HOT RODS THAT AIN’T FORDS OR CHEVYS   Words: John Gunnell   Ben Rotter’s ’60 Buick T-Bucket tends to get a lot of attention everywhere he drives it. When he started building the car he was just a kid and his goal was to make a “rat rod.” What he wound up with looks more… Continue reading T-Bucket Buick

    The Petersen Automotive Museum will commemorate the 85th anniversary of the 1932 Ford “Deuce” with a day-long car show cruise-in and celebration on Saturday, July 15th. The ’32 Ford, nicknamed “Deuce” for the second digit of its model year, was one of the first affordable production cars with a V8 engine and became… Continue reading Celebrating Deuce Day at the Petersen

Hadley, MA
Monday, June 26, 2017

  Words: Tommy Parry   Vince began this lengthy build with a handful of parts gathered from meets and auto fairs, one of which was a Nash Metropolitan dash which he needed to chop into four segments to fit within the confines of the Model A’s cabin. With his dad, his uncle, a few friends… Continue reading Classic Model A with the Perfect Chop

  Words: Tommy Parry   After handing $200 over to the former owner, Mike pulled this little rusted relic from the weeds in a Georgia field and rang his pops immediately to start drumming up a list of to-dos. The ‘37 Plymouth Coupe was torn down first, which wasn’t too tricky, and then Mike made… Continue reading Mike's Mad '37 Plymouth Coupe

  The 44th Annual Back to the Fifties Weekend is happening this Friday – Sunday at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in St. Paul, MN and this year, the sponsors of the show are celebrating another big number — 50 Years of the Minnesota Street Rodders Assocation. The BTT50s weekend is one of the national highlights… Continue reading Back to the 50s 2017 Celebrates 50 Years of the MSRA

Northampton, MA
Wednesday, June 21, 2017

  Words: Tommy Parry   When Jason mentioned casually to his friends that he wanted to build a Cummins-powered rat rod, they probably had no idea of the lengths to which he would go. In fact, the ‘31 Ford he chose as the platform was a beauty even with its insides rusted and corroded. Over… Continue reading The Classiest '32 Ford with a Cummins Turbo

  Words: Tommy Parry   Cameron – a metal fabricator by trader, a buggy racer in his spare time, and a hot rodder at heart – decided to take the plunge and delve into the underworld of rat rods. After appealing to his lesser angels and making the ill-fated decision, Cameron grabbed a liter of… Continue reading Cameron's Mint Green '32 Chevy

The National Street Rod Association is pleased to announce the selection of an “Outstanding Use of Color” award given at the Street Rod Nationals East held in York, Pennsylvania on June 2, 3, 4, 2017.   One of this year’s selections is this beautiful two-tone 1954 Ford Pickup shown by Jeremy Zeigler from Manchester, Pennsylvania.… Continue reading NSRA Street Rod Nationals East Outstanding Use of Color