By John Gunnell Bill and Carol Steicher of Sarasota, Fla. are the owners of a 1929 Model A speedster that was racing at Road America during the Elkhart Lake Vintage Festival in mid-September.  They call their car the “Riley Special” because it’s a recreation of an early racing roadster with a Riley Racing 4-Port cylinder… Continue reading Florida Model A Racers Has Been Around the U.S.

Owner: Jon Mannila The beauty you see gracing these pages was built by MetalWorks Classic Auto Restoration in Eugene, Oregon as their personal “shop car” …not bad as a shop vehicle, huh?  Before shop owner Jon Mannila and the talented crew at MetalWorks got their hands on the 68, it was an illegal daily driver…ha… Continue reading MetalWorks Built 1968 GTO

Written by John Gunnell The first year that Gene Gerber went to Bonneville was 2008 and he took a NASCAR racing car.  Even though Bonneville has dozens of classes, there was no class for such a vehicle and all he did was run for speed.  But, all five of his team members drove it and… Continue reading NASCAR-Powered Deuce

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                  E-bay has become a powerful tool for both buying and selling classics cars over the years.  The vast majority of transactions done via on-line sales are successful for both parties involved, but I’m sure we have all heard of a horror story or two.  Such is… Continue reading The MetalWorks Built 1966 Pro-Touring Nova

Griffith’s were the perfect mix of Brittish styling and American V-8 performance. It wasn’t unusual to see Brittish manufacturers use American V-8s due to their reliability.  In 1963, Griffith hatched a plan to install Ford 289s and four-speed transmissions in fiberglass-bodied sports cars built by TVR, then resell them through a network of dealers. Don is a… Continue reading Don Antilla's TVR Griffith Series 200

Words and Photos: Clive Branson “It is small, red, and has an attitude,” is how Stacy Wood describes his 1967 Camaro SS.” He pulls up to where I’m standing. As the car idles, the rumble of the car sounds like blood bubbling. I view the car more as the reincarnation of a bullet. General Motors… Continue reading 1967 Chevrolet Camaro SS

Heidts Rear Suspension Photos and text by Chadly Johnson The second step in our suspension upgrade was to match the front Heidts system with a rear Heidts set-up.  We also replaced the stock rear end with a Currie that is complete with Wilwood brakes…this was followed up by a rear swap bar.  OK…here we go.… Continue reading MetalWork's Project: 1967 Chevelle Upgrade Part III

Text and Images by Clive Branson When I was young, I always wanted to visit a friend of mine, for his dad had a Plymouth ‘Cuda convertible to colour of a purple popsicle.  It left an indelible imprint in my mind, for it personified what I imagined as cool.  Today, Sergio Palumbo gets the same… Continue reading 1970 Plymouth Hemi Cuda

Logan Stockamp was 14 when he first started building the 1937 Chevy Pickup that debuted at this year’s Back to the 50s Weekend in St. Paul, MN.  Now 17, Logan has shown an impressive level of dedication and devotion to turning the carcass of an old Chevy truck into a custom, working classic. “My dad… Continue reading Logan Stockamp and His 1937 Chevrolet Pickup Truck