One sign of a good hot rod builder is when they’re still passionate enough about the hobby to pursue personal projects. That’s certainly true for Harold Chapman, owner of Texas-based Customs and Hot Rods of Andice. Harold always seems to have a few projects in
Most of the cars running for theGoodguys 2026 Tanks, Inc. Hot Rod of the Year title took several years to build. However, there was one in the Top Five that took nearly 30 years to complete – the blazing orange ’32 Ford roadster of Scott
There are used and abused ranch trucks, and then there are ranch trucks so nice it’s hard to believe they will ever be used, let alone abused, as daily workhorses. When Amadeo “Amie” Angelo approached the crew at Roseville Rod & Custom to build a ’32
Can you imagine saving your high school cruiser for over 30 years and then having it named the Goodguys 2026 Forgeline Street Machine of the Year? For Matt Jewell, that dream became a reality during the 28th Summit Racing Nationals presented by Grundy Insurance last
When John Fairleigh stopped riding motorcycles a few years ago, he quickly realized he missed the wind, the sound, and feeling of freedom from the open road. He shared that sense of longing while smoking cigars with his friend Mike Keller of Big Creek Restoration
We’ve all heard stories about rare muscle cars found in a barn, basement, or garage. Back in 1983, North Carolina resident Danny Caldwell found his 1969 Mercury Cyclone 428 CJ in a local salvage yard, thanks to a call from a friend who worked there. The
Hot rod folks and hybrid cars may seem like an unlikely union, unless it’s a half-truck, half-car like the Ford Ranchero. Mike Long’s 1957 Ranchero known as “Cool Ranch” is a fresh take on what Ford’s original hybrid truck might have looked like in the
Scotty Hooper and his wife Karen are fortunate to have a number of incredible cars to their name, but surprisingly, they were missing a 1957 Chevy pickup to round out their tri-five 3100 series collection. A couple years ago, Scotty finally found a suitable pickup
GM was tardy to the pony car bonanza that Ford started in 1964, but when the General finally showed up, it was fashionably late with the prettiest pony in the corral. The 1967 F-bodies were perfect from every angle, voluptuous yet rugged, tame enough for
After five decades in the paint-and-body shop trenches at a collision shop, you’d think Jerry Detweiler would want to relax when he retired a few years ago. But that was not the case. With a little extra time on his hands, the ’70 Ford F100
