It’s a good thing to have good friends, especially when they are car buddies and know the types of vehicles you like. Gary Upton was sure happy to have a fellow car friend in Texas who learned when a long-stored 1940 Ford coupe was coming
Ever notice how making one modification on a street rod can snowball into a long list of other mods? Dennis Howland knows how that can go. He initially had the idea to use early Corvette headlights on his 1939 Chevy, and before long that morphed
“When I was a teenager, I worked at Mahood’s Auto Body, and Boyd and Fat Jack were on the same street,” says Paul Satras. “One day I saw [Bob] Kolmos’ yellow ’32 Phaeton and [Larry] Murray’s ’33 Phaeton that Boyd did, and I said if
We’ve all seen the old car or truck parked behind a shop, seemingly rusting away, so we stop and ask if it’s for sale. The answer, almost always, is no because the owner says he’s going to restore it someday. Sometimes, though, you get the right
A little garage time with your kids can leave a lasting impression, as Josh Hodges can attest. He was lucky enough to grow up working on different projects with his father including a number of VW Bugs, a ’72 FJ Land Cruiser, and a ’70
Leave it up to Jorgen Moller, CEO of SnapLock Industries and makers of RaceDeck flooring, to derive the premise of what he calls the Voodoo Falcon – an idea that's been stirring in his mind for a few years is now nearing completion. A car
A good custom car should be like a good wine or bourbon and get better with age. That’s certainly the case with Bob Dron’s 1948 Chevy Fleetline. The car was originally built for the late Harold Olsen in the 1980s by a who’s who of California
As one of four kids growing up with a single mom, Mitch Gustafson says he learned at an early age how to uses his hands. He also learned how to dream. When he was younger, he’d stop by a local body shop and stare in
When building a custom, it never hurts to start with the “Standard of the World” – a Cadillac. Classic Caddys have strong style, so crafting a tasteful custom version is largely about refining that style. That’s what the team at Big Oak Garage did with
In the quest for speed, aerodynamics has proven just as important as horsepower. The machines that hurdled across the dusty dry lakes of SoCal and the salty flats of Bonneville caught on early that reducing aero drag resulted in a boost in top speed. While the
