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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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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,... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... 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... more |
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1933 Ford Convertible - The Italian Job
For some street rod builders the journey is the build. They toil endlessly in their garages to transform ideas into rolling... more |
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The American Speed Company's Speed33 - Nailed It
Some of us remember cars from the “little pages” tucked way back in our minds; others recall V-8s that rattled windows, while... more |
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1932 Chevrolet Three Window Coupe - Chevy Deuce Coupe
“Back in the ’60s, when I was 16 years old …” more |
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1932 Ford Roadster - 409 So Fine
Sometimes it takes a while to get the thrill of a lifetime. Jon Stroud is 62 years old, but he has been working toward this... more |
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1954 Chevy Convertible - Case Closed
There is probably a little bit of detective in most hot rodders, exemplified when they are looking for that elusive part to... more |
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1955 Chevy Bel Air - Street Shaker
Regardless of which coast you grew up on, it seems one of the most recognized rites of passage to becoming a rodder started... more |
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