As any truck enthusiast knows, squarebody GM trucks have been red-hot in recent years. Propelled into the limelight by the stratospheric prices of its 1967-72 siblings, the 1973-87 Chevy and GMC trucks have now achieved parity in value and desirability. The General made millions over
Long before the rise of minivans and SUVs, station wagons were the vehicles of choice for road trips and family vacations. Starting in the 1950s, these long-roof people movers were common sights on highways and by the latter part of the decade American automakers were
Mike Reed has been into trucks and cars for as long as he can remember. Over the years there have been plenty of projects and a lot of drag racing and good times, but he’d always thought about finding a Ford bumpside pickup like the
When it comes to ’32 Fords, Billy Tilley is a lucky man. He’s owned nine Deuces over the course of his many years of hot rodding. He knows what he likes and sticks to what he knows, which is why five of his cars have
At casual glance, most people mistake Rodney Harris’s 1979 Chevy crew cab short-bed pickup as a well-done old truck with a perfect stance, sweet paint, and really nice interior. As they look closer, it becomes abundantly clear that there is much more to this truck.
We’ve heard tunes that sing the praises of Hot Rod Lincolns, Little GTOs, 409s, Deuce coupes, a Little Red Corvette, and Sally’s Mustang. But nothing for a Hot Rod Rolls Royce. If you’re an aspiring song writer, how about composing lyrics for Brian Gantley’s 1961
Buying someone else’s almost-finished project can a gamble. In the best-case scenario, you can add some finishing touches, make a few personal changes, and hit the road. Sometimes, however, you end up redoing much more than you anticipated, either by choice or necessity. That’s a lesson
Whether it was a $300 beater or a new-at-the-time muscle car, many of us harbor the dream of owning that first ride again, or one like it. For Kenny Dillon, that dream car is the 1970 Mustang Mach 1 he bought after high school graduation. Flash
Bill Paul wanted to pay tribute to an iconic street rod and ended up creating a new classic street rod of his own. His “California Kid Express” 1934 Ford pickup has been named the Goodguys 2024 Classic Instruments Street Rod of the Year at the
Ed Ganzinotti wasn’t planning to transform his 1968 Charger into a modernized street machine when he bought it 20 years ago out of Bakersfield, California. In fact, he wasn’t even thinking about it when he took the car to Classic Car Studio for a paint
