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 It's not easy to recognize...  It's not easy to recognize Gary "Chopit" Fioto's bubbletop custom as a '55 Ford, but that's what the sign said. The all-metal handformed body has been disguised with some '59 Cadillac components. Those six carburetors feed a Chevy small-block, and the wheels are from... Does it matter?  Hot Rods & Custom Stuff in...  Hot Rods & Custom Stuff in Escondido built the Ridler Award winning '49 Chevy in 2001 and was back this year with a red '55 Chrysler C-300, owner by Alan Kalter and Chris Lezotte from Ann Arbor. Randy Clark builds cars stout, and "The Beautiful Brute" runs an injected aluminum 528ci Hemi with a 727 Torqueflite with Gear Vendor overdrive.  This sweet green '61 Starliner...  This sweet green '61 Starliner was designed and built by Pro Rides. It's smoothed and shaved and rides on a modified Art Morrison tube chassis sprung by Air Ride Technologies ShockWave coilovers. The engine is a 600ci all-aluminum Ford big-block.  Chip Foose built this Brookville...  Chip Foose built this Brookville '32 roadster for the Autorama Extreme exhibit. Nicknamed "P-32," the car takes virtually all of it's styling cues from a P-40 fighter plane, including bomber seats, side exhaust outlets, and the aircraft propellor style nose....  ...Other details include a...  ...Other details include a '42 Zephyr V-12 flathead and '39 Zephyr sideshift gearbox, and a double drag link steering set-up.  John Saltern used all GM panels...  John Saltern used all GM panels to build this '55 Chevy truck for Glen Harris. Underneath it's a Fatman Fabrications tube chassis with IFS. A 385 Fastburn crate engine with Street & Performance injection powers the pickup.  Aaron Grote calls it a '28...  Aaron Grote calls it a '28 Olds, but this unique hot rod is many different cars, incorporating a '54 Olds dash, '59 Olds rear, and a '34 Olds grille modified with $87 worth of drawer knobs. It's also known as the "Lunar Lander." Jerry Didio shot the eye-drawing paint.  Al Bergler's "More Aggravation"...  Al Bergler's "More Aggravation" front engine dragster was the first winner of the Ridler Award in 1964, but the car wasn't all show, and also set six NHRA national records and was runner-up for the world championship in 1966. Al found the car and restored it with a new nose and redone body on the original rails.  The ghost flames are a cool...  The ghost flames are a cool finishing touch on Ignazio Giuffre's original steel '32 three-window, built by Phoenix Rod & Custom. A Kugel independent rear suspension and Fatman front suspension were added to the TCI frame.  Keeping the fighter plane...  Keeping the fighter plane theme going is Dan Dennis' '28 roadster pickup, "a rolling tribute to World War II bombers." The gauges and controls are authentic from B-25, B-17, B-32, P-51, and T-50 planes. The bambo bomber messerschmitt gunsites are an unusual hot rod component.  John Hall's '32 five-window...  John Hall's '32 five-window is loaded with a Motor City flathead (the new engine was officially announced at Cobo Hall) with a pair of chromed Strombergs. The car has been around for a decade and John has driven it all over the country.  Brad Arnold's British racing...  Brad Arnold's British racing green and British tan '32 runs a 425 nailhead. The nose was pinched at Lobeck's.  These two early coupes were...  These two early coupes were phenomenal. Kelly Howard's green '31 (it's a Honda Insight color finished with clear) on deuce rails has a C-notched frontend and bags to drop it, and a 383 stroker mill...  ...Standing beside it is Clark...  ...Standing beside it is Clark Bates' '32, which was an old hot rod way back. Notice the '32 Chevy hood sides, and spun wheel covers. A 322 nailhead pulled the coupe from Bonneville to Detroit  A Buick 401 nailhead and Super...  A Buick 401 nailhead and Super Turbine 400 trans power Mike Busateri's '32 Chevy coupe, customized with a Model A fram, Deuce grille shell, '52 Buick taillights, Buick drums, and a 2 1/2-inch chop. The car was started in the winter of 2005 and finished in one year  The Outlaw, built in 1959,...  The Outlaw, built in 1959, is one of Roth's earliest creations, the first to feature a handcrafted fiberglass body, and the car that brought the pinstriper and T-shirt artist national fame as a fabricator. This reproduction of the original car is owned by Mark Moriarty.  The assymetrical Mysterion,...  The assymetrical Mysterion, run a pair of Ford 406 engines, was another great "Big Daddy" bubbletop, which appeared on the cover of R&C in September 1963. Dave Bengochea owns this car now and displays it at America's Car Collection in Winnemucca, Nevada.  Another Roth ride now in Dave...  Another Roth ride now in Dave Bengochea's collection in Winnemucca is the Road Agent from 1965. This rear-engine car featured a Corvair powertrain with the transmission mounted upside down. It appeared on our April '64 cover.
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