Goodguys crowned another of its elite 2021 Top 12 winners in Del Mar, California, over the weekend as Gary DeVine's outstanding ’32 Ford roadster pickup claimed the Meguiar’s Street Rod d’Elegance title from a field of worthy competitors. One of the oldest and most storied
The coil covers on the LSA engine in David Jacobsen’s 1968 Camaro say “Furious Fritzy” in honor of David’s father, Fritz, a longtime racer and hardcore car guy. Fritz’s racing endeavors resulted in David spending a lot of time at the track growing up, firmly
Kaycee Howe grew up around cars and car shows, often going to events with her father, Dan, in his ’84 Monte Carlo. She started getting more hands-on experience when she helped her father and her brother, Josh, rebuild Josh’s ’86 El Camino, further cementing Kaycee’s
Okay, we’ve resisted this cliché during the entire build series of this truck, but it really is hip to be square. Or, at the very least, it’s pretty darn cool to drive a slick custom Squarebody Chevy pickup these days. The Goolsby Customs-built Goodguys 2021/2022 ’85
It’s been three decades since Troy Trepanier burst on the hot rod scene with a trio of high-impact rides: a raspberry-hued, monochromatic ’66 Chevelle, turquoise ’60 Chevy, and a big ’50 Buick Sedanette, all done in fat-tire, pro-street-meets-street rod styles. Trepanier quickly established himself as
Many will argue that if it weren’t for deadlines, nothing would ever get done, which rings particularity true when it comes to Jeff and Luanne Andrew’s ’86 Chevy pickup. After about five years of on-and-off work and progress, they finished their squarebody the Wednesday before
It’s always smart to start a custom or hot rod project with the cleanest, most complete and rust-free vehicle possible, but we admire those ambitious craftsmen who can drag a rusty, cast-off field car home and transform it into a show-worthy cruiser. That’s where the
Shelbie Leintz and her sister Ellie Wolk grew up in a hot rod family. Their father, James, has been building cars for decades, both for himself and for customers through Wolk Designs, the shop he runs with his brother, David. Spending time in the shop
Joe Nichols has had quite a number of cool cars, from a ’41 Willys with a blown Hemi – a Street Rodder Magazine cover car – to a wild’66 Chevelle street machine that scored big way back the 1981 Car Craft Nationals. At the Goodguys
The lowly Model T, Henry Ford’s gift to mass-produced transportation, launched millions of affordable automobiles, but it didn’t take long for hotted-up versions to appear. The early prewar days of motor racing were populated with all manner of modified Ts – lakes runners and dirt
