Many a project takes on a life of its own, growing from a basic driver to a full-blown trophy hunter. For Kevin and Wendy Flondor, the plan to build a patina shop truck for their business – Bump and Grind Auto Body – made a
Jim Bridgewater has owned many classics and hot rods over the years, including a string of ’37 Fords to commemorate the year he was born. This ’66 Thunderbird Landau is a bit of a departure for him, but it’s a car he has long wanted
An unrestored truck offers something a freshly restored example cannot: honesty. Nicked paint and weathered surfaces reveal exactly what a buyer is getting. Nothing is hidden beneath body filler, primer, or a shiny new finish. Some enthusiasts even argue that restoring a vehicle amounts to erasing
Rural folks just seem to have a special relationship with trucks. It may go back to the days when the Old West was being settled — when a cowboy’s best friend was his horse. Now it’s his pickup, with its 400-horsepower engine plus air conditioning
Break out your shades and stock up on cold beverages, because Goodguys is bringing the heat to the street with their 2027 Grand Prize Giveaway 1966 Chevelle! Thanks to the team at GAP Industries and contributions from some top names in the performance aftermarket, Goodguys is
Max I. Walker is a dry cleaning and laundry service chain that has served customers in the Omaha, Nebraska area since 1917. In that time, all sorts of vehicles have picked up and delivered laundry for the family-owned business. Several years ago, as the company
When enthusiasts discuss the ultra-rare muscle cars of the late-’60s, most often COPO Camaros, Hemi Barracudas, and Boss 429 Mustangs dominate the conversation. Seldom does an Olds Cutlass 442 W-30 come up. It should, though, given their rarity, especially a four-speed convertible like Mark Anderson’s
An ancient proverb says, “You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.” Hot rod and custom car builders have been disproving that adage for years by turning old, unattractive vehicles into beautiful and exciting mechanical pieces of art. Mark Morehouse described the discovery
TJ Thompson’s ’57 Chevy pickup could very well serve as the poster vehicle for the growing popularity of vintage four-wheel-drive trucks. Blending classic style with modern refinement, contemporary mechanical elements, and incredible attention to detail, it’s the sort of rig that commands attention wherever it
Old farm trucks usually spend a rusty retirement in the back of a barn or communing with nature out in a field or under a tree. One lucky Kansas farm survivor is living the lush life after Thomas and Ashley Cauthen brought their ’56 Ford
