Words & Photos: John Gunnell   Not all hot rod and kustom car headlight treatments rely on “chrome thingies” like shields, covers or eyebrows to have an impact. A little body putty or lead can change the shape of a fender and the way that a headlight fits into it. In other cases, just… Continue reading Headlight Dress Up Part 2

  Words & Photos: John Gunnell   Back in the middle ‘60s the J.C. Whitney Catalog was the bible of many young car enthusiasts who dreamed of making their rides look like the hot rods and kustom cars they saw in magazines. Many of these enthusiasts were not capable of chopping a top or extending… Continue reading Headlight Dress Up Part 1

  While it looks decent in the photos, the original paint quality was terrible. Words & Photos: Tommy Parry   It’s always nice to begin a build with a stable platform. The rebuilt 302 and a Ford 9″ help give the old ’51 Ford a little vim, some get-up and go – but this was… Continue reading 51 Ford F1 Has Old Style, New Guts

  Photos: Michael Furman (via Mullin Automotive Museum gallery)   The Mullin Automotive Museum will continue showcasing its Cars and Carriages exhibit, which celebrates French vehicle design during the Belle Époque period, until Dec. 16 of this year. The exhibit features seventeen vehicles, both cars and horse-drawn carriages, and an assortment of related period objects.… Continue reading Cars and Carriages at the Mullin Museum

    Southern California’s Galpin Motors, home to Galpin Auto Sports (GAS), announced on Aug. 23 that it has found the famous, long lost Ed “Big Daddy” Roth custom 1956 Ford F-100 Pickup.   The pickup was used as advertising for Roth’s pin-striping business and featured a Packard V-8 engine, Roth’s signature red flame pinstripes, a mural on the… Continue reading Galpin Motors to Restore Big Daddy Roth Hot Rod

There is love and then there is passion. Guillaume Bourdeau has a passion for second-generation Camaros, so much so, that he built one from scratch. Well, almost. If he had the necessary machine equipment, he would have built the engine and the rear differential gears as well, and all in his home garage. In 2000,… Continue reading Guillaume Bourdeau’s 1972 CAMARO Z-28

  Words & Photos: Gary Rosier   Jon Welch of New Smyrna Beach, Fl now owns this beautiful ’56 F100. Jon is Florida born and raised, but his ’56 was found in Arkansas (completely free of rust!). Bought at the Daytona Turkey Rod run over four years ago, it was purchased as a “work in… Continue reading Flamin' 56 Ford

Words: Tommy Parry   How many classic, lakebed beasts oozing Americana use a Bavarian V8 to burble? Quite a few, but in this case, the mixture is intoxicating. Devoid of any real creature comforts, this car lacks any pretension or opulence, and is merely a basic, thrilling, and very dangerous machine for the purpose of… Continue reading BMW V8 Meets a 1928 Model A

  Reshaped, regal and extremely powerful, the metallic gold 1937 Ford of Rio Linda, California’s Dan Wathor captured Goodguys 2016 Flowmaster America’s Most Beautiful Street Rod during last weekend’s Goodguys 30th West Coast Nationals. Turns out for Mr. Wathor, the third time was indeed the charm. After top 5 finalist placings for Goodguys Street Rod… Continue reading Dan Wathor’s 1937 Ford Wins Most Beautiful Street Rod

Submitted by Admin on Mon, 08/29/2016 – 10:44am We are reporting a stolen SUV. It was stolen on 8/21/16 @ 2am from 23 Cambridge st. in new Britain ,Ct. it’s a 2003 Infiniti fx35, brown outside and orange interior, tinted windows and 20 inch alloy stock rims. License plate 2AH-SJ9… if you see this vehicle.… Continue reading Stolen – Infiniti Fx35