Larry Watson’s 1958 Ford Thunderbird changed the world of custom cars. Many years ago, Watson had just sold his 1950 Chevy and wanted to build a new custom, but the car he really wanted, the 1958 Cadillac Brougham, was too expensive. As he was walking
We just about stopped in our tracks when we saw this 1954 Corvette Nomad wagon last summer at Hot August Nights. This is one of very, very few Corvette Nomad recreations; there is perhaps only one other in existence today. The original prototype was built
Randy Weaver’s "Grunt" 1964 International C1100 Shop Truck is a most befitting parts hauler for his rod shop – Weaver Customs in West Jordan, Utah. Weaver’s calling card is diesel engines, turbocharged Cummins in particular. [gallery link="file" size="full" ids="27432,27434,27428"]Grunt is just one of the latest Cummins-swapped
This is a feel-good story about a 1977 Monte Carlo. Remember your first car, that freedom of not only transportation but also expression? It was special to all of us even though we had to give it up for various reasons, school, family, crashed it, or
Will Good took his Plum Crazy 2014 Dodge Challenger from cool to hot. Very hot. After driving it around his hometown of Surprise, Arizona for a year or so, he got the mod bug. From a wobbly, stock-suspended, 305hp quiet cruiser emerged this radical custom
Our Fuel Curve Funny Car is for real. Driven by Goodguys President Marc Meadors, the 1970 Camaro bodied nitro funny car made its debut in 2015 after Meadors and the Goodguys Racing Team won the 2014 West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod championship with a 1969
The Goodguys Foxbody Mustang made its grand debut at the 2017 SEMA show. It was the only Foxbody car on the floor in central hall and it made a major splash. Quite frankly, nobody has made a Pro-Touring car this sinister out of a Fox.
The Trans Am is and will always be an iconic member of the automotive society and this 1976 Pontiac Trans Am model is no exception. With its racing pedigree, A-list level movie prowess and if nothing else, a larger than life Screaming Chicken on the
If there is one word that could sum up Tracy Chapman’s 1949 Cadillac convertible, it would be commitment. From the seller’s demands in the very beginning to a 3600-mile shakedown road trip and over 12,000 miles since, this car has been “all in or nothing”
It’s not every day you see a perfectly-restored 1926 Nash roadster, especially not one that was owned over one hundred years ago by a bootlegger in San Francisco. We met John Hinkley at the Altamont Cruisers show earlier this month, and he filled us in
