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1952 Chevy Sedan - Jade Rival
Of all the ways to start a project, finishing what someone else started usually ranks about the worst. But the siren's call of another's... more |
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Gene Winfield's 1935 Ford Shop Truck - A Windfall Fortune
They say it takes a village to raise a child. The proverb reflects the idea that no one person is an island; for someone to develop fully... more |
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1950 Chevy Styleline DeLuxe Station Wagon - Good Without Wood
A few years back, my dad and I wanted a woodie wagon, and we ultimately decided on the Chevy "tin woodie". I watched and even bid on a few... more |
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1932 Ford BB Truck - The Bruce Deuce
What did we tell you back in our April issue about the rise in popularity of early shop trucks? Back then it was Paul Borrmann's Hemi-fied... more |
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1932 Ford Three-Window Coupe - The Quinton-Joehnck '32 Ford Coupe
The path back to authenticity is rarely straight or clear for race cars of any discipline, whether they're internationally known sports... more |
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1957 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 - Rocket Man
Very few of us are lucky enough to still own our first car, or one that we have fond memories of from our youth. We're car guys and galsand... more |
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1954 Chevrolet Bel Air - Hard (Not To) Chop
As anyone who's ever attempted to chop a hardtop knows, it isn't easy by any means. In order for that attempt to transcend into a... more |
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1957 Lincoln Continental Mark II - Right On The Mark
John Torrie Sr. has been a car guy practically his entire life, and his son, John Jr., was fortunate enough to inherit the same interests. more |
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1951 Mercury Coupe - Back In The Day ...
If you've seen one chopped Merc, you've seen 'em all ... right? Nope, not by a long shot. more |
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1929 Ford Model A Roadster - Easy Decision
Both Tim Bernsau and myself have on separate occasions spied Luis Loyola's A roadster at events over the past couple of years and been... more |
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1929 Ford Model A Phaeton - Two-Man Tub
With four times as many roadsters than phaetons produced by Ford in 1929, and more than 10 times as many Tudor sedans, the 1929 Ford Model... more |
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1923 Ford Model T Roadster - Second In Line But Second To None
People seem to forget about Seconds even if they're winners in their own right. For example, chances are you wouldn't have to look far if... more |
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1931 Ford Model A Coupe - The A That Was Meant To B
The search for a suitable Model A coupe ended in November 2007, when my friend Sandy Wachs mentioned he had a 1931 Ford coupe body in his... more |
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1964 Ford Falcon - Time Bandit
Probably the only thing better than a mid-'60s Ford coupe for a first car is a free one. Blaine Wolfe knows all about that since his dad,... more |
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1953 Studebaker Champion Starlight Coupe - Sublime Stude
Customizing a '53 Studebaker is not a feat to take lightly, as the clean Robert Bourke design (often credited to studio chief Raymond... more |
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1933 Ford Pickup - Some Shop Truck!
Shop trucks have always been a part of hot rodding, and a necessary one at that. How else would you haul engines, transmissions, axles, or... more |
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1965 Chevy Chevelle - Front Row At The Broiler
For those fortunate enough to have experienced it firsthand, there's really no way to easily surmise what it was like to cruise Firestone... more |
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1932 Ford Tudor Sedan - Hemrod
If you've followed the cars coming out of Pinkee's Rod Shop, you know they have established quite a niche in the hot rod world. more |
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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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