1963 Nova

For Pete Jacob, the car bug bit him at a young age. Starting at about 11, building model cars took up a good chunk of his time. That little hobby led to working on cars with his older brother who at one time had a ’71 Plymouth Cricket–not a particularly popular car to get the fire started, but the flame was lit. Pete’s contribution to the unlikely project included “upgrading” the tires. “I looked at the car and thought it needed something to make it cool.” Pete recalls, “So I painted the tire letters white to give the car some performance style.”

Fast-forward to Pete’s high school years and he was at the