The first thing you notice about Tom Agostino’s 1934 Ford Tudor is the engine. Prior to the awards ceremony in Del Mar this past March, a rodder leaned over and excitedly said, “I can’t wait to hear that SOHC engine fire up!” Here’s the thing, though:
Traditional-styled hot rods such as Robert Paparella’s ’30 Ford Model A roadster are crucial to our hobby. They represent how hot rodding originated and showcase many of the parts and modifications that were first tested while racing on the salt or sand. Granted Robert’s roadster
Cliff Mattis is no stranger to cool hot rods and custom cars. He’s had a string of them through the years, including a slick contemporary-style ’59 Chevy wagon and a Goodguys 2018 Street Rod Headquarters Custom of the Year finalist – the ’41 Buick dubbed
Like many of today’s hot rodders, Albert Fletes grew up surrounded by family and friends who were modifying and cruising old cars. His first car was a Pontiac Lemans, which gave way to an Impala SS followed by a Chevy Luv truck. His latest project
One of the most appealing attributes of Goodguys events has always been the diversity of people and cars. That's exactly what Tyler Pullen experienced when he attended his first Goodguys event recently. Tyler and his wife, Isis, both cruised in behind the wheels of their
One of the more unusual customs we’ve seen in a while is Mike Dennison’s 1951 Hudson built by Kenny’s Rod Shop in Boise, Idaho. When was the last time you even saw a Hudson, let alone one done to this caliber? Throw in a custom
There’s little doubt that the Camaro is one of history’s most revered muscle cars, and that among all Camaros the 1969 model remains one of the most popular. It seems fitting, then, that Goodguys is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Camaro in spectacular
We’ve heard the dilemma many times: you want another project but in the back of your head you tell yourself, “my wife will kill me!” Todd Allen has the solution. Like many of us, Todd can’t stop dreaming about the next project, so when this
It’s hard to believe today that the ’37 Ford was not always popular with hot rodders. In fact, for the first 50 years of their existence, the biggest use beyond general transportation for ’37 Fords was fender-bashing stock car racing at dirt tracks across America!
Every car guy has a dream car. For Glenn Black of Taft, CA it was a chopped 1949 Merc. When the time in life was right, he called on Rodger Lee and his crew at Ironworks Speed & Kustom, which has been cranking out top-shelf
