The term "hot rod" has been used for decades to describe a car that epitomizes individual performance. Whether it be acceleration, braking, or handling, it's all part of one hot rodder's dream...
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You might not expect a 37-year-old to have 20 years experience in building hot rods, but once you see the work Jason Graham turns out of his shop in Portland, Tennessee, you soon become a believer...
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What started back in January has come full circle, as the saying goes, with our Factory Five Racing '33 hot rod going from a really big box of parts to a driving hot rod...
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For George Veracka of Stow, Massachusetts, time has indeed managed to stand still, at least when he climbs into his '32 Ford five-window coupe that he built over a three-year period that started in 1957...
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For the third installation of our "dream build" series, we sent Josh a series of swap meet photos in the hopes of conceptually building one of the most popular styles as of late: a highboy A-V8 coupe...
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Dan Olsen has a modest way of describing his striking '37 Ford sedan. "It's just a basic street rod with fancy paint," he says...
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It's hard to imagine that there has been a '32 Ford highboy sedan built in the last 27 years that doesn't take some trace of influence, directly or indirectly, from the famous Eastwood & Barakat sedan...
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Turtle Wax Street Rodder Poll
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One of the best ways to build an attention-getting street rod is to start with something out of the ordinary and finish with something out of the ordinary. Kind of what Crawford Byxbee did by building this '32 Ford roadster pickup...
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Frequent readers of STREET RODDER will no doubt recognize Steve Legens' name. The owner of Legens Hot Rod Shop in Martin, Tennessee (started in 1991), Steve has had his cars-both customer's as well as personal-featured on the cover of STREET RODDER...
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Gordon McGilton, it's safe to say, owns a lot of cars, and in the course of the various builds he's been through with them he's had occasion to meet and become friends with one of the best upholsterers...
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Being a fan of late '50s and early '60s American iron, it's no wonder Charles Shane chose a '58 Chevy Impala in which to build a mild custom of the same period...
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After graduating from high school, Paul enlisted in the Air Force and began work as an aircraft mechanic. While home on leave, he purchased a stock '30 Model A roadster...
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For a lot of Americans in the late-'30s, World War II was a remote conflict they read about in newspapers and heard about on radio broadcasts, with little direct effect on their lives...
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Should you find yourself at one of the ten Top 100 events you and your street rod could be selected for a Top 100 pick which brings with...
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As slick as they get, Jerry Nocar's '33 Ford Speedstar coupe from Finksburg, Maryland was a true crowd pleaser with its heavily raked stance. Starting with an Alloway's Hot Rod Shop chassis, the coupe received nothing but the best...
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Rolling into Ocean City as members of the Street Rodder Road Tour, Roger and Nancy Winterbotham of New Lebanon, Ohio, were veterans of the high-mile club. Having participated in three Road Tour segments, the couple once again...
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For Steve Ramsey of Fallston, Maryland, the three year metamorphosis of his superb '40 Ford coupe was easily worth the wait. Originally a gasser doing time on the streets during...
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Straight out of the pages of your favorite little book, Mike Szuba's Pasadena, Maryland-based '32 Ford coupe brought loads of nostalgic charm to the table. Rescued in '08 after a thirty-seven year sleep, Mike enlisted...
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Cruisin' Ocean City is signature for immaculately built high-horsepower rides that run the strip leaving their mark. Meade Baldwin's vicious '55 Ford Ranch Wagon out of Millersville, Maryland, was a choice not for the faint...
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Being that this is a cruising event, we first spied Carl Gordon's wicked '34 Ford hauler from Parkville, Maryland, in a parking lot on the strip. His pick-up was downright killer coated in a combination...
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We've watched Patrick Guthrie's '50 Ford coupe from Pasadena, Maryland, continue to evolve over the last five years. With dramatic enhancements at every corner the car looks like it came straight...
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The phrase every picture tells a story couldn't ring ay truer than when referring to Brian Bozarth's '30 Ford coupe out of Franklinville, New Jersey. Recalling back to his boyhood, Brian remembers riding in the rumble seat...
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Some traditional customs look like they rolled out of a time-warp if you get the formula just right. Steve Kopchinski's Glen Burnie, Maryland-based '50 Ford coupe got its good looks over 30-years ago thanks...
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There was a certain level of elegance which Jack Maloney's fresh '33 Ford roadster brought along to Ocean City when it rolled in from Highland, Maryland. Coated in a subtle sage green pearl accented...
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