Photos: Chadly Johnson    Words: Chadly Johnson and Ward Johnson Ward Johnson may have purchased his 1955 Chevy 3100 just to tinker with, but fate had bigger plans. To get the story behind how this beauty came to be, I’ll let Ward take over with the details. “Even though my family’s focus was on raising… Continue reading Ward Johnson’s 1955 Chevy 3100

  Photos: Chadly Johnson    Words: Al Lindgren & Chadly Johnson I’ve been a car guy my entire life, more than some, less than others. As a kid growing up in Evansville, Indiana in the mid 1960s, I enjoyed the same things as other motor heads, including: 1/24 scale slot cars, Schwinn banana seat sting-rays, model… Continue reading Al Lindgren’s “Quiet Masterpiece” ‘41 Willys coupe

  Photos: Chadly Johnson     Words: Rick Christensen & Chadly Johnson I was having a discussion with noted VW restorer Paul Iozzio when he mentioned that he had just completed the body and paint work on a rare Split Beetle, and he thought I might be interested in seeing it. Paul teased me with some photos… Continue reading Rick Christensen's “Standard Perfection” 1950 Split Window VW Sedan

  Car Owners; Brian and Vicki Osbon       Words & Photos: Chadly Johnson Have you ever attended a car show and had a car literally stop you dead in your tracks? While attending the Rose City Round Up show with my wife, I hit the brakes hard on my Converse when I caught a glimpse of… Continue reading Brian & Vicki Osbon's “Fastination Coupe”

  Words: John Gunnell I grew up in Staten Island, N.Y. and loved classic cars and hot rods. The only trouble was, there were not many classics or hot rods around. Although Staten Island was New York City’s most rural borough, the people who lived there didn’t really have room for storing cars. One of… Continue reading John Gunnell's Hot Rod MG TD

  Car Owner: Ross Saunders      Words & Photos: Clive Branson In 1960, Robert McNamara, president of the Ford Motor company, stepped down from his position to take the reins as Secretary of State with the Kennedy administration. During his 10-year tenure at Ford, McNamara was besmirched internally as a “bean counter” rather than a “car… Continue reading Muscle Car Madness: 1965 Shelby Mustang GT350

  Words: John Gunnell Resto-Mods (restored/modernized cars) aren’t everyone’s cup of tea, but may be one of the factors that explain why old cars are selling while new cars are sitting in showrooms. Retired insurance man Jeff Hess built this ’55 Chevy Resto Mod. He had been fooling around with old cars since the ‘50s.… Continue reading New School '55 Chevy RestoMod

Photos by: Chadly Johnson Text by: Jon Hageness Cars, cars, cars, that’s all I dreamt about as a young kid growing up in the ‘70’s. Model cars or a Hot Wheels were never more than an arm’s length away. Countless hours where spent building my dreams cars from the numerous model car kits I acquired.… Continue reading Jon Hageness' 1941 Willys Coupe

Photos by: Chadly Johnson Text by: Rex Marshall So let’s say you’ve been restoring vintage corvettes to the highest “numbers matching” level for the past few decades and it’s all becoming a bit predictable. You simply build it like the book says with no room for deviation. Job done. No innovation. No improvisation. No imagination.… Continue reading Rex Marshall's “Vicious Vette”

By: Chadly Johnson I’m not sure if you can be genetically born a guy person, but if this is scientifically possible, then Russell Rosales is a DNA match. Ever since he was little and could clutch a toy in his hand, it was something car related. When other kids were watching television the Dukes of… Continue reading Russell Rosales' “Plain Brown Wrapper” '69 Nova