Back in 1997, Jesse Martinez first purchased his 1937 Chevy Sedan. At the time he had always envisioned it to be flat black, but once the ‘37 was complete, it wasn’t quite how he wanted it to look. Transformation Jesse knew he wanted to take the traditional hot rod and completely transform it into…continue reading »
Brian Lee has had enough of small block Chevy Model A Fords with billet bling. True Hot Rodders Brian Lee and his brothers grew up surrounded by cars and motorcycles. As they walked around the Daytona Rod Run one year looking at some decent customs, they just couldn’t seem to find that one true…continue reading »
By DCImagery/D. Chartier; Model: Angelina Alcantar Although Brent Vann has always had a love for mini-trucks, his love for old cars brings us the story of this teal 1960 Ford F100 long bed. At least that’s the way he found it. While driving home from work one day in 2009 Brent passed the truck sitting…continue reading »
By D.A. Sebasstian; Model: Barbarann As Bob Crabtree’s immense 1957 Ford Gasser wagon pulled up to the line at the Evergreen Speedway, its shadow completely engulfed the mid-1990s Mustang in the far lane. Both cars staged and then the Christmas tree lights hit green. The wagon pulled its wheels a half-foot off the ground as…continue reading »
By Joe Lockwood The initial message from Joe Lockwood was simple enough: “I am wondering if you guys might be interested in putting my 1930 Model A Coupe that I raced in the 2015 and 2016 Race of Gentlemen. I built this car for the race back in August of 2015.” We said yes and…continue reading »
Words: Anna Marco Photos: Mike Basso Model: Cara When it comes to custom tricks, this ‘56 Mercury Montclair has it all! Love Affair Blame Cupid. Unbeknownst to Greg Jones, naughty little Eros shot an arrow thru his heart at the 2005 Del Mar Goodguys show. After walking around for eight hours, studying custom cars…continue reading »
Word: Tony “T-Bone” Colombini Photos: Mike Basso Model: Erica Falcon “When I was 4 years old, my dad had a ’29 Model A Tudor. On a trip to the local dump, the tranny locked up and he had to drive all the way back home in reverse! I looked out the rear window and pretended…continue reading »
Words: Alan Mayes; Photos: Roy Varga; Model: Jasmine Knox There is much to be said in favor of restraint in many aspects of our lives. Building hot rods is one of them. Justin Morter’s ’31 Model A Tudor is a textbook example of that philosophy and it shows why traditional hot rods never go out of style.…continue reading »
By Pekka Polvinen Finland is a small Nordic country with a bunch of enthusiastic and skilled pinstripers. Kasi-Pasi Korhonen is one of those. His specialty is working with gold leaf. It is thus no wonder that his own ride is a prime example of his skills in this field of art. A few years ago,…continue reading »
Words: Alan Mayes Photos: John Jackson & Fioto Family Collection In late May, another of our nationally known custom and hot rod friends, Gary “Chopit” Fioto, passed away unexpectedly, right after attending the West Coast Kustoms show in Santa Maria, California. He was only 61 years old. I had the privilege of getting to know…continue reading »