Restoration purists like to warn hot rodders that when you customize a car, you can decrease its value and potential pool of buyers. Of course, that depends on the car and the modifications. There are many cars and trucks that can actually be more attractive
Ironworks Speed & Kustom brought the winning pony to Columbus this year, claiming the crown for the Goodguys 2023 Street Machine of the Year with Danny Shaffer’s stunning ’67 Mustang. Like a thoroughbred on steroids, this muscular steed combines classic lines with modern performance and
Neil Braun inherited a love of old cars and all things vintage from his father, and his grandfather was a fan of Buicks. Those elements all came together when Neil and his wife Pat collaborated with J.F. Launier at JF Kustoms on this tasty 1937
Kevin Hart is a man of many talents – standup comedy, entertaining movies, the ubiquitous credit card commercials. Those ventures have afforded him the ability to build a multi-million-dollar collection of cars, from exotics to American muscle cars. Many, but not all, of his American rides
Danny Hyde bought this '36 Ford for $100 back in 1957. It was a five-window coupe then, and by the early-’60s it was a hot rod with a Buick Nailhead V8 and Skylark wire wheels. When Danny moved to California in 1984, he decided he
We’ve spent the last couple installments focusing on metalwork and fabrication on the Goodguys 2023/2024 Grand Prize Giveaway ’32 Ford coupe being built at Streamline Custom Designs in Utah. Like any good project, though, there’s always more than one thing happening at a time on
During a 15-year career in Major League Baseball, Howard "Howie" Kendrick hit 127 home runs, including one grand-slam bomb that lifted his team – the Washington Nationals – to a playoff victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. That hit put his team in the National
Hot rods are a family business for Joe Kugel, who grew up in the hobby and has worked for his father, Jerry, for decades at Kugel Komponents. It’s little wonder he had a few fresh ideas for a Deuce roadster. “I wanted to build (another)
All of us have our short list of dream cars. For some, it’s only one. Johnny Rundle’s dream was to own a cool chopped Mercury – an old-school custom. He realized that dream by buying a finished car, but then had to suffer through the
Sometimes it’s good to get back to the basics. In a hot rod landscape increasingly filled with elaborate computer-designed parts, custom-machined wheels, intricate one-off trim pieces, and sophisticated high-tech fuel-injected engines, we can all use a refresher course in our hobby’s simple origins, a reminder
