It’s not often that a historic hot rod draws its inspiration from a high-school advanced physics class. Sure, Einstein and Oppenheimer were motivated by unique discoveries they discovered in class – but theirs focused on sub-atomic particles, not modified vintage vehicles. High school brainiac Steve Scott
Many of us of a certain vintage (read: boomer) remember the offbeat TV sensation of the late '60s, Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In. It was a madcap weekly variety show that, among other things, continually made fun of Burbank, California, where it was filmed. While the national
Roadsters of all types were the cars of choice for many post-WWII vets ready to unleash their car-crazy passion after the war. In this column, we have championed some the most famous examples, including standouts by Doane Spencer, Ed Roth, Andy Brizio, Tommy Ivo, and
Today, motorsports fans are seldom surprised to see a woman behind the wheel of a race car and we've profiled a host of standouts – Shirley Muldowney, Shirley Sheehan, and Veda Orr, all successful professional racers in, let’s face it, a male-dominated sport. This time
As the first editor of Rod & Custom magazine, Spence Murray (crowned earlier as a Gazette Legend) had considerable influence on the direction of rodding in the 1950s. But perhaps none of those contributions equaled the first-ever magazine “project car” – the Rod & Custom
The infamous and mythologized "Uncertain-T" returns to the American car show circuit One of hot rodding’s wildest and most memorable custom cars, dubbed “Uncertain-T,” has been “unearthed” by Galpin Motors’ Beau Boeckmann after disappearing for nearly half a century. The Uncertain-T was an icon of the
Automotive journalists have played a prominent, if sometimes hidden, role in advancing hot rodding’s popularity in modern culture. We’ve profiled some of the greats on Fuel Curve - Wally Parks, Gray Baskerville, Tom McMullen, Tom Medley and Tex Smith – whose articles, publications, and photography inspired
Two months ago, we featured the late Andy Brizio’s wild T-Bucket that won America’s Most Beautiful Roadster in 1970. The article also mentioned two other notable T-buckets, those crafted by actor/racer Tommy Ivo and hot rodding’s premier funny man, Norm Grabowski. At the same time, wild
Bruce Meyer never built a hot rod. Never assembled a Flathead. Never painted flames or pulled a pinstripe. Yet, when the history of hot rodding in the late 20th and early 21st centuries is written, Meyer’s contribution will long be remembered – for few people
Editor’s note: As the final edits on this column were being completed, word came to us that Andy Brizio, affectionately known as the “Rodfather,” had passed away at age 91. His contribution to street rodding was incalculable, from his T-bucket exploits and his wildly popular
