The bond between a car builder and his customer can be strong, especially when it’s a repeat customer. Most builds are multi-year projects, so you develop a relationship and learn a lot about the other person’s tastes. Ultimately, the builder is helping the customer realize
Couples who build hot rods together, stay together, and they also have a lot more fun cruising together with their family to car shows and events! At least that’s the case for Shannon and Kate Gaither with their 1965 Chevy Suburban, appropriately referred to as
Phil and Sarah Quinton fell in love with a ’61 Corvette at a Goodguys show in Pleasanton two years ago and tried to buy it, but the owner was not interested in parting with the car. Following the old adage about lemons and lemonade, the
Roy Cardoza of Livermore, California, grew up in a car-guy home, so it’s not much of a surprise that as an adult Roy would also live in a car-guy home based on his 1956 Chevy 210 wagon. “Growing up there was always some kind of
Brandon Putzier is not alone in having a project that traveled the slippery slope from “nice driver” to show-stopping standout that doesn’t belong in shopping center parking lots. He started his 1968 C10 pickup in one direction and happily ended up at a different destination. “I
Some people come into hot rodding through a family member or friends. Others, like Ricky Rosas, the owner and builder of this slick 1958 GMC, just seem to be born with the aptitude to tinker, rebuild, and modify nearly anything mechanical. After high school, Ricky pursued
Sam Medina always considered himself a Chevy kind of guy until he happened upon a forlorn 1969 Mustang Mach I in the garage of a house for sale. The car was buried in garage debris, garbage, and abandoned rodent nests, but it was quite solid
Two months ago, we featured the late Andy Brizio’s wild T-Bucket that won America’s Most Beautiful Roadster in 1970. The article also mentioned two other notable T-buckets, those crafted by actor/racer Tommy Ivo and hot rodding’s premier funny man, Norm Grabowski. At the same time, wild
When Chris Chandler bought this ’71 Chevy C10 pickup 10 years ago at the Goodguys Autumn Get-Together, it was a driver at the lower end of the scale. After a few years of mechanical and interior upgrades and plenty of highway miles, Chris developed a
There’s something almost timeless about the look of a well-designed, well-crafted mild custom, and Clifford Frye’s tasty avocado-hued '49 Ford Coupe is a wonderful example. It’s not overdone or unnecessarily flashy, but instead wears thoughtful modifications in just the right places that result in a
