Words: Anna Marco; Photos: Mike Basso & Belgium Lion Photography Ahoy Mates, there’s a car party at the Port of Los Angeles! Port of Los Angeles History Established in 1907, the Port of Los Angeles (a.k.a. America’s Port) is a port complex that occupies 7,500 acres of land and water along 43 miles of waterfront and…continue reading »
By Keith Harman Just to prove how worldwide, traditional hot rodding has become, by complete coincidence, iconic beach races were being held on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean on exactly the same weekend last June. While The Race of Gentlemen was taking place on the eastern seaboard of New Jersey, a few thousand miles…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 Fritz Schenck Once again I made the trek over hill and dale to the Rat Fink Reunion in Manti, Utah. For 14 years, Ed “Big Daddy” Roth’s wife, Ilene, has continued this tradition on the first weekend of June, gathering all forms of freaky, bug-eyed, paint slapping, monster loving artists and gearheads to mingle…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: Axle Idzardi; Photos: DCImagery, Mike Basso, Alan Zusman The Rhythm Collision is literally held at ground zero – Southern California – downtown Riverside to be exact. This area has one of the richest cultures when it comes to the retro music scene as well as the rod and custom lifestyle, and the Marriott Hotel in…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 »
Words: Anna Marco Photos: Mike Basso & Alan Zusman Southern California is the birthplace of hotrodding and the Aces Car Club offers many fun activities such as their Aces Poker Run to promote this lifestyle in today’s era of hybrid vehicles. The Aces CC The Aces are a traditional hot rod club founded in…continue reading »