In 1997, Javier Shorty Ponce followed his passion for custom cars by leaving a secure job at a well-known dealership in the Dallas, Texas, area to start his own his shop, Elite Autoworks. Little did he know that his leap of faith and support from
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then the photography portfolio of Randy Lorentzen would speak volumes. Lorentzen started taking photos for Hot Rod Magazine in the early 1980s and spent more than a quarter century shooting features, covers, and more for top automotive
Bill Ganahl grew up watching his father, hot rod journalist Pat Ganahl, wrench on and write about cars. Bill initially followed his father’s path toward writing by pursuing a graduate degree in English Literature, but a job at Roy Brizio Street Rods steered him to
Chris Raschke is a man of many hats. As the Director of Sales and Marketing at Automotive Racing Products, best known as ARP Fasteners, he is deeply entrenched in all forms of motorsports and the technologies involved in how to go fast. His favorite hat,
You may not initially recognize the name Ed Moss, but you certainly know the company he founded in 1974 as Total Cost Involved. This year marks TCI’s 50th anniversary and Ed is still going into their Ontario, California-based facility to design, fabricate, and tinker on
Kyle Fickler is a great example of a professional who still plays with cars. Actually, it’s better to reverse that statement, as he’s more of a car guy who has also built a career in the performance aftermarket. Today Kyle is the Director of Business
If you're a frequent Fuel Curve visitor, you likely remember the silver ’67 Mustang that scored the Goodguys 2023 PPG Street Machine of the Year honors this past summer. The car was built by Ironworks Speed and Kustom in Bakersfield, California, which Rodger Lee started
Twenty-five years ago, Goodguys named its first Trendsetter during the annual SEMA Show. These honors were a way to recognize the younger builders that were up and coming in the industry. If we would have started the award a few years earlier, Scott Sullivan would
Anyone who has read car magazines in the last four decades knows that when you see a Jeff Smith byline you’re in for a quality, technical read. Jeff is a longtime automotive journalist known for his detailed tech articles ranging from intricate engine assembly to
Ed Tillrock is a car enthusiast turned architectural illustrator turned automotive artist. His medium of choice is the pencil, which he’s been working with since he was just a toddler before his focus turned to drawing cars during school lessons. His doodles and drawings were
