Category: Motor Minute

Motor Minute are quick video features of vehicles we find at car shows and events.

Dad’s Time Capsule

1947 Chevy Fleetline Kustom Dorr's Time Capsule

Doug DoRr’s 1947 Chevy Fleetline Kustom Look deep. Really deep. Past the satin maroon paint. Look deeper still into the sheetmetal. Can you see it? Look past the custom fenders, skirts, side-pipes, seriously chopped top and re-worked deck lid. Look…

Mike’s 40 Ford Cut-Down Commercial Truck

1940 Ford Truck

Mike Neuer built this truck from a 20″ big-wheel commercial truck to fit on a half-ton chassis. Some skill was definitely involved cutting down the fenders and chopping the bottom of the grill. Nice metal work, which figures because Mike…

Father and Son’s Built GTO

1965 GTO

Pat Tobin’s 1965 GTP 434 After his 1963 graduation from High School a ’64 Tempest caught the eye of Pat Tobin. He knew someday he would have one. Four years later he was drafted. Upon leaving the military in 1970…

Death Wish

Death wish custom van

Ron Cambra’s Historic 1975 Custom Dodge Van When his buddy Brian O’hop says he knows of an original late ’70s custom van in a barn in Ohio, Ron says, get me his number and bought the van sight unseen. A…

Sassy Grass Duster

1971 Sassy Grass Green Duster

Charles Beer’s 1971 Duster I am rolling through the recent Orange Plaza Rotary Car Show and I see another friend Mark Soltan hanging out with some nice rides on north Glassell Street. The bright green Mopar caught my eye too…

The Deluxe Ranchero

1964 Ranchero

Tracy Fisher’s 1964 Ranchero Deluxe Tracy built this little getter in the early 1990’s and has enjoyed many miles since. It’s an absolute stunner and timeless for sure. Features custom metalwork in the interior. He cut the package tray to…

The White Shield Highway Cruiser

Johns 63 Impala Wagon

John Quesada’s 1963 9-Passenger Impala Station Wagon. He got it in pretty bad shape and it took 6 years to complete. It has a crate ZZ4 350ci Chevy small block, 700R Transmission, three piece custom drive shaft, posi-traction rear end…

Jack’s T&A Roadster

1926 historic model t dragster

1926 Ford Model T RPU on a Model A Chassis This story starts a long time ago. In 1958 two Arcadia High School buddies Ross Heale and Jack Foye pick up this little hot rod to run around town in.…

Doody Bug

Johnnie’s 1953 Oval Window Volkswagen Type 1. A four year build that started with a fairly decent chassis with minimal bodywork. Still looking for some original parts such as the seat back, and windshield washer switch/pump. Other than that it…

Chad’s Dads ’40 Ford

Chads 40 Ford

A walk-around Fuel Fed Fun Feature of Chad Simpson’s 1940 Ford. It was his father’s racer that Chad and his son brought back to life with the help of Jimmy Shine and a few friends. I saw this car at…

Craig’s ’70 GTO Judge

1970 GTO Judge

A beautiful fully restored original 1970 Pontiac GTO Judge owned by Craig Kamansky. Matching numbers 400/366hb Ram Air III Engine. WT1 Judge Package. Original “PD” TH400 Automatic Transmission Safe-T-Track Rear Differential. Power disc brakes, Variable ratio power steering, factory AC,…

Best In Boogie Van

Cooper Olson’s “Scarlet Witch” We get inside Cooper Olson’s Scarlet Witch Boogie Van. A 1978 Dodge Tradesman with help from Baja Charlie and Dave Shuten. Video features scenes from B.Y.O.B. Bring Your Own Boogie Van-in and Show #7 hosted by…