They’ve been crawling the streets since the '50s- low and slow, raising and dropping, sometimes even rolling on three wheels, Shimmering metallic paints, loads of chrome or gold plating, and tricked out hydraulic controls that jump the car’s ride height at the flip of a
Some custom truck projects begin with an engine, a cab, or maybe a design sketch. Andrew Slattery’s 1957 Chevy 3100 began with a swatch of leather. Andrew was at the 2021 SEMA Show with Willie Davis from WW Speed & Customs, where he caught the
Ron Michaels has been a Mopar man for years and has always wanted a second-generation Charger to add to his Dodge portfolio. He already owns a ’70 Dart with late-model Hemi performance and handling, but he felt it was high time to have the Charger
Chevrolet's 1967 C10 pickups offered an array of engine options, from a 140 horsepower in a lowly six-cylinder to 325 hp in a 396c.i. big block V8. Fast forward to today and a custom build like Cammeron Carter’s ’67 C10 can quickly get out of
Dodge launched the Super Bee in 1968 in response to Plymouth’s Road Runner – a low-cost, bare-bones muscle car. The 1969 Super Bee sales were dwarfed by the Road Runner’s numbers, but the introduction of the A12 upgrade with the iconic 440 Six Pack engine
When Jeramiah Allen decided to switch careers as a custom fabricator to a pipeline welder, it didn’t mean he was done building hot rods. In fact, the change gave him a bit of a boost and brought back the fun of building hot rods and
Sometimes the stars just align and all of a sudden you have a new project car that you didn’t even know you wanted. Tom Ulrich attended one of the big swap meets in Carlilse, Pennsylvania a number of years ago and came across a very
Herb Pavey’s 1966 Corvette navigated a long and winding road during the 40 years since he bought the car in Miami while on a business trip. He drove the car home to Chicago and later the Vette carried Herb to Park City, Utah. After 35
In the world of vintage muscle cars, there are rare, kinda rare, really rare, and ultra-rare cars. Phil Mitchell’s 1970 GTO Judge convertible may require a higher category: outrageously rare. Consider that his Ram Air IV four-speed convertible is only one of just 162 Judge convertibles
Any list of top ten automotive designs of the 1950s would not include the 1952 Studebaker. Ask the innerweb. It will confirm this fact of automotive life. So, when Bill Bienaplf took a '52 Studebaker Commander Starliner Coupe to Kenny Welch at Kenny’s Rod Shop
