“I’ve always been more impressed with a street rod that has 100,000 miles on it than $100,000 in it.” Jeff Karls has used that line many times and he backs it up with his well-traveled ’46 Ford sedan delivery. With nearly 200,000 miles on the clock,
Dave Ruhs is a Deuce guy. He’s been one ever since he was in high school and a neighborhood racer turned him on to the iconic style of vintage Henry steel. It was the late-’70s and Dave was cruising around Cedar Rapids, Iowa in a
The lure of the road trip is as old as the automobile itself – probably much older when you think about it. Many of us are susceptible to the siren call that leads us over the hill and beyond the horizon to see what there
A car guy can count himself lucky when he finds a partner who not only tolerates his four-wheeled obsessions, but also enjoys participating in them. David Wolk is one of those fortunate guys. A lifelong enthusiast, David can be found at most events (and sometimes
Jack Boesch’s last name may sound familiar to longtime Goodguys members and hot rodders. That’s because Jack’s cousin, Dale, runs Boesch Hot Rod Concepts, a small-but-celebrated shop in the tiny town of Humphrey, Nebraska. Over the past four decades, Dale and his team of craftsmen
Placerville Hardware Store’s 1939 Dodge Delivery proves there’s still gold to be found in them thar hills. The Northern California mountain town played a key role in the Goldrush and the Fausel Family’s store is smack dab in the middle of it all. This small town
When Rick Jones isn’t busy building and tuning Championship-winning NHRA Pro Stock race cars he’s out enjoying his 1949 Chevy Stepside farm truck. He also runs QUARTER-MAX Chassis and Racing Components as well as RJ Race Cars in Galesburg, IL with his son Rickie. He’s
Above - Did somebody say hot rod? We’re digging the look of Al Sandvig’s ’31 Model A roadster from Wisconsin! “I started two years ago with just a frame and a 1957 Corvette engine,” Al says. “I wanted this build to be a traditional hot
Hot rods are the cornerstone of our hobby, yet the term is still one of the most actively debated titles around. Ask any dozen gearheads to define a hot rod you’ll likely get twelve different answers – maybe more. For most of us, we know
It makes sense that one of hot rodding’s most wacky, larger-than-life personalities would concoct one of hot rodding’s most iconic, larger-than-life cars. That’s right, we’re talking about Norm Grabowski’s ground-breaking, silver-screen-friendly roadster, the Kookie T. From the parking lot of Bob’s Big Boy to the boulevard
