Howard Groff’s 1962 Chevy Deluxe Impala is as fine as you’ll ever find. It took a village to get it where it is today – in winner’s circles nationwide. Reflecting for a moment, there’s a memory most car kids that grew up in the ‘50’s and
When’s the last time you bought a 1967 Plymouth Barracuda for $300? For Tony Cabanilla, it was in 1974 when he picked up this ’67. Before this, the car had been passed around in his group of friends; one guy won it in a poker
Building a car like this 1961 Pro Street Falcon is a personal journey. Anyone who’s spent time wrenching on a project knows what we’re talking about; there’s a certain connection between you and your car that gets stronger and stronger over time. Steve DiMartino started work
You can build a 1954 Chevrolet Bel Air Custom in a variety of styles. We’re partial to Jeremy Tolbert’s. It’s a So-Cal custom steeped in traditional style and an outgrowth of So-Cal’s thriving traditional rod & custom scene. Many people know So-Cal’s Coachella Valley region for
They say life sometimes has it’s twists and turns but for Bill Maropulos and his 1923 Ford T Bucket it was a straight line with a fork in the road. One sign in the road pointed to “Normality”, the other to the dragstrip. His love of
When we heard that WEAPON-X Motorsports was taking their brand new 2019 ZR1 Corvette out to the drag strip we had to stop by. President Ben Herndon’s goal for the day? To become the first of this coming year’s ZR1s to break the 10-second quarter
This 1977 Chevy C10 dubbed the "Brown Bagger" will have you hungry for seconds. While others may have been late to the squarebody party, Jason Namkung’s blood has always run through this era of C10's. "As a kid, I grew up in Super Sport Chevys
What’s better than a completely restored and resto-modded 1970 Ford F100 with 730hp? Building it for a Veteran-turned fireman. That’s exactly what happened at Classic Car Studio in St. Louis. What’s better is that Pete, a former US Marine, built the truck right alongside the
Spencer’s Widebody Mustang is built in a “Gotta get noticed” style. It’s not the look for everyone, but Spencer didn’t build a car for everyone…he built it for himself. Wide, wild, low, and loud are key characteristics of this high profile pony car that keeps
The 1963 VW Bug, technically called the Beetle, featured a whopping 40 horsepower from its miniscule four-cylinder, 1200cc (1.2-liter) aluminum-magnesium engine. The ‘63 model was often overlooked as no major design changes (outside of a redesigned fan housing, window guides and a few other basic
