Category: Featured Ride

Articles of hot rods, customs, classics, bikes and other rides.

Slam Gasser

Slam Gasser

Steven Garcia, fabricator at Cambra Speed Shop brought his ’30 Model A to the Cruisin Brea Father’s Day Show. The car had non-stop attention and was awarded Best Pick from the Impalas Car Club Orange County. A much deserved award…

INSTIGATOR

Instigator, 1969 Camaro custom

Michael Chastain’s 1969 Camaro built by Chris Holstrom Concepts. It was close to 36 years ago when a family friend gave Michael the bug. Err, most likely of a GM variety. He has owned 9 collectible cars from a ’67…

Trimmer’s ’29 Sedan Delivery

Mike Trimmer's '29 Sedan Delivery

I have known Mike Trimmer for several years now. I have always, I mean ALWAYS loved his car. It completely reminds me of a model I built when I was like 13 years old. Nearly 40 years later and I…

Old White Work Truck

1948 Chevy Truck

Lew and Linda Rice’s 1948 Chevy Pickup Photos: Mike Slade, Story: Blacktop Media It was a balmy August afternoon when a brand new forester green Chevrolet 3100 pickup found its home on the farm just east of Baltimore, Maryland. Two…

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…

Flyin’ Fury

1933 Ford Hot Rod Dave Abell's Flyin Fury

Dave Abell’s 1933 Ford 5-Window Coupe A little over 40 years ago, when he was only 15 years old Dave Abell was gifted a 1950 Ford F-1 that was “Beat-Up and Ugly” he has always been a car guy. He…

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…

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.…