Hot rods and rock ’n’ roll have been symbiotic forces in American pop culture since the 1950s. They go together like wide whites and steelies, guitars and wah-wah pedals. The most famous guitar is even named after a car part — Fender. And the songs? Who
When Chad Farischon wanted to put his own unique twist on a 1969 Camaro, he knew he was fighting an uphill battle. But the battle was won when his “Mercury Rising” Jupiter Red ’69 Camaro built by Mountain Home Street Rods in Arkansas was crowned
Jeff Kountz always wanted a Trans Am. He’s been familiar with this 1979 Pontiac Trans Am since a friend bought it in 2000. It had traded hands and deteriorated a little by the time Jeff bought it in 2015, so he quickly decided a complete
Viv Agresti and his son Travis wanted to add a 1959 Corvette to their collection of classic restomod and exotic cars. They worked with designer Murray Pfaff and Marc McCrae at Fast Company in Canada to build this beauty with the goal of “keeping the
Look back at the May Goodguys Gazette cover and you’ll see Pat Thomas’s 1967 Ford Mustang coming together at Kenny’s Rod Shop in Idaho. We were impressed then at the level of detail and creativity we saw in the car, and even more so when
When street rod patrons Wes and Vivian Rydell team up with the team at Rad Rides by Troy, expect the results to be spectacular. Rydell has distinctive and discerning tastes and an almost encyclopedic knowledge of GM vehicles from the 1930s, ’40s, and ’50s that
The curved and shapely lines of a 1937 Chevy coupe have plenty of style to begin with. But when you team up with the metal masters at Rob Ida Concepts – as Rob Chowansky did with his Bow Tie – those lines become even more
It took several tries for Johnny Hall to agree on a price for the ’32 Ford Tudor he bought as the basis for this street rod project, but his persistence – and a trip to Florida to buy it – paid off with an extremely
We first saw Bill Sather’s chopped '34 Ford coupe, built by BBT Fabrications, at the BASF Nashville Nationals and we were even more impressed when we got to study the bitchin’ black coupe in more depth in Columbus. Based on a chassis from Walden Speed Shop
Congratulations to Bobby Alloway for winning the Goodguys 2021 Chevrolet Performance GM Iron Builder of the Year title with this 1970 Chevelle built for Jerry Rice! This award is designed to honor an exceptional GM bodied build with GM power. We’ll see you and your
