It’s been three decades since Troy Trepanier burst on the hot rod scene with a trio of high-impact rides: a raspberry-hued, monochromatic ’66 Chevelle, turquoise ’60 Chevy, and a big ’50 Buick Sedanette, all done in fat-tire, pro-street-meets-street rod styles. Trepanier quickly established himself as
Many will argue that if it weren’t for deadlines, nothing would ever get done, which rings particularity true when it comes to Jeff and Luanne Andrew’s ’86 Chevy pickup. After about five years of on-and-off work and progress, they finished their squarebody the Wednesday before
It’s always smart to start a custom or hot rod project with the cleanest, most complete and rust-free vehicle possible, but we admire those ambitious craftsmen who can drag a rusty, cast-off field car home and transform it into a show-worthy cruiser. That’s where the
Shelbie Leintz and her sister Ellie Wolk grew up in a hot rod family. Their father, James, has been building cars for decades, both for himself and for customers through Wolk Designs, the shop he runs with his brother, David. Spending time in the shop
Joe Nichols has had quite a number of cool cars, from a ’41 Willys with a blown Hemi – a Street Rodder Magazine cover car – to a wild’66 Chevelle street machine that scored big way back the 1981 Car Craft Nationals. At the Goodguys
The lowly Model T, Henry Ford’s gift to mass-produced transportation, launched millions of affordable automobiles, but it didn’t take long for hotted-up versions to appear. The early prewar days of motor racing were populated with all manner of modified Ts – lakes runners and dirt
Ellie Wolk has been driving this 1970 Ford Maverick to Goodguys events for almost a decade now, but the 24-year-old has been attending car shows and cruise nights much longer than that. “I have been going to car shows with my family since I was born,”
The ownership chain of a rare muscle car that’s more than 50 years old is often non-existent, or sketchy at best. For Dennis Albaugh and his yellow 1969 Yenko Camaro, though, the ancestry is well documented. The seven previous owners, and what they did or didn’t
Spoiler alert! This installment of the Goodguys Giveaway Squarebody giveaway series is being written and published after the completed truck was unveiled at the Goodguys Summit Racing Nationals in Columbus. If you were there – or if you follow Goodguys online or on social media
Keith Layne has owned a variety of classic cars over the years, including a vintage Mustang and a Barracuda, but he’s a truck guy at heart. A ’59 Chevy pickup purchased for $125 and rebuilt in his grandfather’s garage was his high school transportation. The ’59
