Articles of hot rods, customs, classics, bikes and other rides.
Kevin Cox’s 1931 Ford Roadster Pickup A Blacktop Motor Minute. At the recent Historic Main Street Garden Grove Car Show, I saw this cool little flat black pickup with bright orange Hot Rod Wire Wheels from Wheelsmith. I had to ask about it and Kevin shared this little bit. Take a listen to the video […]
A Blacktop Motor Minute At the recent SEMA Show we ran into our friend Paul Bosserman at local Old Anvil Speedshop who has their most recent build showcased in the central lobby! This is the first car Old Anvil built completely at their shop in Orange, California. From Fab, to paint, to upholstery the car […]
A Father’s Passion Is Shared Bob Giles is an F-Body* fanatic. Enthusiast. Owner. He has owned 7 F-Bodies in his lifetime. His father was a big influence on his love of cars. Like many of us, who had someone in their family; father, older brother, uncle, that is at fault… err I mean was a […]
A Blacktop Motor Minute Gary and Cody Kinion’s 1966 Chevy II Nova Gary shares the story of how his father bought this “goldish” colored 283 Nova for him in 1974. For years it sat on the side yard as he rummaged through junkyards finding original parts to dress it up. Items like the 2-spoke original […]
David Smith didn’t realize that the car he bought was as rare as it appears. He couldn’t wait for the new Chevy Camaro to be available at his local Chevy dealer. When they got their first arrivals he was all set, went in and was looking at a big block car, but the 5K+ price […]
I’ve seen this car before at a variety of shows and today we caught up with Jordi as he pulled into the Historic Main Street Garden Grove Car Show. Quite interesting build with it’s eggshell red oxide paint and gold pinstriped flames, but the inside is an artful masterpiece. But let’s hear Jordi tell you […]
Bruce Long’s 1963 Ford Econoline Custom Van “A labor of Love” This is how Bruce describes his van. An accomplished wood worker, Bruce has built himself a personal ode to his father who spent some time in Japan in the 1940’s. Filled with personal momento’s and intricate wood work, and cool design. Let’s let Bruce […]
Today at the 6th Annual Kiwanisland Car Show I saw this incredibly detailed 1960 Dodge Power Wagon owned by Randy and Ellen Palmer. We don’t usually do a Motor Minute on a stock restoration, but the story of this vehicle is even more incredible. Take a moment and let Randy tell you the 40 year […]
I caught up with Alex Vanichuk as he made a stop on his week and a half road trip from Langley, British Columbia Canada to go to Donut Derelicts saturday morning. He and his wife left the boys at home, grabbed their dog and hit the road. This beautiful 1953 Chevrolet “tin-woodie” wagon sports a […]
Bobby Z’s 1952 Chevy Coupe I have seen this coupe around for a while. It had silver/black scallops on satin green at one point. Then I noticed a young guy and his daughter with it at car shows. I meet Bobby and his daughter Sophia. The Chevy won Best Paint at the 2023 Mercifuls Spark […]
I am rolling around the Cruisin’ Brea Classic Car Show on Father’s Day this year. Taking a break from working the booth for Cambra Speed Shop and I see this slammed wagon in a flat paint job. How dare he, in a sea of bright color and glossy paint! Well, I like it. It just […]
For this episode of the Motor Minute, I caught up with Gary and his wife at the Orange Plaza Rotary Car Show. I was struck by the simplicity of this cool little hot rod and after talking to Gary for a moment I wanted to share his story with you. The car was a 25 […]
