The Hollywood Hot Rods–built Road Tour ’40 Ford featuring a Dennis Carpenter Ford Restoration Parts body, Ford Racing Coyote V-8, and a Fatman chassis with Billet Vintiques wheels was deemed a hit by all who saw the PPG copper-painted hot rod.

Buzzy and Janie Dobbins of...

Buzzy and Janie Dobbins of Indiana were on hand with their ’50 Chevy built by Mike Spitzer of Spitzer Concepts and, it too, was an attraction worthy of viewing.

The Michigan Hot Rod Repair...

The Michigan Hot Rod Repair Shop is a welcomed as well as necessary fixture at all the NSRA Nats.

Gassers come in all years,...

Gassers come in all years, makes, and stages of completion. There’s no mistaking the intent of this Henry J.
The “first” of the reproduction ’55 Chevy post sedans was unveiled during the Nats. The bodies are assembled by Real Deal Steel and exclusively distributed by Woody’s Hot Rodz. Shown are Editor Brennan and Woody’s Chris Sondles with the car that is a STREET RODDER project, “Totally Gassed”.

On the subject of cruisin’...

On the subject of cruisin’ while having fun, this homebrew roadster has fun “written” all over it.

We like everything about this...

We like everything about this Ford pickup, including the interesting story painted onto the sheetmetal.

Cruising the Nats fairgrounds...

Cruising the Nats fairgrounds is fun in any hot rod but a flat black Model A highboy roadster pickup resting on Deuce ’rails is about as good as it gets.
Project Shop Truck made its debut: the Hot Rods by Dean–built ’47 Chevy body from Chevs of the 40’s rests on a Fatman chassis with a Chevrolet Performance LS327 and TCI Automotive tranny. (Special thanks to Dwight Hall of Raynor Door Co. for taking care of many of our projects before and after the Nats for many years.)

Talk about low, wide, and...

Talk about low, wide, and handsome, this street cruiser Caddy convertible is the ideal fairgrounds, or any grounds, cruiser.

Charles Frost of Radcliff,...

Charles Frost of Radcliff, KY, brought out his ’64 Ford Galaxie 500. The bucket seat convertible has a 390 V-8 for power.

Mark Hargrove of Pocola, OK,...

Mark Hargrove of Pocola, OK, brought out his ’60 Impala. A great example of what wheels, tires, and lowering can do to make an otherwise stock-appearing street cruiser take on a hot rod identity.