Steve Stanford has played a major part in hundreds of hot rod and custom car projects – without ever picking up a hammer or wrench. As one of the most-respected and well-known custom car designers and automotive artists, Stanford has had a hand (literally) in
The Meguiar family has been in the car business even before there really was a car business. The company – started by Frank Meguiar Jr. back in 1901 by selling furniture polish that was eventually used on horseless carriages and then automobiles – is now
Bogi Lateiner was never supposed to end up building cars. Growing up in a “non-car-loving” family, Lateiner had her sights set on going to law school. Other than her random obsession with VW Beetles growing up, Lateiner didn’t expect to have anything to do with
Wayne Carini is not your typical reality TV star. The New England native has been on reality TV almost as long as the Kardashians, but his continued bucking of the fabricated drama frequently seen on reality shows has made Carini and his show “Chasing Classic
Joe Martin is not your typical automotive reality TV star. He hates drama, doesn’t have a lot of fighting going on in his Texas-based hot rod shop, and would rather be elbow-deep under the hood of a car than mug for the camera. Still, though,
Nick Griot has been around cool cars all of his life, so it’s no surprise that, as the son of Griot's Garage founder (and car care product legend) Richard Griot, he decided to go in a totally different direction when it came time for him
There’s certainly no shortage of automotive-themed reality TV shows these days, thanks in good part to Jesse James. James – whose life and career as a motorcycle and custom car builder was first documented in the Discovery Channel documentary “Motorcycle Mania” before he became the star
Marilyn Meadors is the ultimate co-pilot. She was at Gary Meadors’ side when he founded Goodguys in 1983 and, in the decades since then, has watched the organization grow, all the while sharing in her husband’s passion for celebrating and driving cool cars. Meadors has always been
Series Intro by Bret Voelkel: We are very proud to debut a new series of articles called “Ten Questions With…”. Our first guest will be Troy Trepanier. I first met Troy Trepanier in 1988 at the Street Machine Nationals in DuQuoin, IL. He and his dad
Eric Brockmeyer knew from a very young age what he wanted to do when he grew up. He simply took his two favorite things—drawing and cars—and combined them, setting him on a path to be one of the hot rod industry’s most well-known and respected
