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 Fairgrounds in Pleasanton. Pierce’s Buick proves that a largely home-built and
It feels good to be back in our hometown for the 37th running of the All American Get Together this weekend, and the hometown crowd rolled out in full force! The Alameda County Fairgrounds was jammed packed starting at 8am and we can’t help but thank Mother Nature for treating us to phenomenal weather this
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 his team at Lucky 7 Speed Shop gave the truck
Like baseball, apple pie, and jazz music, hot rodding is a phenomenon with all-American roots. That’s one of the reasons Goodguys celebrates all years of American-built and American-powered hot rods during our All-American Sunday events presented by Spectre Performance. These special Sundays are hosted at each Goodguys national event, and we also bring this all-American
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. Let’s face it, if you see a nicely restored ’59
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 showpieces turning up in big numbers at Goodguys events around