Odds are slim that the car you drove to learn how to master a manual transmission is still in your possession decades later. For Brett Clemens, though, his friend Butch’s 1956 Chevy that endured the grinds of that learning experience still resides in Brett’s garage,
It’s safe to say that we’ve all dreamed of stopping by an estate sale and finding a classic car tucked away in the corner of the garage. Alas, in reality, it seems that most cars found at these house-clearing sales are Camrys, Accords, or similar
One sign of a good hot rod builder is when they’re still passionate enough about the hobby to pursue personal projects. That’s certainly true for Harold Chapman, owner of Texas-based Customs and Hot Rods of Andice. Harold always seems to have a few projects in
Most of the cars running for theGoodguys 2026 Tanks, Inc. Hot Rod of the Year title took several years to build. However, there was one in the Top Five that took nearly 30 years to complete – the blazing orange ’32 Ford roadster of Scott
There are used and abused ranch trucks, and then there are ranch trucks so nice it’s hard to believe they will ever be used, let alone abused, as daily workhorses. When Amadeo “Amie” Angelo approached the crew at Roseville Rod & Custom to build a ’32
Can you imagine saving your high school cruiser for over 30 years and then having it named the Goodguys 2026 Forgeline Street Machine of the Year? For Matt Jewell, that dream became a reality during the 28th Summit Racing Nationals presented by Grundy Insurance last
When John Fairleigh stopped riding motorcycles a few years ago, he quickly realized he missed the wind, the sound, and feeling of freedom from the open road. He shared that sense of longing while smoking cigars with his friend Mike Keller of Big Creek Restoration
We’ve all heard stories about rare muscle cars found in a barn, basement, or garage. Back in 1983, North Carolina resident Danny Caldwell found his 1969 Mercury Cyclone 428 CJ in a local salvage yard, thanks to a call from a friend who worked there. The
Hot rod folks and hybrid cars may seem like an unlikely union, unless it’s a half-truck, half-car like the Ford Ranchero. Mike Long’s 1957 Ranchero known as “Cool Ranch” is a fresh take on what Ford’s original hybrid truck might have looked like in the
Scotty Hooper and his wife Karen are fortunate to have a number of incredible cars to their name, but surprisingly, they were missing a 1957 Chevy pickup to round out their tri-five 3100 series collection. A couple years ago, Scotty finally found a suitable pickup
