July 2005 Editorial
by Donnie Babb

As many of you know or have heard Gauge Magazine.com has gone through some staff changes. Big Wood has stepped away from gauge magazine.com. Evolution has proven changes are inevitable, Gauge has proven that with each change we move up to the next level.

            For our first step; we are making Gauge Magazine history. Our very first cover vehicle and model from outside the USA!! Staff Photographer Gabrio Linari from Trieste, Italy has come on board with his many photographic talents and beautiful woman to show us that the passion for customizing automobiles is world wide.

For this month's cover Gabrio got together with the beautiful Jennifer Conchione and Darrio Bozzato with his impressive 1996 Opel Tigra. Congratulations Gabrio - and welcome to the staff. To check out more of Gabrio’s work visit www.perfectostudios.com

Showfest in Greenville, Mississippi always attracts numerous top notch vehicles. This month we are bringing you three of the show stoppers. To start, we have John Castle’s 1997 Chevy s10 Blazer. Big wheels, grounded stance and the bright crazy graphics make this truck a nonstop neck breaker. The next bitchin' ride in this trio belongs to Brad Hosea. Traditional flames on a modern truck are what caught our eyes; make sure not to miss this modern hot rod truck.  To complete the Greenville trio we have Jeff Appelgreen’s show-stopping Chevy s10. Just one look at this feature and it is obvious why he won the all aluminum Gauge Magazine.com editor choice award at Showfest 05.  

We start off the months show coverage when Smalls, Jason Swinford, Toby Mosholder and I gathered in Lebanon, TN on May 27-29, 2005 for Slammin and Jammin presented by http://www.autoshows.cc I have personally attended this event every year since the early 90’s. To see a show grow to over 1600 vehicles brings a tear to your eye. Congratulations to Charlie Cobble and his crew for another successful top notch truck event. For information on all of Charlie’s Truck shows visit http://www.autoshows.cc

On the weekend of February 5-6, 2005 SEMA presented the Spring Truck Expo in Indianapolis, IN. This show attracted thousands of industry professionals under one roof to talk trucks for the entire weekend. For more information about SEMA and their industry conventions visit http://www.sema.org Extra special thanks to http://www.autogeek.com for the awesome coverage.

To wrap up this months issue we stay in Indianapolis, IN for the Lowrider Magazine Tour This show is always absolutely amazing. The pages of Lowrider Magazine come to life in one day; over 3000 people and 400+ show cars take over the Indianapolis Fairgrounds. For more information on the entire 2005 Lowrider magazine tour visit http://www.lowridermagazine.com

            If you have any questions or concerns please contact me at donnieb@gaugemagazine.com. Until next month f**k one frame rail on the ground, drag those rockers, you pussy. J -DB

The Gauge Magazine
Lifestyle Tour:

This month make sure to catch up with us at these events on the Gauge Magazine 2005 show tour.

7/2-3/05
Mini Truck Nationals Pigeon Forge TN
www.classycreations.net
Hot Rod Trucks
http://www.hotrodtrucks-owensboro.com
Pebble Pushers Scr8pfest Salisbury, NC
http://pebblepushers.com/05webflyer.html

7/8-9/05
GM SMALL CAR BASH, Indianapolis IN
www.gmsmallcarbash.com
Gauge Magazine.com lifestyle party Friday Night

7/15-17/05
Super Chevy Show, Indianapolis, IN
www.superchevyshow.com
Southern Showdown Louisville, KY
www.coolcars.org

7-23-05
LH German Park Show  www.lhshow.com