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
Category: Featured Ride
Articles of hot rods, customs, classics, bikes and other rides.
Peter Ström’s MOON BIKE
MOON Bike Building story. My name is Peter Ström and I am 54 years old from Stockholm, Sweden. I have a few bike-builds behind me – I built my wife’s FXR trike, Sportster chopper to myself, Sportster bobber whit a…
Old Yeller
A couple and their trucks. The first time I saw this truck it was love at first sight. Maybe it was the memory of the movie, or perhaps it was the song, She Never Cried (when old Yeller died). But…
Skid Loader Powered Rat
Don Carrick sent us this inventive hot rod he found in Pennsylvania. Brian Stichter owns a machine shop and sharpening business in Mohrsville, PA. His father always tinkered with cars including a ‘29 Model A Tudor. Brian’s earliest memories was…
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…
Karl Ardo’s Drag Bike
One look at this bike you will see the detail is simply incredible. This is Karl’s 10th Triumph build each comes from a single inspiration point. He set out to build a bike that would represent and perform like a…
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…
A Hot Rod Trifecta
Don Carrick of 413 Photo sent us these great vehicles. 1952 CHEVY COE RAMP TRUCK CAB: 1952 Chevy COE Thriftmaster, Paint by Todd Cassler of Flames Unlimited BED: 1971 Ramp Bed, Powdercoated by Blue Lake Powdercoating CHASSIS: 1988 Chevy 1…
The Cyclone Roadster
Introducing Jerry Laboranti A Bonneville Salt Flat style roadster Story By Jerry Laboranti, Photos by Don Carrick/Studio 413 I have always thought that a Ford model A roadster on a 1932 frame seemed to be a winning pair in traditional…
The 2016 SEMA Show – An Overview
Inspired by the new products, mesmerized by the incredible vehicles, and grateful for all our friends. The 2016 SEMA Show was certainly the biggest ever and definitely a game changer. We have been attending SEMA, the Automotive Industry’s greatest trade…