The story of Roger O'Dell's custom project begins with a phone call from a friend complaining about a '36 Ford roadster...
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My favorite cars have always been traditional-style rods, in particular, the early "show coupe" style...
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Lynn Bird began a project and ended with a Ala Kart inspired 1927 Ford Model T roadster show car.
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Spectators at the '09 Grand National Roadster Show (GNRS) were the first to see Jim Benitez's Model A roadster...
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Putting a single person's name to this story from one angle might seem to be a bit of an overstatement, but at the same time not tying it all together with a selected surname would be a bit of an oversight as well...
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Tom Carver's '32 Ford used to be one of those forlorn field trucks. The old Deuce saw decades of abuse before Tom spied it at a swap meet...
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A thousand miles east and another mile higher than his Southern Californian peers, Otto Rhodes was an unlikely trendsetter. Over a four-year period he sculpted his ordinary F-100 into a chopped, pearl-painted, chrome-laden show stopper...
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Check out the tranfermation of Jorv Gavic's 1937 Ford pickup truck that was once a hard working fire truck.
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Check out this completely customized 1949 Ford F-6 and what modifications it features!
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In 1954, a young kid behind the wheel of a channeled '32 Ford Tudor came storming down Mt. Vernon Avenue in Wichita, Kansas. As the Ford passed the train tracks....
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Take a look at this orange 1954 Ford F-100 truck. It's built inside and out and inch by inch. Supporting a 305 engine, this beast is awry of great looks.
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Everybody loves a saga, a story about an ordeal that never seems to end. So next time you're bench racing with your buddies, bring up the story of Jerry Kincade's '51 Ford.....
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Check out Sonny Goulet's 392 Chrysler powered 1951 Ford F-1. Other modifications done to the truck include installing a TH400 transmission and a Currie 9 Ford rearend.
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One of the most popular competitors for the America's Most Beautiful Roadster Award at the 2009 Grand National Roadster Show was the Black Widow,....
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Check out Art Chrisman's 1952 Hemi powered 1952 Ford F-1 pickup truck. The truck may not be finished yet but there are some great photos of how flawless the body work is.
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Cromling's history with this particular '40 Ford coupe is somewhat unusual in the respect that he has owned this car since 1972. Sure, there are plenty of folks who have kept a car for as long,....
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What do you picture when you think about hot rod activity from the Fifties? Dusty dragstrips with leaping flagmen? Stripped down roadsters tearing across a dry lake? If your mind conjures up images of dragstrips...
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Earl Higgins grew up as a youngster working with classics. After years of owning his own contractor company, one day at work Earl day gazed upon this 1956 Ford F-100 classic truck just getting older inside a barn. Found out how Earl transformed this classic at Custom Classic Trucks Magazine.
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It may not always be the first thing that comes to mind when looking at a hopped-up old car, but there's usually a great story of how a vintage vehicle survived through the years without ending up rotting away...
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Those of us who are, or have been, married have doubtless, at one time or another, surprised our spouses with unexpected gifts (and not always surprised in a good way). Jim Kipp is no exception--except that he gave his wife Debra one heck of a surprise 50th birthday present...
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Building a custom truck is not only about taking an old beat up truck and turning it into a beautiful machine but also its about having an extraordinary ride unlike any other. That is exactly what Henry Laydne thought when he built his 1936 Ford Pickup Truck.
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"Building hot rods is nothing new to me," Bill Herb will tell you. "I was born into a family of gearheads." One glance at this mostly owner-built '33 roadster is convincing evidence that...
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You could say I was brainwashed as a toddler. My dad has been a rodder since the '50s so it's in my blood...
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Check out Jeff Ford's pristine 1968 Ford F-100 Ranger and the work that went into restoring this beauty!
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Check out Marvin Sanders fully restored 1956 Ford F-100. Under the hood Marv has a slightly modified 223 OHV six-cylinder engine which is the original engine that the trucks came with.
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