Words & Photos by Gary Rosier This 1941 GMC based “Rat Rod” owned by Ken Cornine follows his theme perfectly. Ken started a company in Edgewater, Florida that specializes in building unique rods of all kinds. His company is known as BAD APPLE GARAGE (One Bad Apple was a #1 hit in the 70’s by… Continue reading Ken Corine's 1941 "Bad Apple" Packard

Words & Photos: Gary Rosier   Chevrolet was like every other car manufacturer post WWII. They wanted to keep up with the insatiable appetite it seemed of the public as airplane and tank production turned into mass production of the auto once again. Manufacturing was at its peak, if you blinked, you probably missed something… Continue reading Lemon Ice: A 1954 Chevy 210

Words & Photos: Tommy Parry   It’s hard to believe that this shimmering, lowline Chevy started as an aging relic full of rusted holes. Even so, there was undeniable potential, and despite the chipped paint and a ratty interior, that stunning yellow Chevy would eventually become a sectioned and chopped stunner.     Obviously, sticking… Continue reading Tweaking and Tuning a '50 Chevy Chop Top

Words & Photos: Tommy Parry   Most rat rod builds begin humbly, decaying in a snowy field or rusting away in a damp barn; it takes an inventor’s imagination and some fatherly love to get so many of these projects off the ground. However, this build began with an amazing car that took a few… Continue reading '51 Plymouth "Old Timer" Choptop

The ’65 Chevrolet C10 that Luke restored sat in a Midwest yard for 20 years. There was a tree growing through two holes in the floorboards. Luke resurrected it from the dead in much less time and for much less money than most would imagine. Words: Mike Aguilar. Photos: Luke Merrill. Even if you do… Continue reading Luke Merrill's $600 '65 C-10 Restoration

  Words & Photos: Chadly Johnson   Many car enthusiasts have automotive visions stuck in our heads that drive us to find or build a particular year or style of car.  Sometimes we do not know where these visions come from, but sometimes we do – perhaps an older brother owning a specific car, the… Continue reading Mark Scheuber’s '56 Chevy Gasser

  Words & Photos: Chadly Johnson   I love telling the story behind classic cars and their owners.  Over the years I’ve spun many a tale, and a reoccurring theme I have found is the tendency for classic car owners to hold onto their cars for years… unusual in our current era of disposable cars. … Continue reading Bob and Barb Mullin’s 1957 Chevy

  Words & Photos: Tommy Parry   It’s encouraging to see where $800 and a bit of browsing on Craigslist can get you started. It’s even more surprising to see what that initial investment, combined with some careful budgeting and choice parts, could provide over the course of five years. This was the case with… Continue reading 1967 "Lab Rat" Chevy C10 Stepside

  Words & Photos: Tommy Parry   There are some people out there who need their steed to look a little different from the pack. Some go with wild paint colors, others with special trim. Some like to reconfigure the proportions of their platform entirely. That was the case with this ‘63 C-10 rat truck.… Continue reading 1963 C-10 "Mad Max" Build

  Words & Photos: Gary Rosier   While many of you may know of the Disney Pixar Films movie “Cars,” where Larry the Cable Guy was the voice of MATER the tow truck, this truck is much more than all of that. It was hand built by both Jim and Cindy Bevins of Mims, Fla.… Continue reading "No Mater" '49 Diamond T