The whole vintage automobile market (or vintage anything for that matter) is a thriving multi-million or billion-dollar industry because we, as a people, are sentimental.
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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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For years, I've said that one of the best things about being involved in this hobby is the countless like-minded people you get to meet and often befriend.
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Check out John & Pat Devine's modern 1955 Ford F-100 pickup truck which is powered by a 460cc Ford big-block engine!
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Check out this completely unique 1937 Ford 2 1/2 ton flatbed truck which was transformed into a mobile brewery.
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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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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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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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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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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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Check out all the hard work and dedication that Eddie Ames put into his 1949 Ford F-1 to make it a show stopping classic.
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It's hard to believe that we started work on this big blue Ford over two years now. When we managed to score the '70 Fairlane 500 off eBay for $8,000 we knew we were already ahead of the game...
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Like a true hot rodder, it wasn't long after Bill Steele saw his '32 sedan head off to its new owner in Belgium that he started getting the itch to build another car. A paint and body guy by trade...
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It was the early '50s and custom cars were starting to pop up everywhere in print. Fast becoming friends with the owner of the shop...
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In my case there's no distinct standard, though in all honesty I do have a soft spot for hot rods versus contemporary street rods. This little red roadster is a perfect case...
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Donald had heard about the wagon for 15 years, but it wasn't until about 4 years ago that he got a hankering for a project with a long top, something a little strange but good looking...
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Glenn Kramer, an upholsterer by trade, earned a solid reputation as the go-to guy for hot rod interiors in the Pacific Northwest. When he moved to Phoenix, Arizona...
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Check out this 1950 Ford F-1 pickup truck sporting an advanced fuel injection system.
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Some cool components, like the distressed leather and vinyl upholstery and piecrust rubber on 16- and 18-inch Ford wire rims, drew our attention to this traditional Deuce...
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An old racer himself, Ed built his T as his version of a track roadster. The Old Dog Street Rod body has been lengthened, and is powered by a 2.3-liter Ford 4-cylinder...
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Gary was thinking about red or black until a friend convinced him to go with this custom green, with a metallic gold and white tuck 'n' roll interior. The Chevy small-block...
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Born and raised in a mountain community just inland of Eureka, California, Brian Finch didn't get exposed to many hot rods...
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