Vegas 2013... a few things I liked and noticed that I wanted to share with you

 

lots more to post friends, just need to find the time.