Larry Jacinto vividly remembers riding in this very ’41 Willys pickup as a youngster. His childhood pal John Peake owned it for years and Larry was able to track the truck down, buy it, and eventually hand it over to his friend and influential builder,
The Fox-Body Mustang might be more popular today than Lee Iacocca’s first-generation pony cars that turned the automotive world on its ear in the 1960s. The third-gen Mustang, with enduring styling from Ford Design Chief Jack Telnack, is one of the most-attainable modern pony car
If you’ve been following along with the progress on the Goodguys 2026 Giveaway ’40 Ford coupe, you already know that we started with an extremely clean original car, and that there were very few surprises when the body was stripped down to bare metal. You
When one thinks of Portland, Oregon, rainy days and Sasquatch sightings might come to mind. Yet, one of the nation's powerhouses of custom car fabrication quietly churns out bespoke machines from this misty corner of the Pacific Northwest - Steve's Auto Restoration. SAR was founded
From a sleepy garage in Prescott, Arizona to a finalist for the Fuel Curve Custom of the Year award, Andy Shirk’s 1950 Lincoln Sport Sedan is a mildly customized knockout that preserves a golden era of Ford industrial design. [Tier2] Two all-new postwar 1949 Lincolns were introduced
For Bill Barranco, the Goodguys All American Get-Together serves as an anniversary of sorts, as this is the very show that brought him together with his 1956 Chevy. In fact, it was 22 years ago to the day of the event that Bill bought the
A Model A roadster on Deuce rails is a classic combination that’s as old as hot rodding itself. The formula has been executed countless times through the years, but that didn’t keep Dave Hooker’s beautiful example from catching our eye the minute it rolled into
What do you do when you have an automotive itch that needs to be scratched? While this affliction doesn’t require medical care, it does need attention. For Dana Wappler, that meant after a year or so enjoying a tubbed, big-block '70 Chevelle that he purchased
A wave of reactions swirled around in our heads when we initially laid eyes on Derek Brechner’s 1960 Ford F100. Our first thought was of Johnny Cash’s famous 1976 song “One Piece at a Time.” It’s a little ditty that tells the story of an
In the first installment covering the plan for Goodguy's 2026 Grand Prize Giveaway '40 Ford coupe, we showed off the ultra-clean original car that would serve as the project’s starting point. We were happy to see that the cleanliness was beyond skin deep – there were
