Paternal Inspiration An old photo of his mom and dad with a ‘50’s era Chevy Truck in the background sparked a cylinder in Larry’s head. That spark led to an inspiration to some day have an old Chevy truck to…
Larry’s Big Window
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One Sick Pan
Kenny Davanzo’s 1949 Chop Kenny took a basket-case of a bike from the Mississippi swamp and built it up to the laid-out chop you see here. He took it down to the frame and raked the neck to build a…
Eastbound and Down to the Lone Star Throwdown
What started has a road trip, ended as a life long memory. By John Oro – Early this year four friends decided to load into a 1973 Chevy Crew Cab truck with a huge camper on the back and drive…
Cameron’s 1955 Bug
1955 Oval Window, Rag-Top Bug After a long hiatus with VW’s Cameron Chavez caught the “bug” again when his father-in-law bought a 1952 Bug. So he was looking for this car which he found close-by in Downey. He started putting…
Richard Hall’s ThunderClone
Fuel Fed Fun Now on Blacktop TV:: Richard Hall, Underoath Car Club member out of Torrance, CA brought new life into this family owned beauty. I first saw this car at the 5th Annual Mercifuls Spark of Love Toy Drive…
Time Machine
Here’s a cool Readers Ride from Hamburg, Germany! The story of the bike all starts from a friend who shared a pic from the ’60’s of a kool trike. Inspired, I looked for more pics and had to build one however…
Slammer Street Rods
The Guys Garage When a couple of buddies each have a collection that outgrow’s their houses, it’s time to get a space together. That’s what happened when Fred DeFalco and Rick Abate picked up one too many cars. Rick’s “Sinister”…
Recycled Rig
Anthony Robinson’s Custom TriumphWhat if I told you this bike was built from recycled garage doors? Pretty unbelievable, and yes, there is a twist. I dig hearing stories about average guys like you and me who get an idea and…
Dirty Monkey Kustoms
This adventure of mine started at a very early age and was inspired by and dedicated to my dad Jimmy – a hot rodder and motorcycle enthusiast in his day, and the most unorthodox basement mechanic I have known. Early…
54 Dodge Rat Truck
I met Bubba Smith from Fort Walton Beach, Florida through Facebook. He is building a Rat Rod Truck with his Grandfather, and they sent this story. – Rich Pierce Story/Photos: Bubba Smith It is a ’54 Dodge C1 low-side, on a 1985 Dodge…
Night River Bang-Bang
Have you ever been to an event and all of sudden the room get’s silent, the people disappear, and a bright light hits you in the eyes? This happened to me the other day. I was stumbling through the Whitewall…
East Coast Diesel Nationals Winner
Bruce Block wins the Unlimited Heads-up Class at East Coast Diesel Nationals at Numidia Dragway Bruce Block takes the Championship in the Heads-up Unlimited Diesel Drag racing at Numidia Dragway on Saturday, July 16th! With over 10 other trucks in the…