Not that there is much doubt about it among car enthusiasts, but custom work is art. British designer and customizer Andy Saunders is proof of that. As part of autoevolution’s Custom Builds Month coverage, we’ve already discussed a couple of… Read More ›
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Rudy Makela’s 1950 WOW Cadillac – One of America’s Earliest Custom Cadillacs – @UndiscoveredClassics
Hi Gang… The story below was written by my good friend Rik Hoving who runs the Custom Car Chronicle. Rik and I share a great appreciation for both custom cars and sport customs. Those of you interested in these kinds of… Read More ›
New Petersen exhibits feature James Hetfield customs – Larry Edsall @ClassicCars.com
“Reclaimed Rust” is the title of an exhibition of custom cars, guitars and memorabilia from the James Hetfield Collection that opens February 1 at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. Hetfield is co-founder, lead vocalist and songwriter for the heavy-metal band… Read More ›
The Dan Post Archives: The History of Custom Car Literature – 1944 to 1954 Geoffrey Hacker @undiscoveredclassics.com
The History of Custom Car Literature, When Did It Start, What Did They Publish, and Why It Was Researched In The Beginning… Dan Post was the first to document in great detail how to build a custom car in postwar… Read More ›
Speedy metal: Metallica’s James Hetfield donates 10 of his custom hot rods to the Petersen – Daniel Strohl @Hemmings
Speedy metal: Metallica’s James Hetfield donates 10 of his custom hot rods to the Petersen In the band’s entire 38-year discography, Metallica has mentioned in its lyrics the Great Old One Cthulhu more times than it has name-dropped any automobile… Read More ›
RON MEIS’ ’27 T BY KINDIG-IT DESIGN – Brandon Flannery @FuelCurve
With several projects from Kindig-it Design in his garage, Goodguys regular Ron Meis decided it was time for an open-wheeled car with a little more agility than his GTO and ’59 Buick. After hashing out a build plan they decided to use… Read More ›
Odd Dodge Charger Convertible Is A Mustang Underneath – Shane McGlaun @FordAuthority
We are going to file this one under things you can do, but shouldn’t. At first glance, this car might look like a Dodge Charger 4-door muscle car. The problem is two-fold. First, it’s not a four-door. The second problem… Read More ›
CUSTOM SURVIVOR: THE RADICAL 1957 FORD ‘SEABURST’ IS FOR SALE Wesley Wren @Autoweek
This period custom is the perfect way to enter the custom car world In the early 1960s, nearly everyone with a driver’s license was trying to make their aging sedans look like something from one of the magazines of the day with the pennies… Read More ›
This 1940 Ford Convertible Custom Has Deep Family Ties – Tim Bernsau @HotRod
Her name is Debbie Walls and she has contributed to the upgrade of thousands of street rods over the past three decades. Maybe yours. Debbie and her husband, Skip, are the founders of Lokar Performance Parts as well as hard-core… Read More ›
1984 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 “Dream Ryder” – Hemmings Classified
Seller’s Description: 1984 Chevrolet Camaro Z28, This automobile is built as Functional Art on a stock 1984 Camaro and is called “DreamRyder”. All the body panels fit over the Camaro body and can be removed if needed. It is a… Read More ›