The old adage that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover also applies to buying a hot rod or custom. That nice-to-look-at car crossing the auction block or in a seller’s driveway might be hiding a slew of problems beneath the shine. That was the
It started simple enough. Joe Guillaume had always wanted to have an older truck of some sort that he and his wife, Melinda, could putt around in on the weekends or an evening cruise. Something a little different that would be fun and provide a
Some builds earn attention by breaking every rule. Others stand out because they show what can happen when readily available parts, strong vision, and great craftsmanship come together. Chuck Reich’s ’62 Chevrolet Impala belongs in the second category. Recently finished by Will Posey and the
Odds are slim that the car you drove to learn how to master a manual transmission is still in your possession decades later. For Brett Clemens, though, his friend Butch’s 1956 Chevy that endured the grinds of that learning experience still resides in Brett’s garage,
It’s safe to say that we’ve all dreamed of stopping by an estate sale and finding a classic car tucked away in the corner of the garage. Alas, in reality, it seems that most cars found at these house-clearing sales are Camrys, Accords, or similar
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
