Interior Assembly and Final Details The construction home stretch for the 2020 Goodguys Grand Prize Giveaway Nova meant plenty of detail work. Often the important tasks are not easily visible to the casual observer. This hard work takes a car from good to great. Any ground-up project
Station wagons have evolved from being simply parts cars to serious hot rod material through the decades. A custom long-roof Cadillac even won the coveted 2019 Ridler Award! Wagons simply make great cruisers and can really stand out at events, which is exactly how Bret
It’s said that those who cannot remember history are doomed to repeat it, but what about those pieces of history we want to repeat? When it comes to traditional-style hot rods, many of us have a certain sliver of history we’d like to revisit –
For many of us, when the last child moves out of the house our attention turns to owning a lifelong dream car. Sometimes that means restoring a project that’s been in the garage for too many years. For others, like Scott Thurston, it means recreating
When Gary Munsch’s dad first brought home this first-year Mustang 44 years ago, Gary didn’t want anything to do with it. After all, he was cruising a ’62 Fairlane to high school at the time and didn’t want to give up the V8 power for
As a freshman in high school, Lee Badger bought a 1974 Javelin for $500 and immediately started hopping it up. It didn’t take long for the stock 304c.i. V8 to be yanked out in favor of a 401 with a cam, intake and big Holley
Do you remember those monster hot rod illustrations that were so popular in the ’60s and ’70s, the ones by Ed Roth and Ed “Newt” Newton with the cartoonishly large engines stuffed into tiny cars? Kim Brynn’s 1965 Dodge Dart GT is kind of like
Gold medal, gold class, gold standard – no matter how you phrase it, gold is representative of prestige, quality, and excellence. So, it’s no surprise that the Goodguys Gold Awards have become some of the top honors bestowed to fresh builds debuting at the SEMA
When it comes to anniversary traditions, we know that 25 years marks something silver, and in the rare celebration of 50 years, gold comes into the equation. However, we had no idea that 30 years means a street rod! At least that’s what Jeff Clise
Quad-cab pickups with two rows of seating have been ubiquitous on American roads and highways for decades now, but we likely have Volkswagen to credit with the concept. The German automaker began offering a Double Cab version of its Type 2 pickup back in the
