Story and Photos by David Fetherston When Roger Ritzow decided on having the ultimate Chrysler 300 built for his wife Nancy a few years back, he chose friend and supreme craftsman Troy Trepanier of Rad Rides by Troy. Roger had already read the glove box handbook
Story and photos by Chris Shelton Diane McFerran’s 1950 Studebaker pickup teaches us to embrace, not fear, our errors. At one point all of us are afraid to make mistakes. And why not? Mistakes are expensive. And embarrassing. And inevitable. But they’re not always bad. Diane McFerran’s ’50
Editor’s Note. This is a ten-part series we will run once per week introducing the Top 10 Pro Mod race cars in our opinion. Series author Steven Bunker knows a thing or two about drag racing, especially Pro Mods. His grandfather Bob Bunker was one
Story and photos by David Fetherston The 1961 Ford Ranch Wagon makes a bitchin’ cruiser. We found one we think you will really like. [foogallery id="14273"] We’ve all heard the story: It was parked in a garage just around the corner for the past 30 years, when some
Story and pictures by David Fetherston Janis Joplin’s Porsche was a bit of a mystery. For years, we heard about this car and people kept referring to it as the Janis Joplin Porsche Speedster. But alas, it was never a Speedster, but rather a 1964 Reuter-bodied
Tromping on the "go pedal" and feeling the car quickly accelerate is part of a car guy's DNA. That's why people check out the 0-60 mph times for our motor toys. The new Bugatti Chiron has a 2.3 second elapsed time, as does a Tesla
The Bay Area BMW. We first laid eyes on this car at the Bay Area 02 meet – an annual gathering of BMW 2002 owners and enthusiasts. Throughout the show, we kept gravitating back to this loud, tiny car, even though there were tons of
The VW Fastback only had a scant twelve-year production run (1961 to 1973) but the air cooled VW and its brethren Notchback and Squareback sure did gain legendary status. This is especially true with early VW enthusiasts and collectors alike. Type 3’s are Jewels of
Editor’s Note. This is a ten-part series we will run once per week introducing the Top 10 Pro Mod race cars in our opinion. Series author Steven Bunker knows a thing or two about drag racing, especially Pro Mods. His grandfather Bob Bunker was one
Words and Photos by Jason Sakurai There’s a war that goes on inside the mind of Oregon City, Oregon’s Chris Church. While not a battle per se, it’s a voice that compels him to start another project, at times even when his current builds are not
