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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 cruise around in like his parents did back in the day. Soon enough, Larry got […]
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 old school chopper. The frame is an original wish bone, and the motor is the […]
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 it from Arizona to Dallas, to Conroe (North of Houston) and back home – 2500 […]
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 new parts on it and it took over from there with about a year of […]
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 and Car Show. He won the Blacktop Pick trophy at the event, so here it […]
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 with new technology. I found the rear end on ebay for $800.00 and then began […]
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” Cadillac in the foreground above was recently featured here and Fred’s ’57 “Midnight Nomad” which […]
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 work hard to make it a reality. Such is the case with this recycled Triumph. […]
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 on in my school days, my notebooks and binder covers were filled with drawings of […]
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 RAM 50 frame with a 2.0L inline 4 cylinder and 5 speed tranny. I bought it from a […]
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 Nationals and this blue baby stopped me dead in my tracks. This is exactly what […]
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 class these trucks all run in the 9-10 second in the quarter mile. All of […]
