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1932 Ford Three-Window Coupe - Wiseguy
It seems that it takes some owners just a few months to build their ride while others take multiple years to get one done. Most of the time... more |
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The Thimble Drome Special
How much fun can you have with 1,000 pounds? Most folks wouldn’t be able to come up with a good answer, but Rich Oakley did. You see Rich... more |
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1930 Ford Model A Coupe - Time Traveler
Though Street Rodder often hears from hot rodders who were influenced in their youth by something they heard or saw in a magazine or at a... more |
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1934 Ford Five-Window Highboy Coupe and 1932 Ford Three-Window Highboy Coupe - The Road To Bonneville
The road to Bonneville is a well-worn path fueled by passion and desire. For over 60 years hot rodders have been making the trek to the... more |
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1963 Rambler American 440-H - The Black Crown
If there was ever an excellent example of an oxymoron, it might be the phrase: “a high-performance ’63 Rambler.” Truly a... more |
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1951 Chevy Business Coupe - Business Edition
Derick Samson was 19 years old when he started getting national attention with his homebuilt customs, but he had already been working on... more |
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1955 Chevy 210 Post - From Auction House To His House
There are a variety of ways to get the car of your dreams. Rummaging through junkyards and swap meets for years while you collect parts is... more |
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1955 Chevy Bel Air - February 2012 Street Shaker
Sometimes it’s easy to see the writing on the wall regarding where destiny will take you. It’s called fate and for Clay Moorman of Elkton,... more |
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1930 Ford Coupe - January 2012 Street Shaker
Regardless of whether you are taking on the task of building a diehard traditional hot rod or one with contemporary accents, you need to... more |
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1955 Chevrolet Hardtop - Back To His Roots
Where were you in the summer of 1968? Tom Nolen was home on leave from the service and visiting his best girl and his favorite car, his ’55... more |
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Twin-Turbo 1940 Ford Sedan
The term “wolf in sheep’s clothing” has been used for a few thousand years to describe how one’s true nature will eventually be revealed by... more |
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1932 Ford Roadster - When Right Is Right
Oftentimes our ultimate hot rod is steeped in something that has influenced us from our past. more |
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1929 Ford Highboy Roadster - When New Is Old And Old Is New
Father’s Day is extra special for hot rod dads here on the Best Coast. The L.A. Roadsters put on one heck of a shindig for us dads. It’s... more |
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1932 Ford Coupe - Fill ’er Up!
When someone is dedicated to something, they’re wholly committed to its purpose. There are probably those who you can think of who are... more |
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2011 Street Rod of the Year
It's official Doug Bredbury of Durham, Connecticut was selected from 100 finalists that was narrowed down to a final 10 and his '32 Ford... more |
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1932 Ford Five-Window Coupe - Street Shaker
When Street Rodder asks an owner and/or builder for a few words about the vehicle the magazine just finished photographing, you usually get... more |
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1927 Ford Model T Roadster - Evolution
Maybe it was growing up standing on the running board of his great-grandfather’s ’27 Ford woodie wagon. Maybe it was his involvement at age... more |
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1930 Ford Coupe - Champagne Taste
Decades have rolled on since the dawn of hot rodding with each one being greeted by a distinct and memorable styling change. Early it was... more |
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1939 Ford DeLuxe Convertible - FirePower Ford
I’ve lusted after a ’39 Ford convertible coupe since I was a teenager. Perhaps it’s because the stylish ’39 was Ford’s last pre-war open... more |
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1939 Ford Sedan - Time Well Spent
More often than not, when someone gets involved in the hot rod hobby it’s because they already know somebody immersed in the culture.... more |
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1962 Rambler - Hemified
If the name Eric Brockmeyer sounds a little familiar, it should. The 40-year-old from Viera, Florida, has made a good name for himself in... more |
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Tradition Is Timeless
Timeless is a bold term in hot rodding. Because trends come and go you want to be sure of yourself before calling any hot rod “timeless.”... more |
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1951 Oldsmobile Custom - Young Man’s Olds
Like most people who’ve seen Jared Roethlisberger’s ’51 Olds in person, STREET RODDER’s first look at the car was at the 2011 Grand... more |
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1929 Ford Sedan - Midstream
Brian Paul’s wife, Ann, thought her husband had lost his mind when he traded their recently finished ’63 Chevy Bel Air custom for a ’29... more |
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1931 Ford Roadster - French Connection
For many young hot rodders growing up over the last half century, seeing plenty of hopped-up Detroit steel parked at the local burger... more |
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