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1935 Chevy Standard Coupe - Keeper Coupe
It was in the late '70s that Mike's mother and father travelled to Pennsylvania to pick up an original '35 Chevy chassis, which was put... more |
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1932 Ford B400 - Deconstructing The Deucenberg
The scope and sophistication of modern street rodding has evolved well beyond what even the most forward-thinking observers could have... more |
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1947 Chevrolet Fleetline - Round(Ed) Up
Back in 1994, I was 18 years old, having just graduated high school. My father (Larry) and I had been tinkering with a '66 Chevy truck for... more |
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1955 Lincoln Capri - Mucha Muchacha
"In the very beginning, my plan was to have a mild custom. You know, just some shaving and lowering, maybe different taillights and grille,... more |
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1930 Ford Model A Pickup - Hillbilly Hauler
Whenever we shoot a car for a feature we'll try to chat with the owner between asking them to move their car, turn on the lights, or open... more |
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1964 Rambler American - Get Ready To Ramble!
Sometimes manufacturer or car model names can get a little confusing. Take the Capri for instance. Is it an old Lincoln Capri or a Ford... more |
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1957 Chevy 210 Sport Coupe - Budda's Delight
Jon Budda owns it now, but his '57 Chevrolet has quite the story to tell. Though it's been a custom job since it was nearly new, it was... more |
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1934 Ford Cabriolet - Sweet Butterscotch
Chris Conly wasn't one of those "typical" customers-at least not from the start. A few years back, he'd approached Barry to see if he'd... more |
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Car Craft Dream Rod - Recurrent Dream
The idea that good old tin is getting rare is nothing new. In fact, if you go by the December '61 Car Craft, it's at least 48 years old... more |
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1950 Chevy Fleetline - Fleetline In Time
Earl Jones knew he married the right woman when she gave him a '50 Chevy for a wedding present. more |
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1936 Ford Roadster - Rising To The Top
The story of Roger O'Dell's custom project begins with a phone call from a friend complaining about a '36 Ford roadster... more |
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1927 Ford Navarro Roadster - Lakebed Testbed
Like the air around us, the spectacle of a GMC 71-series supercharger on a V-8 engine is so familiar that we don't even bother to question... more |
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1949 Ford Sedan - Gangreen
There's no doubt that Dave York's '49 Ford has the look part down. But it also has that something extra. It's because Dave built his car in... more |
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1932 Ford Coupe - Green Movement
I'm always anxious when I see a new build and then hear that the project started with an existing old hot rod because I love old barn finds... more |
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1960 Ford Fairlane - Low-Key Kustom
These days, Dennis McPhail is anything but "understated". Roll back the calendar some 15-plus years, however, and that would've probably... more |
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1931 Ford Model A Coupe - A Plus
My favorite cars have always been traditional-style rods, in particular, the early "show coupe" style... more |
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1932 Ford Roadster - The Liberace Lowboy
A big part of the appeal of show rods like Craig Smith's wild customized 1932 Ford Roadster is nostalgia for the early Sixties. more |
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1927 Ford Roadster Pickup - Surfer Bird
Lynn Bird began a project and ended with a Ala Kart inspired 1927 Ford Model T roadster show car. more |
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1955 Plymouth Belvedere - Red Rock
In the Rodding world there are many unwritten rules and Kent Ladner broke two of them with his Plymouth Belvedere. more |
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1930 Ford Coupe - Restorer's Rod
What we have right here is a perfect example of the often talked about but seldom seen "barn car". You know the one... more |
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1949 Crosley Hot Shot - Hot Shot
America's first whack at a sports car wasn't much to talk about. The brainchild of Powel Crosley Jr., the Hot Shot debuted... more |
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1930 Ford Roadster Pickup - Faster Pussycat!
Spectators at the '09 Grand National Roadster Show (GNRS) were the first to see Jim Benitez's Model A roadster... more |
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1950 Oldsmobile Futuramic 88 Deluxe Club Coupe - Understatement Of The Year
The goal behind building a custom, some people say, is to attract attention. The history of customs is full of cars that get-or got-a lot... more |
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1932 Ford Coupe - A Couple Slices Of History
Putting a single person's name to this story from one angle might seem to be a bit of an overstatement, but at the same time not tying it... more |
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1932 Ford Pickup - Pickup The Pieces
Tom Carver's '32 Ford used to be one of those forlorn field trucks. The old Deuce saw decades of abuse before Tom spied it at a swap meet... more |
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