 Remember Seth Wagner's radically...  Remember Seth Wagner's radically reworked Willys pickup from the Great 8 line-up at the Detroit Autorama?... |  ...but we doubt that young...  ...but we doubt that young John's first car was anywhere near as nice as this Alan Johnson-built '32 five-window... |  ...The interior, covered in...  ...The interior, covered in shrunken buffalo leather, will make you're your mouth water. |
 Somebody told us that John...  Somebody told us that John Ficquette wrecked a car similar to this one when he was a teenager... |  |  ...How can you beat the look...  ...How can you beat the look of a three-piece hood, Americans, a Super Bell axle, hairpins, '37 taillights, and a single inch out of the top of this cool copper highboy coupe? |
 Cupageno is the name of the...  Cupageno is the name of the custom tan color Gene Younk selected for his '35 Ford roadster, which is set off by red rims, pinstriping, and custom interior from Mark Milbrandt... |  ...Red also extends to the...  ...Red also extends to the 383 stroker small-block with triple deuces. The suspension includes a 4-link rear, 4-inch Bell dropped front axle, and drilled split wishbones... |  ...Most of the work was done...  ...Most of the work was done right in Gene's garage. |
 We can't get enough of the...  We can't get enough of the Lunar Lander, Aaron Grote's '60s-ish homebuilt custom show rod, built from a '59 Oldsmobile body, filled with a Chuck Bauer interior and covered with blue metalflake and white paint... |  ...The Chevy mill is inducted...  ...The Chevy mill is inducted by Rochester carbs on an Offy intake. Unlike subtler rods... |  ...the Lunar Lander loudly...  ...the Lunar Lander loudly announces the imagination and work that went into it. |
 Patrick Quinn's ice blue '40...  Patrick Quinn's ice blue '40 Chevy ragtop stopped us in our tracks at the Street Rod Nationals in Louisville last year and did it again in Indy... |  ...With the exception of the...  ...With the exception of the Scott Arnold paint and the Steve Ralfs interior, this is a homebuilt rod. With C4 suspension components underneath... |  ...and an LS1 engine under...  ...and an LS1 engine under the hood, this could be the Corvette Chevy would've built in 1940. |
Goodguys Hot Rod of the Year
 Goodguys made a great choice,...  Goodguys made a great choice, picking Greg Gilbertson's '33 coupe as it's Hot Rod of the Year... |  ...That's because the nitroused...  ...That's because the nitroused 502 Rat motor and full cage scream hot rod... |  ...plus a Paul Atkins interior,...  ...plus a Paul Atkins interior, classic Americans, Magnum axles, and a Richmond quickchange help Gilbertson's hot rod combine traditional and contemporary... |
 ...but the Rat's Glass three-window...  ...but the Rat's Glass three-window body on a Roadster Shop chassis... |  ...Plus we couldn't take our...  ...Plus we couldn't take our eyes off it. | |