January/February 2020

Rodding USA

By Hot Rodders for Hot Rodders

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Print is Alive & Well at Rodding USA
Welcome to 2020 and Happy New Year to all of our subscribers, readers, and advertisers. As we jump into the new decade, we have plenty to look forward to as a new year of events and shows are just around the corner, and we will be there to cover many
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Sweat Equity
Everyone knows that hot rodding is not a poor man’s hobby and that some hot rods are labeled as “budget builds.” The fact is, however, that all hot rods are built within a budget…some of those budgets are more significant than others. Nothing is wron
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Farewell Bernard Earl Couch 4/20/1924 - 12/15/2019
Bernie Couch of Fullerton, California, spotted a 1932 Ford roadster in the used car lot of McCoy & Mills Ford in 1940. The price was $285.00. He was 16 and thanks to his brother cosigning with him, he purchased the Deuce, which included a chopped win
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Answer: Really, It Is My Car
You might think that I had an interest in classic cars when I was younger, but to be honest, I did not. I remember being no more than 12 years old, my mom and I decided to take my dad to the L.A. Roadster’s Show for Father’s Day. It was extremely hum
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Restored To Perfection
We all have our stories as to what enticed us into the world of street rods, and for some, it was growing up with them or seeing one at a car show or even seeing a particular yellow Deuce coupe or flamed ’34 Ford coupe in a movie. In 1988, Alan Ouve
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Mendenhall’s Museum Buellton, California
Jack Mendenhall owned and operated a Richfield service station in the ’50s in Buellton, CA on Highway 101. After selling the station in the late ’70s, he traveled the U.S. selling signs and began collecting collectible signage. His son Mark (wife Vic
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Not My First ‘40
A few cars ago, my first car was a ’40 Ford many door. It arrived at my house on the hook from a salvage yard for a hundred bucks. Actually, it was in decent shape and took me through my second year of college. I had a buddy of mine take a photo vert
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Steve Grubb’s Art Garage
Steve Grubb of West Des Moines, Iowa, has been into custom cars since the age of 16 when he owned a 1950 Ford convertible with a souped-up flathead engine. While out cruising, he met up with John Cowlman and Terry Jennings, who mentioned that they we
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The Bayou Roundup Rodding in Louisiana
I had made plans to attend the California Hot Rod Reunion in Bakersfield, CA, and I was checking the internet to see if there were any other events I could take in during my visit to the U.S. from New Zealand. Quite by chance I happened upon The Bayo
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Watson’s Custom Engraved Switches
The entire premise of the street and hot rodding hobby is to individualize your car to your specifications whether it’s the body, power plant or interior. Watson’s StreetWorks has come up with interior switches which can be personalized with custom e
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Rodding Products
FLAMING River has made some interesting new improvements to our Nostalgic 30-inch Roadster Columns. With two new variations and matching wheel adapters, your roadster will stand out from the rest of them! These columns are 30-inches in length and man

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