April 2016 - Ol' Skool Rodz

Month: April 2016

The Imposter

Anne Grinney-Colomban April 20, 2016 Car Feature Tags: 1930 Austin, 1938 Standard, Austin, British, Honda CX500, Odgie, Vintage

By Odgie So after building the single seater Austin of England, featured in Car Kulture DeLuxe #53, this old head of mine started thinking of new ideas. I tend to follow British rather than American customising history, so my cars end up as specials rather than hot rods, but I figure there are more than…continue reading »

Nailhead Ford

Anne Grinney-Colomban Car Feature, Pinup Tags: 1936 Ford pickup, Ford, green, metallic, nailhead, pinup

By DCImagery/D.Chartier Model: Miss Tracy Anne In his blood Jim Ramirez’s love for cars started at a young age with his father as his main influence. Jim’s dad, Doug DeRoxas, grew up being in car clubs, such as The Sheiks in Northern California, and passed his love for American steel on to Jim. He learned…continue reading »

Hot Rod Dirt Drags

Anne Grinney-Colomban Car Show Tags: Colorado, drags, hot rod hill climb

By John Wells I had never heard of Monte Vista, Colorado. Then the guys that run the Hot Rod Hill Climb announced they would be doing a new event called the Hot Rod Dirt Drags in that town. This was designed to bring together the same kind of crowd that attends their other popular event in Colorado. The crowd…continue reading »

Babycakes’ Mercury

Anne Grinney-Colomban Car Feature Tags: 1950 Mercury, Flamed, Mercury, pinup

Words: Alan Mayes; Photos: Butch Pate Model: Tasha “Babycakes” Graham The cars built by Jason Graham of Portland, Tennessee, have graced the pages and covers of Ol’ Skool Rodz many times over the past nine years, starting with issue #23. That’s because the man is extremely talented and builds some of the coolest hot rods…continue reading »

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Month: April 2016