Looks can be deceiving. If you happen to find yourself on 220th Street in Rockwell City, Iowa, you could easily drive past the Lakeside Rods and Rides steel building and think it’s just another small-town guy trying to make a living building cars. But you’d
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
Don Richardson painted his first car back in high school in the mid-1970s. He’s still painting today at his shop – Richardson's Custom Auto Body – in Washington. Now, instead of painting classmates’ cars in his parents’ garage, he works from a shop on the
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
A welcome sign at the edge of Humphrey, Nebraska (population 760) says “Integrity & Excellence – Not Just a Statement, a Commitment!” The same slogan can be applied to Boesch Hot Rod Concepts, the small shop in town that’s been turning out high-impact vehicles for
When we were in Ohio earlier this year we stopped by Steve Martino Perfect Auto a couple hours south in Lexington Kentucky. The idea was to pull out Steve DiMartino’s wicked ProStreet Falcon, but when we showed up to the shop we got more than
Leonard Lopez of Dominator Street Rods learned a valuable lesson as a young man driving and working on race cars: Everything on the car must be functional. Perhaps that simple lesson is the reason why his shop in Tracy, California, has turned out so many stunning
Jeff Kinsey of Hot Rods by JSK is a no frills, no fuss kind of hot rod builder. He will pass you on the freeway and smile as he goes by, foot to the wood. He will be the first to crack a beer with
