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01 MetalWorks’ Built Tri Five Chevy

MetalWorks’ Built Tri-Five Chevy

Pro Touring Suspension & Supercharged LS Performance By Brian Brennan   -   Photography Chadly Johnson Artwork By Highlander Concept Rendering It was up to MetalWorks Speed Shop to...
01 1949 Chevy Fleetline With Timeless Design

1949 Chevy Fleetline With Timeless Design

Custom Looks & Modern LS Performance By Brian Brennan   -   Photography By John Jackson There can be no denying that the postwar Chevrolet designers got it...
01 ‘32 Ford Highboy Coupe With 50s Vibe

1932 Ford Highboy Coupe With 50s Vibe

Home-Built Hot Rod With 331 Hemi Power By Brian Brennan   -   Photography By Wes Allison One look at a “hot rod” and it will tell you...
01 The Master Of Metal Brings Back Originality To The Ford Model A

Donn Lowe’s 1929 Ford Model A Roadster

The Master Of Metal Brings Originality To The Ford Model A By Dale Moreau   -   Photography by the Author Donn Lowe started out hammering on metal...
01 Tri Five of the Year Langes 1956 Chevy 210

Tri-Five of the Year: Lange’s 1956 Chevy 210

This 1956 Chevy 210 Took Home Top Honors at the 2023 Danchuk Tri-Five Nationals By Brian Brennan   -   Photography by John Jackson Oftentimes the “beauty” of...
01 1932 Ford Highboy With Old School Style Modern Tech

1932 Ford Highboy With Old School Style & Modern Tech

Paying Homage To The Early Ford Hot Rods While Paving The Future. By Dale M. Moreau   -   Photography By the Author The history of old Fords...
01 2023 detroit autorama ridler winner 1950 nercury deriggi

1950 Merc Goes Home With Ridler Award

A Full Custom Mercury Goes from Great 8 to Ridler Winner By Brian Brennan   -   Photography By Eric Geisert It’s time to announce the Don Ridler...
02 Seasoned Show Car ‘50 Mercury Custom

Seasoned Show Car: 1950 Mercury Custom

Kevin’s Candy Cobalt Blue 1950 Mercury Custom Has a Long and Storied Past By Brian Brennan   -   Photography By John Jackson Customs have long been a...
01 Deep Blue Bel Air With Big Block Performance

Deep Blue Bel Air With Big Block Performance

An Incomplete 1958 Chevy Bel Air Proved to be a Dream Project Car for Todd Nelson By Tommy Lee Byrd   -   Photography By the Author When...
01 Street Rod Rarity Chevy Nomad Wagon

Street Rod Rarity: Chevy Nomad Wagon

Jeff Calley’s ZZ4 Crate Engine Powered 1956 Chevy Nomad Packs a Punch By Chuck Vranas   -   Photography & Videography by the Author Exclusivity can create something...
00 Hot Rod Restoration ‘32 Ford Panel Truck

Hot Rod Restoration: 1932 Ford Panel Truck

West Coast Built Bauder Restoration Panel Truck By Eric Geisert   -   Photography By Wes Allison Bob Bauder was what you'd call a “real hot rodder.” The...
01 Warbird Themed ‘33 Speedstar Roadster

Garrets Rod Shop Built 1933 Speedstar Roadster

Vintage Vibes, Fighter Plane Style, & Hot Rod Performance By Brian Brennan   -   Photography By John Jackson Hot Rods and fighter planes for as different as...
01 1960 buick invicta gnrs slonaker winner eliacostas

The 2023 Al Slonaker Memorial Award Winner is a ’60 Buick Invicta

A Look at the 2023 Grand National Roadster Show's Al Slonaker Memorial Winner, … ’60 Buick Invicta Custom. By Brian Brennan   -   Photography By The...
03 the ambr winner is all black

2023 America’s Most Beautiful Roadster… ’32 Ford Highboy Roadster

This Year’s Grand National Roadster Show Keeps Hot Rodding Moving By Brian Brennan   -   Photography By Author This year's America's Most Beautiful Roadster winner is the...
07 the flush mounted trim from Greening Auto Company that ties the reworked front and rear glass to the side glass

Dan Duffy’s Big Oak Garage Built Bubbletop 1961 Chevy Impala

Triple Crown of Rodding: Best Street Cruiser By Brian Brennan   -   Photography By John Jackson Artwork By Tavis Highlander If there was ever a ‘61 Chevy Impala...
00 Triple Crown of Rodding 2022 Best Street Rod Winner

Triple Crown of Rodding 2022: Best Street Rod Winner

Sonny Freeman Takes Home Top Honors for His Three-Window ’32 Ford Coupe By Brian Brennan   -   Photography By John Jackson Artwork By Eric Brockmeyer Design  Owning a...
08 1969 Pontiac Firebird Triple Crown of Rodding Best Street Machine

Triple Crown of Rodding: Best Street Machine

A 200mph, 1,200-plus horsepower twin-turbo 482-inch Pontiac 1969 Firebird By Brian Brennan   -   Photography By John Jackson Artwork By Victor Fulton Designs If you grew up near...

2023 Barrett-Jackson Cup Awarded to a 1969 Pontiac Firebird

By Brian Brennan   -   Photography By Author It’s Saturday afternoon of a record setting Barrett-Jackson Auction here in Scottsdale, Arizona and one of the major...
32 barrett jackson cup top 5 finalists

Barrett-Jackson Cup 2023 Top 5 From 2023 Scottsdale

By Brian Brennan   –   Photography By Author The Barrett-Jackson Cup 2023 winner, which includes a very nice check for $20,000, is getting ever so close. Leading...
01 Arctic White LS Swapped 1972 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser

Arctic White LS Swapped 1972 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser

How Tom Thomas Built This Daily Driven Vista Cruiser Wagon One Step At A Time By John Machaqueiro   -   Photographer By the Author Before the SUV...
02 Canadian Muscle ‘65 Pontiac Acadian

Canadian Muscle, 1965 Pontiac Acadian

Canada’s Nova, a 1965 Pontiac Acadian Canso Sport Deluxe By Fuelish Media   -   Photography by the Author Have you ever seen an Acadian Canso Sport Deluxe...
00 5 7L Gen III Hemi power in a 1965 Dodge Dart

A 1965 Dodge Dart with Modern Mopar Performance

A Dodge Dart with 5.7 Hemi engine reliability, built to pay homage to 1960s Dodge engineers By Tommy Lee Byrd   -   Photography By the Author The...
01 Why This 1927 Ford Roadster Was Ahead Of Its Time

Why This 1927 Ford Roadster Was Ahead Of Its Time

Restoring Dick Williams’ Memorable Channeled ‘27 Ford Roadster By Brian Brennan   -   Photography By Tim Sutton We must all take a moment and be thankful for...
01 The Scotts LS Swapped 1969 Chevy Camaro

The Scott’s LS Swapped 1969 Chevy Camaro

This ’69 Camaro has a Supercharged LSA for Power and a Custom Chassis for Handling By Brian Brennan   -   Photography By John Jackson Hot rod dads...
01 This 37 Ford Sedan sits on a TCI 1935 1940 chassis

Period Correct Style For An Overlooked Classic Coupe

This ’37 Ford Coupe is No Ugly Duckling By Dale Moreau   -   Photography By the Author In the early days of the street rodding era, the...

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1932 Ford Highboy Coupe With 50s Vibe

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Rodding Around – ARP to Present Major Awards at 2023 Triple Crown of Rodding

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Truly Custom 1935 Chevy Coupe

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Donn Lowe’s 1929 Ford Model A Roadster

The Master Of Metal Brings Originality To The Ford...

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Parting Shot – A Piece of History … Forever

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Deep Blue Bel Air With Big Block Performance

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Street Rod Rarity: Chevy Nomad Wagon

Jeff Calley’s ZZ4 Crate Engine Powered 1956 Chevy Nomad...

How to Install Heidts’ 4 Link Suspension On A Tri-Five (1955-1957) Chevy

Improving the Handling and Ride Quality On This 1956...

Hot Rod Restoration: 1932 Ford Panel Truck

West Coast Built Bauder Restoration Panel Truck By Eric Geisert  ...