There’s a good chance your hot rodding gene was passed down from your parents, an uncle, or maybe a neighbor. In the case of Tim Strange, who builds hot rods and customs for a living at his Tennessee-based shop, Strange Motion, the spark for igniting
One of the ironies of owning a successful custom car shop is the lack of time you’re typically able to devote to your own projects. After long hours working on customer vehicles, it can be difficult to find quality time to turn wrenches on anything
Once a Ford guy, always a Ford guy certainly applies to Paul Mayo. To be more specific, he’s a Mustang guy through and through. He’s owned several Mustangs over the years and even built an Eleanor clone (it’s his favorite movie car). “The family enjoyed that
David Wolk built his first chopped Mercury in the late-1980s when he was 18 years old, and it was an experience that has influenced his entire adult life. He’s had three other custom Mercs since then, plus many other customs and hot rods built at
Dennis and Saun Strobel got the itch to own a vintage truck after attending a Goodguys event in Norwalk, Ohio years ago. They embarked on a search for the right candidate, attending auctions and searching classifieds until they found a 1950 Ford F1 in North
The 1969 ZL1 Camaro is the ultimate muscle car anomaly. Its iconic status is well earned, given the raw horsepower of its all-aluminum 427c.i. big block V8. But its price was as astounding as its performance. In an era when a Z28 Camaro, Plymouth Road
It’s no surprise when twin brothers grow up to have many similar traits and hobbies. David Root, the owner of this ’28 Model A roadster, shares the same passion for hot rods and Model As as his identical twin brother, Ryan. Not only do the
The problem with some nostalgia-style hot rods is that they mix metaphors, using elements from different eras that don’t always work well together. Not so with this bitchin’ Deuce roadster built by Scott Williams at his Minnesota-based Swillco Speed Shop. It perfectly captures the ’60s
Back in the day, Oldsmobile promoted its high-performance models with the slogan: Not your father’s Oldsmobile. For Jason Danler of Seminole, Florida, if you replace Oldsmobile with Chevelle, you know why his 1972 Chevelle 454SS is no longer his father’s Chevrolet. Jason’s father bought the Chevelle
“I have been car crazy all of my life, but my sickness was turbocharged after attending my first Goodguys show in May of 2017,” says Todd Summer, a retired firefighter who owns and built this slick ’52 Cadillac. It just so happens that Todd went
