The story of Jerry Rodriguez’s custom 1956 Mercury serves as a reminder that patience, perseverance, and persistence can eventually pay off, even on projects that stretch out for decades. “I’ve had this car longer than any other vehicle I’ve owned,” Jerry says. “It’s been through a
If you’ve owned a 1968 Firebird convertible since 1989, you obviously have a few stories to tell. Jim Thomson certainly does. His ‘Bird was chosen by comedian Jerry Seinfeld for an episode of his long-running streaming series Comedians in Cars Having Coffee (season 8, episode
Goodguys and Porsches may seem like an unlikely pairing. Yet, once you lay eyes on Ron Sweet’s voluptuous, Jimmy Shine-built '53 Porsche 356, conventional rules and labels fade into irrelevance. What we have here is a stunning example of mid-century German industrial design from the golden
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
