There’s a good reason that Jerry Pignolo’s ’56 Mercury Montclair captures the look and feel of a mild custom built in the late-1950s. It’s because Jerry is old enough to have experienced that era firsthand – he’s been there and done that. “I’ve been a car
Life is full of happenstances that many people regard as flukes, yet to some might consider fate. The terms are similar, yet their definitions are quite different. A fluke is more of a random act, such as missing a phone call, that might alter a
Sometimes, getting framed can be a good thing. Especially when you’re talking about outfitting a classic muscle machine with an all-new chassis engineered to deliver premium performance, cornering control, and ride quality. That’s exactly the type of foundation GAP Industries is putting under the 2027
We’ve all heard of project vehicles getting held up in “paint jail” for a while, so what’s a car guy to do when his project is out of his hands and on hold? Ricky Jackson figured he would put that time to good use building
Angel Palacio’s ’56 Chevy pickup bears little resemblance to the truck that first joined his family 25 years ago. It was formerly his father’s driver, and Angel remembers rides to the store in the vintage hauler. It now fulfills Angel’s vision of a cool custom
When original postwar vehicles like Michael James’ 1953 Chevy pickup came down assembly lines in the middle of the last century, most were destined for lives of hard and rugged work. In that era, estimates are that 90-percent or more of the trucks were going
“There’s no such thing as a car that’s too far gone.” That was one of the key takeaways from a conversation with Tim Palazzolo at GAP Industries when we were discussing this month’s installment of the 2027 Goodguys Grand Prize Giveaway ’66 Chevelle build. Indeed, as
In its day, the Cord 812 was one of the most advanced automobiles in the world. Designed by Gordon Buehrig, it had front-wheel drive, independent front suspension, and retractable headlights operated by hand cranks. Its signature coffin-nose front end became an Art Deco icon. Fewer
The VW Thing was the U.S. name for the company’s Type 181 model, a four-door utility vehicle with roots dating back to the mid-1950s. It was originally created for the German army as a multi-purpose vehicle and borrowed components from VW parts bins. Civilian sales
Kenny Frederic’s father drove his treasured 1966 Chevy C10 almost every day that he owned it, right up until his death in 1999. “After his death the vehicle was sold,” Kenny says, “but I always kept abreast of its location. When it came for sale,
