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…
Flyin’ Fury
Hot Rods, How and Why
We found this cool pamphlet from Michael Goyda @grancor on IG. It is certainly a second part to the video we presented from 1953 about safety and hot rodding. Some of the goodies in this publication include: “…a story of…
1-1/2 Inch Swivel Ball Floor Mount
IDIDIT Performance presents its 1-1/2 Inch Swivel Ball Floor Mount. IDIDIT now offers 1 ½ inch swivel ball floor mount. This floor mount fits a smaller diameter steering column tube commonly found on Corvettes and Old-School models. Made from billet…
Ace’s Hot Rod Resurrection 2023
It was a cool and sunny Southern California spring day. Perfect day to throw a leg over the bike and run down to Huntington Beach, Surf City, California and check out some old skool cool. That’s right, it is the…
Mike’s 40 Ford Cut-Down Commercial 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…
Rolling Into The Show
Roll-in video of the 2023 27th Annual Orange Plaza Rotary Car Show. We were there as the official photographer capturing the majority of the cars rolling into the show. Take a look, maybe your car is in the video. We…
ArtMartyr Presents: ArtGirl
I have known Linda now for geez, it has to be 20 years or more. As a rep for a top printing company, I would rely on Linda for guidance and expertise through the printing process for many of my…
Father and Son’s Built 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…
Hiwaze: The 1970s
I am working on a couple of different articles; History of Sidewall Tire Design and How Hot Wheels Taught Me About Stance. The two separate ideas land in one solid place in time. The 1970’s. Jacked up cars with raised…
Death Wish
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
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…
Hiwaze: The 1960’s
We just finished up our first two installments of Hiwaze with the 1940’s and the 1950’s. Today we get into my time; the 1960’s. Although, I think I was born a couple of decades too late, I wouldn’t change it…
The Deluxe 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…
The White Shield Highway Cruiser
John Quesada’s 1963 9-Passenger Impala Station Wagon. He got it in pretty bad shape and it took 6 years to complete. It has a crate ZZ4 350ci Chevy small block, 700R Transmission, three piece custom drive shaft, posi-traction rear end…
Hiwaze: The 1950’s
Car Clubs bring safety and performance to Hot Rodding. Here’s another cool movie I found on the US Auto Industry channel on YouTube for our Hiwaze column. It appears to be a PSA from 1953 called: “The Cool Hot Rod”.…