When it comes to hot rods, it’s normal for things to get out of hand. Engines get built with more power than intended. Tops get chopped more severely than planned. Creature comforts get tossed out the window in the name of performance. It’s easy to
Every hot rod business should have a cool shop truck. And every shop truck that has served its owner well deserves to be treated to a dignified retirement, just like Glenn Kramer’s desert-cruising 1932 Ford Pickup. Glenn is a lifelong hot rodder who retired a few
We’ve all had one of those projects where we set out to make a few small repairs, changes, or improvements, only to watch things snowball into a complete teardown and rebuild. That’s basically what happened with Ron Hernandez and his custom 1936 Ford roadster. “When I
Tim Kirby wanted a modernized mid-’60s Stingray. To fulfill that dream he began with the critical component, the body – a rough 1964 Corvette shell he scored on eBay – in Boston. While the body was being shipped to his home state of Arizona he
In the world of hot rodding, there are plenty of stories about cars and trucks being dragged out of fields and woods. It was common for a farmer simply to tow their latest non-running vehicle out to a field and leave it to languish, yet
Finding a well-preserved, low-mileage vehicle is dream for many vintage car and truck enthusiasts. When you finally score that clean survivor, though, you face a dilemma: is it too nice to modify? That’s the question Paul Treadwell pondered after buying a cherry two-owner ’85 Chevy
When Zach Hightower brought his '70 Chevelle SS from Texas to Ryan “Ryno” Lieberman’s shop in Joplin, Missouri, it was an in-progress project that had already spent time in other shops. The body shell was on a dolly along with boxes of parts and pieces.
Ken Reister brought some open-air, candy-colored beauty to the beach over the weekend when he showed up with his gorgeous full-fendered ’32 Ford two-door phaeton for the Goodguys 23rd Del Mar Nationals presented by FiTech Fuel Injection. And he headed home on Sunday with an
One of the things that frequently attracts enthusiasts to specific makes or models of vintage cars are the family memories they evoke. Whether it’s fond memories of family trips, recollections of helping dad in the garage, or the good times recalled cruising with a sibling,
Danny Rios found the shell of a 1972 Chevy Blazer two-wheel-drive K5 abandoned in a barn years ago. No driveline, no top, no interior, no wiring – just a body on a chassis. Long involved in the local mini-truck scene, Danny needed to decide how
