AMERICA’S MOST BEAUTIFUL STREET ROD 2019 George Poteet is no stranger to the winner’s circle. His vehicles have won just about every honor, award, and accolade imaginable, from Detroit’s Ridler Award, to the Hot Rod Magazine trophy awarded to the… Read More ›
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5 MINUTES WITH WAYNE CARINI – Ashley Majeski Smissen @FuelCurve
Wayne Carini is not your typical reality TV star. The New England native has been on reality TV almost as long as the Kardashians, but his continued bucking of the fabricated drama frequently seen on reality shows has made Carini… Read More ›
5 MINUTES WITH BARRY MEGUIAR – Ashley Majeski Smissen @FuelCurve
The Meguiar family has been in the car business even before there really was a car business. The company – started by Frank Meguiar Jr. back in 1901 by selling furniture polish that was eventually used on horseless carriages and… Read More ›
5 MINUTES WITH STEVE STANFORD – Ashley Majeski Smissen @FuelCurve
Steve Stanford has played a major part in hundreds of hot rod and custom car projects – without ever picking up a hammer or wrench. As one of the most-respected and well-known custom car designers and automotive artists, Stanford has… 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 ›
STU HILBORN – INCREDIBLE INJECTOR MAN – Gary Medley @FuelCurve
Fuel injection isn’t new. Inventors of the internal combustion engine began toying with the concept in the late 1890s, and by the 1920s fuel injection had become common in diesel truck engines. During WW1 and WWII, aircraft engines employed mechanical… Read More ›
WAYNE MATTHEWS’ 1942 CHEVY PICKUP BY BIG OAK GARAGE – Steven Bunker @FuelCurve
Wayne Matthews started building this ’42 Chevy pickup with a simple desire: to have a head-turning truck from the year he was born. He got much more than that when he walked into Big Oak Garage unannounced and sealed a deal with… Read More ›
LEAD SLED PHOTO GALLERY – LOW, SLOW AND WAY COOL – @FuelCurve
Custom cars, aka Lead Sleds, will never go out of style. The legacies of Sam & George Barris, Larry Watson, Bill Hines, Dean Jeffries, Larry Alexander, Joe Bailon, Bill Cushenbery and so many other lead sled legends is carried forward by custom… Read More ›
SEMA LAS VEGAS TURNS 55 – HOW DID WE GET HERE? – Tony Thacker @FuelCurve
Specialty Equipment Market Association or SEMA as it’s known has it’s annual show in Las Vegas at this time every year. I don’t normally mention it too much here as it’s covered substantially and better elsewhere. If you want a… Read More ›