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To help celebrate the NSRA’s 50th Annual Street Rod Nationals, Johnson’s Hot Rod Shop has been named as the builder of one of the two 2019 Street Rod Nationals Giveaway cars. A 1932 Ford Roadster was unveiled on Saturday, August 4th during the 49th A

The objective of Project RPU was to build a traditional looking hot rod using only new parts from 63 aftermarket manufacturers scattered across the U.S.A. and provide a cool mascot for Rodding USA Magazine. It all began in June 2015 when Brookville R

Bob Cliff was hunting for a 1932 Ford in 1967, and on Thanksgiving weekend he ran across a gentleman in San Bernardino, California who was selling his Deuce Roadster because he had too many projects. The car was a rolling project which included Kinmo

Throttlers SLC car club member Allan ‘Kipp’ Winward has had his ‘36 Ford coupe on the road for just on 4 years now. He was lucky enough to get the ‘36 back in 2002 in trade for body and paint work he did on his boss’ 1913 Studebaker. Kipp’s initial i

BY JIM LINDSAY Review by Pat Ganahl The Little Bastards are growing up. They’ve graduated from high school, they’re getting jobs, a couple are getting married, and at least one is becoming a hero in the fictional small-town setting of Willamette, O

The art world is well known for having a particular name for any style of art. Whether it is abstract, baroque, or modern, the art community is always quick to label a work of art as a particular style. Similarly, we do the same thing within the hot

Mel Lawyer of Taylorville, Illinois owns a small collection of hot rods and enjoys building and driving them, with his blown small-block Chevy-powered ‘32 Ford roadster being his favorite. But, what could be more fun than driving around in a hot rod,

Without fail, speed enthusiast from around the world made the pilgrimage journey to the hallowed grounds of Bonneville Salt Flats for the 70th anniversary of speed week. This was the first year in many that the worry of rain wasn’t hanging over our h

Joe Harris of Tucson, Arizona has been hot rodding for many years, and in 2017 he decided to build another car to commemorate having built his first ground-up car in 1967. Having worked in the industry including a stint as owner of an antique/ hot ro

“Over 600 hot rods customs, street machines, muscle cars, and trucks came out on September 1st, with well over 3,000 spectators.” The Hot Rod Hullabaloo started in Danville, Kentucky by my cousin Kirby Stafford in 2007. What began as a “free” potluck

STORY: VIC LABANTSCHNIG (OWNER) PHOTOS: CINDY TIFENBRUNN My name is Vic LaBantschnig, and my obsession for Chevrolet Nomads began in 1955 when a neighbor bought a new 1955. It was the first in the neighborhood and incredibly unique. station new wago

Now that we have got our act in gear, what do we do about the lock-up converter? The Original Equipment Manufacturers (O.E.M.) control the converter with a computer. We don’t have a converter or a lot of money and don’t want to spend a lot to get the

PHOTOS & TEXT: PAUL MARTINEZ “The Jones were in the market for a car for Sharon and the they 1933 liked woody...” Fifteen years ago Henry and Sharon Jones of Coupland, Texas took a trip to the NSRA Street Rod Nationals in Louisville, KY. While wander

The foundations of the Kansas City Automotive Museum were laid back in 2011, when a group of automotive enthusiasts came together with the idea of starting a world-class museum to entertain and educate all generations through the preservation, promot

PHOTOS & TEXT: DAVE GUTTMAN, OWNER After buying many street rods and customs and fixing other people’s mistakes, I decided to build my own custom from frame up. Hiring Jeff Vanluvanee from Vanluvanee’s Hot Rods and Customs in Walnutport, PA, we built

PHOTOS BY DALE MOREAU TEXT BY BOB BELOZER AND DALE MOREAU Bob Belozer is one of a few very discriminate hot rod builders on the planet. In the last few years, he has been building hot rods for just one client. Bob’s attention to detail is beyond beli

By Terry L. Campbell In 1951 the Front Range of Colorado was experiencing expansion in its transportation infrastructure. The Valley Highway (Interstate 25) was being constructed through the Denver Metro area north to south. The year was 1951 and thi

PHOTOS & WORDS: PAUL MARTINEZ Way back in 1989 Bill Cromling of Grafton, OH was ready for a real hot rod and set out to build the car of his dreams. He had planned on building a steel car but when he contacted Brookville Roadster about their new stee

PHOTOS BY JOHN STIMAC 2017 is the 85th anniversary of the 1932 and the 2nd annual Havasu Deuces car show which took place in early March in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. Even though the show highlights the 1932 Ford it is open to 1957 and earlier custom

WORDS BY PETE MUSTAIN PHOTOS BY PAUL MARTINEZ The first time I heard about this car was the summer of 1994. I was at a car show, and this friend came up and said he had bought a 1932 Ford Roadster. He wanted me to come by his shop and look at it to s

By Bob Drake “I discovered a forgotten wealth of advertising materials,factory photos, portraits of Henry, counter displays, tools, books, clocks, banners and of course, signs.” In the early 1960s when I was working in the aerospace industry in South

TEXT: DAVID BAIRD PHOTOS: PAUL MARTINEZ Would you like to have your tires look as good as your paintwork? Then the question becomes whether to dress your tires or not to dress them? The answers I receive from my customers are as varied as the cars th

PHOTOS AND TEXT: KEN SANDERS Whether floppy mod hairstyles, fab mod clothing, mod style music, ‘The Mod Squad’ TV show, or the ‘Mods and Rockers’ on their motorcycles and all other things ‘Mod’ during the ‘60s had any influence on them or not, two yo

By Amanda Niklowitz Galpin Auto Sports’ seeds were planted in 1953 when Frank Galpin designed the 1952 Ford convertible, “Future Custom.” This build is considered to be the first “in dealership” customized car, and with it, began the process of insti