When Rodney Beasley talks about building his business Designer Street Rods, he means just that. He built the building before he built the business. Starting in high school, Rodney worked on friends’ cars and saved most of the money he earned. After just a few years,
Most people know Barry White from his successful Discovery Channel show “Wrecks to Riches” that aired nearly 15 years ago. But he’s best known to the hundreds of customers who enjoy the cars that have been built in his Southern California shop through the years,
Nestled in the small town of Sultan, Washington, northeast of Seattle, a nondescript building houses Divers Street Rods. While the exterior provides little clue to the creativity residing under the roof, the hot rod world knows the Divers team produces consistently high-quality builds. [caption id="attachment_53362" align="alignnone"
How would you like to go to work every day beside your dad, mom, wife, and younger brother? Could you do that for 15 years and still be on speaking terms? Eddie Pettus of Eddie’s Rod and Custom in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has survived and
Any business owner will tell you that repeat customers are the best, whether it’s a $4 cup of coffee or a multi-million-dollar yacht. Mike Rutter, owner of Rutterz Rodz in Bristol, Tennessee, is proof of that. “We’ve been fortunate that up to now I don’t have
Goolsby Customs has become well known over the past 15 years for producing stunning rides year in and year out. To understand the success of the shop, though, you need to start at the beginning. The very early beginning. Jonathan Goolsby raced BMX bicycles as a
“It’s not the destination, it’s the journey” - You can read a lot of different meanings into that famous quote, but for those of us who enjoy driving our hot rod, it’s as literal as it gets. There will always be a destination to any
Vini’s Hot Rods is located in Alabaster, Alabama. Where is Alabaster? Consider the numbers: With around 31,000 residents, it’s the 16th largest city in Alabama, which is the 24th largest state in the United States. That translates to this: Alabaster has less than one one-thousandth
If you’ve spent any time in the hot rod and custom hobby – or even watched the car shows on cable – you probably know Jimmy Shine and his business, Shine Speed Shop. Jimmy – born James D. Falschlehner in Southern California – is no flash-in-the-pan,
You can debate all you want about it being “rocket science” or not, but there’s no denying the precision, skill, and ingenuity that goes into the highly regarded Olds Rocket V8s and other vintage performance power plants that come from the Niles, Ohio-based shop known
