Words by Mike Michels I was born into what I call the Golden Age. By the time I was a teenager, hot rodding was just getting started in this area of California, plus the birth of rock ’n roll, cruisin’, and drag strips. At 14, I
Barrett-Jackson, The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions, announced today that a stunning custom 1970 Dodge Challenger with 2,000 horsepower muscled out front of a field of 50 vehicles to be crowned the “Ultimate Best in Show” for the 2021 Barrett-Jackson Cup, presented by eBay Motors.
Believe it or not, there can be an upside to a custom car project taking years to complete. The longer the process stretches out, the less prone you are to adding trendy touches that will quickly look dated. You’re also more likely to consider the
Is there an electric hot rod, custom, or vintage car in your future? Will electric “crate motors” crash the LS-swap party? Will car shows and cruise nights become rumble-free zones because electric-powered rides overtake thumping V8s? It’s difficult to say what the future will bring to
Words by Jeff Betz With all of the cancellations of car events in 2020, a bunch of Detroit-area buddies decided to take matters into our own hands and organize a tour of Michigan through the backroads and two-lane highways that are much less traveled. Our first
LeRoi “Tex” Smith was one of hot rodding’s most influential and iconoclastic figures. He joined NHRA’s Safety Safari and the Hot Rod magaine staff in 1953, helped launch Rod Action and Street Rodder, and co-created the Street Rod Nationals with Tom Medley and Rod &
There are some curves so graceful and lines so sensual that you never forget them. Hey! We’re talking about cars here. Get your mind out of the gutter! As we were saying, the flow and shape of some cars will etch themselves in your mind. And
“The first time I AutoCrossed was by mistake.” Matthew Mielczarek’s comment about his introduction to AutoCross racing may sound farfetched, but limited parking spaces in the show grounds at a Pleasanton Goodguys event led him to find an open spot in the AutoCross pits. As the
The Evolution and Eventual Rebirth of An AutoCross 1965 Mustang Words & Photos by John Wityak I’ve always been a gearhead. Growing up in Connecticut in the 1960s, my dad and I regularly attended races at Connecticut Dragway, Stafford Springs Speedway, and an annual pilgrimage to Lime
The Goodguys West Coast Nationals in Pleasanton, California has long been considered the “Crown Jewel” on the Goodguys national event calendar, so it seems appropriate that one of Goodguys’ exclusive Top 12 awards should be determined and bestowed at this storied event. As the oldest
