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1940 Ford DeLuxe Coupe - Black 'n' Blue
It often seems strange to me that, being involved in a hobby that's all about cars, once finished some of them cover... more |
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Modified and Streamliner Race Car Recreations - The Clone Ranger
Dry-lake racing before and immediately after World War II was likely the purest form of automotive motorsports. more |
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1941 Graham Hollywood - Rare Breed
Approximately 1,400 of these cars were produced in 1940, and 400 in 1941. more |
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1956 Mercury Montclair - Blue Jewel
Ever wonder what happened to all those monochromatic customs from the '80s? You know the ones-all one color with pastel... more |
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1931 Ford Model A - All That Glitters...
When walking a show like the NSRA Nationals or a major Goodguys event, with in excess of 10,000 cars present, it can become... more |
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1950 Cadillac Roadster - Custom Concept
Rick Dore is no stranger to Cadillacs, or customs for that matter. more |
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1956 Ford Park Lane Wagon - Go Green!
A good custom doesn't have to be over the top to draw attention, and is often all the better for that. more |
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1962 Buick Skylark Convertible - Sweet 'N' Low
Al Perry's ragtop is exactly that: sweet and very low. The car's basic look is pure GM, from the styling department headed by... more |
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1959 Chevy Impala - Buddha Buggy
It's 1963 and Tats Gotanda's '59 Impala, dubbed the "Buddha Buggy", has appeared in just about every magazine related to... more |
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1930 Ford Model A Coupe - Snowball Ride To Show Car Hell
Projects start for countless reasons. Dick Rash's 1930 Ford Model A coupe started out as a bet. "I bet him that he couldn't... more |
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1959 Ford Ranch Wagon - Ranch Wagon Blues
So 1959 maybe wasn't the most successful year in the history of American automobile design. Automobiles, however, like some... more |
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1932 Ford Five-Window Coupe - Salted Silver Deuce
I first met Dale Withers in the early '90s in Baker City, Oregon, when I had driven down to photograph Bob Lick's '40 Ford... more |
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1927 Ford T Roadster - The Roth And Ronnow '27 T Roadster
Glen Roth and Johnny Ronnow were members of the Pasadena, California-based Coupes Car Club and raced with the Russetta Timing... more |
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1946 Ford Convertible - Ragtime
While we journo types love traveling the country searching out cars to show you on these pages, it can sometimes prove... more |
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1957 Chevrolet Nomad - Cloned, But Nomad'r ...
There's just something about a Nomad, something that elevates it above standard "station wagon" status, putting it (them)... more |
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1933 Ford Coupe - Limey Gasser
Carl Frith is from Bristol, England. As he points out, he was always into "Yanks and stuff" [American cars are referred to as... more |
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1948 Chevy Fleetline - Better '48 Than Never
Do you remember what you were doing 30 years ago? Harold Fogle does. He was trying to convince the owner of this 1948 Chevy... more |
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1951 Merc - Low Down...But Not Too Dirty
As most of us have probably seen by now, life at the top ain't always so grand. more |
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1948 Plymouth Coupe - The Mayflower Sails Again
Steve Frisbie can drive pretty much whatever he wants. If you don't know his name, you probably know his shop, Steve's Auto... more |
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1926 Ford Phaeton - Four Ever Four
Inspiration for a new project can come from the unlikeliest of places. more |
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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... 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... 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... 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... 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... more |
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