The America’s Most Beautiful Roadster of 2017 award has been bestowed on Bruce Wanta’s fantastic 1936 Packard. Built at Hollywood Hot Rods under Troy Ladd’s supervision, painted by Mick Jenkins of M.G.J. Enterprises and stitched by Mark Lopez of Elegance Auto Interiors, this Packard is a stunner. The components making up the car… Continue reading AMBR 2017: 1936 Packard

Today marks the beginning of 2017’s Grand National Roadster Show, and already a great number of gorgeous cars have shown up to the event. Photographer “Big Al” Leibmann sent in photos of some of these – specifically, of the contenders in the America’s Most Beautiful Roadster competition. Which one do you think most deserves the… Continue reading 2017 Grand National Roadster Show AMBR Contenders

The Lake Havasu Deuces are a non-profit organization of hardcore 1932 Ford enthusiasts. The Lake Havasu Duece Show is held each year on the first Saturday of March. The event isn’t only for 1932 Fords, it welcomes all cars 1957 and earlier. The show also supports the local community by donating all proceeds and merchandise sales… Continue reading [Video] Havasu Duece Show

Photos: Mitzi Valenzuela In anticipation of the upcoming Grand National Roadster Show, here’s a collection of photos of last year’s Trophy Queen from the GNRS Trophy Girl Contest, Miss K. Von Spun. K. worked incredibly hard to perfect her vintage look for the contest, as well as to ensure that she’d provide an image representative… Continue reading 2016's GNRS Trophy Queen, 2017's Host

  Words: Tommy Parry   With unparalleled ambition and like minds, the clever fellas at Speedway Motors have teamed up with the maestros from Classic Trucks to take a ‘52 Chevy truck and, within just one week, make it into a head-turner, a consummate cruiser and a commemoration to Speedway’s 65th anniversary. At the end… Continue reading Speedway's Week to Wicked Live '52 Chevy Build

    Every car has its own unique qualities, but there’s something very special about trucks. Perhaps it’s the image of self-sufficiency they project, their versatility and usefulness for a wide variety of purposes. Whyever it is, trucks are a type of vehicle worth celebrating – and that’s just what Carlistle Events plans to do.… Continue reading Carlisle Events to Celebrate 100 Years of Ford Trucks

    The opening day for the Somernites Cruise 2017 is April 21! Even before the weather warms up, however, you can drop by and visit the Somernites team at their booth in the main exhibit hall at the Nashville Auto Fest on Jan. 21-22. Here is the schedule for the Somernites Friday-Saturday Cruise in… Continue reading Somernites Schedule and Winter Events

This is one auction which never fails to deliver astonishing automobiles of all sorts, but in case you don’t feel like sorting through the bounty of brilliant builds yourself, we’ve put together a list of the top ten cool cars crossing the block this January! 10.  Lot #1434: 1929 Ford “Alumatub” Hot Rod 9.  Lot… Continue reading Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale 2017

  Words: Avery Finnivan       Photos: Larry Martinelli, Veronica Phillips and Roger Rohrdanz   The world’s longest running indoor car show is now in its 68th year; on Jan. 27 in Pomona, Calif., more than 500 vehicles will compete for awards, while another 400-800 will join in Jan. 28-29. Each year’s iteration of the Grand National… Continue reading Grand National Roadster Show 2017 Coming Up

Join fellow ’32 Ford and Hot Rod enthusiasts for a 3-day gathering from March 1-3, 2018 in Lake Havasu City, AZ.  The lake, warm weather, and Hot Rod friendly town make this a prime car show destination.   Day 1 The festivities kick off on Thursday at 2:00 pm with the “Deuces Downtown” street event.… Continue reading Havasu Deuces Car Show