There are many milestones on the path to building a custom vehicle, but few of them match the excitement and satisfaction of finally seeing new paint laid down. For many of us, paint color is the first thing we envision when we picture our finished
Steve Pierce’s classy and classically styled ’40 Buick Super named Pamela has captured the Goodguys 2019 Street Rod Headquarters Custom of the Year title. The honor was announced this afternoon at during the awards ceremony at the 37th All American Get-Together at the Alameda County
We covered a lot of ground in last week’s opening installment chronicling the build of the 2019 Goodguys Grand Prize Giveaway truck, the ’69 Ford GRT-100 (GRT for Goodguys Race Truck). [gallery link="file" size="full" orderby="rand" ids="51236,51233,51240"] [Tier2] Using Eric Brockmeyer’s rendering as a starting point, Doug Gonzales and
In the world of hot rodding, 39-year-old Mike Menniti is a bit of a young guy. Also in the world of hot rodding, the desired rarity and sleek lines of a red-and-white '59 Impala have elevated it in popularity and made it not-so-simple to attain.
From parts haulers and push vehicles to all-out show machines, trucks have been a big part of the hot rod and custom scene since the very beginning. Vintage pickups seem to be more popular than ever today, with examples ranging from patina’d cruisers to full-custom
In our opinion the Sierra Gold/Adobe Beige color combo of the 1957 Chevy Bel Air is one of the most appealing color combinations to ever be offered by an American auto maker. If it has a sleek stance and local history, all the better. You’re
Road trips give us the chance to break from our normal routine of life and see the great USA and the beautiful sights and sounds that make up this stunning, breathtaking country. Road trips are even better if you’re with family and/or friends during the
Editors Note: Story written in first-person perspective by the 1972 Ford Maverick builder & owner Glenn Sinon I grew up in a hot rod household. My dad has been inflicted with the incurable disease of being a true, down-to-the-core hot rodder and passed it down to
Butch Poe is a lucky guy. He’s retired and he lives in Florida. He’s got a tinker shop and an ex-drag racer buddy named Fred Kinney who is also retired, and they like to hang out and build cars. “I have plenty of time,” he
There’s nothing like keeping a vehicle in the family, and it’s especially meaningful when you can keep that vehicle more than 50 years. Jim Connerley’s father bought this ’65 GMC stepside pickup new. Dad was a hard-working, back-to-basics type guy, and the pickup reflected that –
