Alright QCrew, we all do it sometimes. When hanging out at the race track after an event, after taking off our helmets and gloves and opening our first beverage after the track has gone cold for the day, we speak disparagingly of a highly shined “garage queen” car or bike sitting in the infield. But we petrolheads are really a welcoming lot, and in a quieter moment away from the smell of race fuel and the adrenaline of fresh competition we will admit to admiring the art and elegance of the classics. In fact, some of us actually attend and participate in car shows and – gasp – even a Concours d’Elegance from time to time.

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Conceived as a project to showcase their performance coatings, Jet-Hot worked with Atlanta hot rod builder Bryan Fuller of Fuller Moto. “Double Down” is the resulting 1932 Ford-based Cannonball race tribute car was built to run at the outer limits of performance.  After spending a few mesmerizing minutes taking in the totality of this amazing design, you begin to take in the details and notice – it’s all-wheel-drive!

This exhibition at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts  in Nashville celebrates the visual dynamism and spirit of innovation characterizing Italian coachbuilt cars, concept cars and motorcycles produced during the post–World War II economic revival.