The traditional custom treatment might not seem natural for a survivor, since most customs incorporate body mods and a new paint job. Aaron Stein found a creative way around that with his 1950 Chevy. “I was lucky enough to purchase this car from
Are enthusiasts rediscovering Hudsons? Two full-custom versions made the finalist rankings for Goodguys Top 12 awards last year (for Custom of the Year and Custom Rod of the Year) and ICON turned out this stealthy barn-find beauty, which was, in the company’s words, “re-imagined as
Brian Stone is the proprietor of Stone’s Metal Shop (stonesmetalshop on Instagram), which specializes in precision, high-end sheet metal fabrication for hot rods, exotics, and restorations. His personal ride is this well-weathered 1956 Nomad, which eschews fancy custom metalwork (at least on the outside) and
Mark Stielow helped pioneer the pro-touring movement more than 25 years ago and has built a string of performance-bred ’69 Camaros that are now legendary in that scene. The most recent project for this GM engineer, though, is much more of a cruiser – a
Tom Holland is a former dirt-track racer who needed a project after hanging up his dusty helmet. His son Jason is plugged into the Omaha hot rod scene and had a friend selling a 1940 Ford Tudor that had survived for decades with mostly original
Yes, there are still survivor first-generation Camaros out there. Roadster Shop has built several and has the routine down well. This is the first – the Survivor Series template. Dubbed “Goldie,” it’s a ’68 model the team picked up at one of the final Goodguys
In a rodding world where trailered, hand-crafted show queens demand a lot of attention and the lion’s share of awards, there’s a steadily growing interest in imperfection. Survivor-style hot rods and cruisers are on the rise. Rather than embarking on ground-up builds and chasing awards,
Like many young hot rodders, Justin Zimmerman was born into the old car scene. Both his father and grandfather are into old cars and Justin wasn’t about to let the hot rod gene die with his generation. To make sure of that, he started building
Hot rodding as we know it got its start with young guys modifying cars to make them faster and more distinctive. We’re happy to see that there are still many young enthusiasts drawn to making vintage machines better – they’re picking up the torch and
There are plenty of famous hot rods – the Niekamp roadster, the Pierson coupe, the Buttera tall T. We could go on and on. But few hot rods have reached across the pages of automotive buff books into the imagination of the general public. One
