Words: John Gunnell Van Heck lived in southwestern Illinois. He was into drag racing and drove a ’55 Chevy gasser, which he hauled on the back of a color-matched Chevy 4400 ramp truck that was nicely decked out and as sharp as the jacked Bel Air hardtop it carried around. That’s right. Heck liked… Continue reading That's Mr. Chevy to You

  Words & Photos: Clive Branson I cringe whenever I see a magnificent sports car being desecrated by a conversion into a 4-door sedan or another amorphous, sausage-squeezed-out SUV. What’s next, a minivan? Thankfully, there are still some cars that haven’t succumbed to a maelstrom of similarity. One such car is the robust AC Cobra.… Continue reading Muscle Car Madness: Factory Five AC Cobra Roadster Mark IV

  Words: Tommy Parry Nelson and his family sought out a project that would serve him well on autocross courses, and turned to a friend who had a Chevelle collecting dust. Though twenty-six years of neglect had left the car in disrepair, its life in arid Arizona and California meant only a few spots of… Continue reading 1969 Chevelle "Cone Crusher"

  Words: Tommy Parry Jeff has spent most of his life involved with this Fairlane in one capacity or another. After his father purchased this car new from Canby Ford in 1964 and took it drag racing at the Woodburn Dragstrip in Woodburn, Oregon, it was used it to bring newborn Jeff home from the… Continue reading '64 Fairlane Made for Autocross

by Justin  Eddings   Hello,         Just wanted to drop you a line and let ya know about my 1961 custom roadster that my dad and I built from the ground up together.  Growing up as the last of 3 baby girls I was named after my dad and wanted to fill… Continue reading Jeri Eddings' 1961 International Scout Custom roadster

  Words & Photos: Gary Rosier Christopher Manfre is the proud owner of this beautiful 1929 Model A two-door sedan, which he affectionately calls “Bella-Cosa,” meaning “beautiful thing!” Chris recalls that his “Car-Mania” began at a very young age. It was 1958, a beautiful spring day, and he was just hanging around in the front… Continue reading 1929 Model A "Bella Cosa"

  Words: Tommy Parry Any rusted Mustang earns a place in our heart, but an overhaul this elaborate and a powerplant this exotic deserves the spotlight. Tony is the owner of American Legends Hot Rods and Muscle Cars; he wanted to bring something genuinely unique to SEMA this year, and came up with a very… Continue reading Project Corruptt: A Ferrari-Powered Mustang

  By Tommy Parry   After a long history of modding cars, Mark eventually went the down the Pro Touring route. His choice of stallion was not conventional, but perhaps that’s the sensible, stylish way to go. As he had two kids in college and was first a family man, he established a strict budget… Continue reading "Project Angry Bird" Skylark

  Words: Tommy Parry Joe’s Oldsmobile has an impressive sheen of green, but perhaps more intriguing is the powerplant. The 442, bored out to a 468, uses Edelbrock heads, custom dished Diamond pistons, 7″ Scat steel rods from Rocket Racing, studs, main straps and oil restrictors. That’s not the half of it. Also included is… Continue reading '71 Oldsmobile 442 Convertible

  This year’s winner of the Detroit Autorama’s prestigious Ridler Award is this gorgeous 1957 Chevy 150 Hardtop, owned by Greg & Judy Hrehovcsik and built by Johnny’s Auto Trim & Rod Shop in Alamosa, Colo. Our awesome photographer, “Big Al” Leibmann, snapped some fantastic photos of this beautiful build.   Car Images: