As social distancing, postponed events, and staying at home became the new norm for much of the United States this spring, hot rodders had a bit of an advantage for avoiding cabin fever. It turns out we like being in our garages, and the forced
There are two things you need to know about Wayne Ferrandino’s 1970 Olds 442 W30. First, the words factory-correct and numbers-matching apply liberally to this prime example of 1970 GM muscle car efforts and what many enthusiasts think is the pinnacle of performance for Oldsmobile. Second,
We encounter a handful of one-owner and one-family vehicles in our travels at Goodguys, but rarely do those date back as far as Kenny Seresun’s Ford Tudor. Kenny’s father bought the car brand new in Seattle back in 1934 for the princely sum of $612!
Relatively few Pontiac GTO Judges were produced back in the day, so anyone who has one in 2019 knows they own a low-volume collector car. Phil Mitchell’s 1970 Pontiac GTO Judge convertible may be one of the rarest. Of the nearly 170 Judge convertibles produced in
When Carroll Shelby developed the Shelby Cobra in the early-’60s, performance and racing were primary goals. Shelby’s recipe of a powerful American V8 stuffed into an aluminum-bodied British sports roadster proved successful – Cobras claimed victories in a scores of racing series and venues throughout
“Back in the day, I did a lot of sand drags and Jeeping,” is how Jim Martin answered when queried about his ’78 J10 Jeep. It’s amazing how many hot rod stories start with, “back in the day,” though it makes sense when you set
When it comes to the styling of the first year Corvette Stingray body, they’re just so darn sexy and timeless that there’s not much to update or improve upon. Understanding the car’s iconic stature, the crew at Kindig-It Design knew that most of the work
The more you examine Joseph White’s 1968 Chevy C10 pickup, the more you notice the myriad custom touches, large and small, that make this one of the nicest custom C10s on the road today. White teamed up with the crew at Creative Rod and Kustom
Editor's Note: Words by the owner, Kevin Smith At first glance, this ’49 Chevy 3100 might fool you. What appears to be an unassuming original truck is actually a modern performance show-stopping custom. The journey started with a five-year search for an early Chevy 3100 five
Rolling with changes is a part of everyday life, even more so when you’re building a hot rod. Hurdles come up and sometimes you work with them, sometimes around them, and other times you just choose a different path entirely. When Ron Michels set out
