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 | Mike DeVriendt's 1946 Ford Sportsman convertible woodie was one rare breed indeed. One of approximately 100 remaining, Mike opted to hot rod his with an Ardun... |
 | Larry Hutchinson trekked down from Wenatchee, Washington for a little fun in the Arizona sun in his '41 Studebaker Champion business coupe, earning himself a Top 100 pick in the process. The Stude' sports... |
 | Jay Page brought out his immaculate '63 Ford Falcon Squire wagon from his home in Bluffdale, Utah and blew everybody away, so there was no doubt when it came time to select it for a Top... |
 | One of the nicest homebuilt cars we've seen in some time is Fred and Denel Pickering's '48 Plymouth coupe. The subtle exterior mods belie the street rod's true identity, which the blown... |
 | Jim Moilanen's mild custom '39 Merc sedan is a study in modesty when it comes to building a mild custom. By removing a few minor items and adding later Merc hubcaps on chrome steelies shod... |
 | Bruce and Darlene Burton's freshly finished Deuce 3-window coupe was on hand showing off the excellent capabilities of the Hot Rod Haven in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the shop who built... |
 | From Moore, Oklahoma, Otis Schmidt's '29 Ford sedan had many interesting details, including the use of a Deuce windshield. The copper sedan dubbed... |
 | Frank McCrory's elegant '49 Chevy convertible was another mild custom that got our attention. With more than a dozen modifications, the treatment was still subtle... |
 | To compliment Frank McCrory's '49 is Robert Mathieu's '50 Chevy hardtop. While Frank went the distance when it came to modifying the hood, grille, and front sheet metal, Robert stayed true... |
 | A true full custom, Ron and Norene Williams' Tucson, Arizona-based '36 Ford had us well impressed with everything from its Jade Green paint to its '51 Olds engine with dual... |
 | Mooresville, North Carolina's Dan Richardson's got one hard-core hot rod pickup on his hands. Dan, a fabricator by trade sewed together a true Top-100 winner if you ask me. The no nonsense pickup is powered... |
 | Talk about a cool custom! Johnie Dale new exactly what he was looking to achieve when he tackled this rare '42 Chevy. A cool traditional sled was what he was after... |
 | Speaking of cool custom touches, Darryl Rodgers' '32 roadster has 'em in spades. Darryl's classy ride sports a molded front apron, a neat custom dashboard... |
 | Whoa, somebody turned on the way-back machine. John Bauer's cool coupe looks like he just rolled in from the Auto-Rama! This Sierra Gold beauty is a true traditional rod in the '60s show circuit style... |
 | Well, here's yet another cool commercial that rates a Top-100 pick for sure. Heath Higley's homebuilt hot rod. Heath, along with his best pal - who just happens... |
 | This classy Top-100 winner is the pride and joy of Laurel Park, North Carolina's Paul Duval. The Chevy's flawless cabrio body is from Downs Manufacturing, and deserved a powerplant... |
 | Ed Frock is the rightfully proud owner of this fine Ford. Fat fendered '46 to '48's are cool cars, and Ed's really caught our eye. Powered by a reliable and plenty powerful... |
 | Larry Shoaf has built way more than his share of beautiful street rods in his day, but this way-cool '27 Chrysler roadster is a hoot! Larry found the body, or should we say what... |
 | Well, if the name Higley rings a bell it's cuz we happened to pick a father and son duo for Top-100 honors this time around - and we have to admit that we didn't even know it when... |
 | Jeffery James' way-cool roadster puts the T in T-bucket if you ask us. From the roadsters baby (300-cube) nailhead, to its white wall-shod Radir Tri-Ribs this baby... |
 | Springfield, Pennsylvania's Albert Torelli trekked through a good 'ol Nor Easter to Pocono Raceway in his freshly finished '49 Olds 88. |
 | Allan Bernth's '29 closed-cab stopped me in my tracks as I navigated the rain soaked grounds of the Pocono Raceway. |
 | They say "first time's a charm" and I gotta say Denny & Sue Hurd's super sedan is a perfect case in point. |
 | Chevy coupe sports way more than its fair share of cool mods and upgrades including a three-inch chop, widened and molded rear fenders, and frenched head and taillights. |
 | When you spend ten hours a day behind the wheel for a living it takes an awfully nice hot rod to entice ya to spend even more time on the road, and so's the case with Bill Poindexter. |
 | You just can't beat a '40 Ford when it comes to hot rod material and that fact for sure wasn't lost when it came time for Scott Curylo to get to work. |
 | Bob Olah maybe a relative newbie in the street rodding scene (he's spent years as a muscle and sports car aficionado), but he sure has good taste when it comes to rods. |
 | It seems like you can't have a batch of Top-100 picks without the venerable Deuce roadster being among 'em. |
 | Speaking of roadster's, take a peek at John Stephenson's rag-topped roadster. John's '33 was built to drive, with a traditional look combined with modern updates for comfy cruising and white-knuckle jaunts around town. |
 | Nothin' represents white-knuckle rides like a slammed and tubbed '41 Willys coupe. |
 | Bought in pieces found in Wyoming in the late '90s, Steve's 'vert now sports a Corvette TPI 350/700R4 setup. |
 | Clean and simple, Jim's '27 frame and 'glass body came from Stinger's Hot Rod Shop in Indianapolis. |
 | Eric Barth, of Warsaw, Indiana, is a young builder who spent 3 years building his '55 Buick Special. |
 | Over The Top Rods of Bloomington, Illinois, created this super slippery '37 Ford roadster, and the car was finished just hours before its debut at the Goodguys Joliet show. |
 | Paul Medgyesi's 1954 Chevy Convertible has a great combination of classic customizing tricks... |
 | The wife of Dennis Taylor's best friend used to own this car 38 years ago when she was in high school. |
 | Steve Ralf's '40 sits atop a Roadster Shop chassis and is powered by an LS1 engine backed to a 4L60E transmission. |
 | What are the chances a guy with the last name of Wood drives a woodie? |
 | Starting with an original steel '32 three-window body, Dean's Deuce was chopped before the black (on the body) and black cherry (on the fenders) paint job went on. |
 | The owner of this car made many of the custom parts and pieces on this three-window, including the engine-turned engine panels and the lower hood aprons that accentuate the shape of the frame rail. |
 | Ron Undsderfer's '48 Plymouth convertible was a complete ground up restoration, down to the Flathead six engine equipped... |
 | Rick Reed's custom '50 Chevy convertible featured a mild, 2-inch chopped top, frenched headlights and taillights, and was... |
 | One of only 41 4-cylinder Model B's ever built, Gerald Greenfield's Deuce B400 convertible sedan retained the stock banger... |
 | Dave Fallow's Canada-based '35 Ford convertible was one of the nicest cars on the grounds and sat well to boot, thanks to an Air... |
 | Graeme Tait built this spotless '54 Chevy custom as tribute to the original Moonglow custom of the '50s. Frenched headlights, '56 Chrysler... |
 | Barry and Laura Collier were cruising their '56 Ford ranch wagon all weekend long, keeping that... |
 | You can't get much better than a lakes modified roadster, especially one built as well as Roy Rockwell's '26. Using a narrowed '26 Ford roadster body... |
 | Kevin Dagel's '38 Oldsmobile F-38 is literally "My Father's Olds". Kevin is the second owner of the car and built it himself retaining... |
 | With a background in building race cars, it's no surprise that John Bolen's first build out of the gate would result in this stunning... |
 | Diane Murray's freshly completed '50 Studebaker pickup is enough to make any classic trucker drool. Her daily driver rides... |
 | You can't hide this one in a parking lot! Al Anderson's '30 Chevy pickup hits on all cylinders with a intense Orange Glow... |
 | A rare vehicle to start with, Ed Klein's '36 Chevy three-window combines the stylish look of the '30s with contemporary... |
 | Lots of work went into Ken Frasier's li'l pickup-least of which was the grafting of the '29 two-door sedan body section to the rear... |
 | Bill Kullbom says his sedan has parts from more than 25 cars, but the major ones include a Model A body, a '64 Buick Nailhead motor, a '54 Packard... |
 | If there were ever a guy who could appreciate and understand what the word "vintage" really means, it may have to be Duane Storch, out of... |
 | Classy and elegant wouldn't be the normal terms used to describe a '37 Chevy pickup, but that could change because of Don Rinne, who lives... |
 | A homebuilt car, Daniel Olsen's '37 features an interior completed by the owner and his dad. Friends helped Daniel with... |
 | The candy green paint on Jason Crooks' coupe hits you square between the eyes, but don't let it distract you from how well this... |
 | Growing up in Wichita, Kansas, Dick Price had always seen many a car come out of local customizer Darryl Starbird's shop. Years later... |
 | The Corvette C5 drivetrain and suspension under Bill Baron's '54 Chevy had to be narrowed in some places and stretched in others... |
 | Some cars just define what a traditional custom should embody, like John St. Germain's Ontario, Canada-based '50 Ford business... |
 | One car that caused quite a stir throughout the weekend was John Favaloro's fresh '36 Ford Deluxe roadster from... |
 | If there were ever a guy who lives and breathes hot rodding, it's Rick Smith from Quincy, Massachusetts. His Dearborn Deuce-bodied roadster... |
 | One word comes to mind when looking at Dick Ling's '50 Pontiac Streamliner out of Rochester, New York: bitchin'! Taking... |
 | It felt like we were in a time-warp, circa 1962, when we came across this wicked little '30 Ford coupe that was rolled out into... |
 | If Jim Fleming's stoke gow-job from Washingtonville, New York, didn't get your pulse racing, there was no hope for you! Taking... |
 | Phil Migliore's Walden, New York-based '28 Ford roadster pickup was easily one of the most noticed hop-ups of the weekend. Looking like... |
 | Lou Querusio's '58 Chevy Impala from Mendon, Massachusetts, is all about obsession. From day one, Lou was infatuated with the body... |
 | Having recently completed an extensive restoration on the well-known "Moonkist" T-bucket to celebrate its 30th anniversary... |
 | After cranking out 1,100-plus miles on the STREET RODDER Road Tour all the way from Florida to New York, Ron Hickman's Deuce... |
 | As is the case with all his hot rods, Jeff Eischen's '23 T will knock your socks off. Jeff's roadster sports a '34 Ford Model-B OHV banger backed... |
 | Newark, Ohio's Bob Johnson snagged a Top-100 pick with his beautiful Deuce Vicky. Bob's '32 is powered by a stout... |
 | There's nothin' that'll grab a rodder's attention like a gasser, and Al "Stretch" Morgan's '51 Henry J is about the coolest... |
 | Though somewhat far and few between, '58 Chevy's are cool street rod fodder, and Bob Roger's Delray is a perfect example... |
 | Awesome is the best way to describe Al Miller's Romulus, Michigan-based '33 Ford coupe. This homebuilt... |
 | Holy Hilborn's Batman! Wally Abela's no-nonsense closed-cab '32 pickup has gotta be one heck of an E-ticket... |
 | Speaking of Hemi's, Jim and Nancy Sievenpiper took time off from the ranch to motor over to Columbus in their oh-so-classy... |
 | We found Rick Maxwell and his way-cool '36 three-window way out in the back forty well away from all the profilers. Rick's '36 has been... |
 | Darrel Potter's fresh new '50 Shoebox turned heads all weekend. This Bradford, Pennsylvania-based Ford ain't just a good... |
 | One of our favorites was Dennis Bleile's traditional A-coupe. This black, flamed, 5-inch-chopped beauty is the epitome... |
 | Steve Akre's slick '37 Chevy is a contemporary-style hot rod that even a true traditionalist would love. Its smooth clean lines are... |
 | Abe Jones' way-cool '29 roadster is a definite Top-100 contender in my eyes. This traditional-style 'glass-bodied roadster has all the... |
 | Modified's are neat little hot rods -- period, but Tim's '26 is perhaps the coolest I ever run across. Tim whipped together a homebuilt frame as... |
 | Ken's beautifully modified roadster started out as a '29 roadster pickup body. Ken cut the rear portion of the truck cab off and then... |
 | What can I say, this hot little pickup is just plain radical! Ethan channeled a '46 Chevy pickup cab and handmade bed over... |
 | Mopar all the way! That's what Highland Ranch, Colorado's Jim Smith says with a smile, and that smile is well deserved as Jim has built... |
 | Tracy's one lucky guy, not only is he the rightfully proud owner of this awesome Dearborn-bodied Deuce, but he was fortunate enough to get... |
 | Can you say wow? Yeah, we knew ya would - Don's fresh new three-window elicits exclamations wherever its seen - and it's no wonder with... |
 | I have to admit - Ron's '33 was my favorite pick of the show. It's a no-nonsense homebuilt that's the embodiment of the hot rodding hobby - no bells, no whistles, just real steel and... |
 | Pure class - that's the best way I can think of describing Roger's slick Deuce Highboy. Roger's known nationwide for building and painting some of the most... |
 | Creighton Hunter's old hot rod tub, the "Santa Ana Special", is now owned by... |
 | Northridge, California-native Mike Fennel brought his freshly finished Candy Apple Red '59 Chevy El Camino down to... |
 | Mike Cole's '51 drop top Ford took 2 1/2 years to build in two separate Lakewood, California garages. Mike's son Bob took... |
 | Terry James brought his Mira Loma, California-based '49 Chevy Fleetline out, fresh off the cover of Rod & Custom... |
 | Another car fresh outta the garage was Jim and Karyn Cripps' 1950 Pontiac 2dr hardtop. The Santa Ana, California-based... |
 | Ray Thompson's '32 Ford roadster is a clean study in traditional hot rodding. Aside from the new Brookville body and... |
 | A mild kustom if ever there were one! Robert House's mellow '50 Chevy Fleetline is so clean, it's hard to tell where... |
 | When not working his day job at Wheelsmith, Chris Sage wrenches on hot rods, like this clean '33 Ford Tudor. His homebuilt... |
 | Joe and Tracey Sahli cruised across the state line from Paradise Valley, Arizona in their mint '34 Ford Cabriolet to... |
 | Lincoln Zephyr coupes look good no matter how you slice it and Jim Waggaman's '39 3-window coupe is no exception. Jim's coupe also... |