Lifestyle Archives ~ Roadkill Customs

October 17, 2018

Looking Back at Herbie Through The Years

October 16, 2018 Roadkill Customs

Everyone remembers “The Love Bug” — Herbie began his film career in 1969 co-starring next to Dean Jones, Buddy Hackett, and Michele Lee in the Disney comedy. People remember Herbie as a car with a mind […]

Echo: Made In The Shade – A Hot Rodder’s Documentary

October 16, 2018 Roadkill Customs

Echo Tescier, a hot rod builder in LA, was followed for three days with a camera and microphone. From his back alley shop under the trees, he turns out beautiful rods, both shiny and rat […]

1955 Chevrolet Drag Race Rollover Crash ~ Slow Motion

October 14, 2018 Roadkill Customs

At a Pikes Peak International Raceway hosted Colorado Street Outlaws race, a driver and his 1955 Chevrolet drag car start a race lined up against a Chevy Camaro. He gets the hole shot, but things […]

1956 Chevy Stunt Driving ~ The Joie Chitwood Thrill Show Feature

Chevrolet Stunt Driving ~ The Joie Chitwood Thrill Show

October 12, 2018 Roadkill Customs

The “Thrill Driver’s Choice” ~ In 1956, Joie Chitwood Thrill Show drivers exclusively drove Chevrolet cars… Joie Chitwood Thrill Show The “Joie Chitwood Thrill Show” was an exhibition of auto stunt driving that became so successful, Chitwood […]

Time Burner: Funniest Trunk Monkey Commercials

October 8, 2018 Roadkill Customs

About the “Trunk Monkey” (Wikipedia) Trunk Monkey is a concept originally created in January, 2000 by Sean Sosik-Hamor for the automotive group of Subaru enthusiasts in the New England Subaru Impreza Club, or NESIC. The original concept of […]

1957 Plymouth Belvedere Buried for 50 Years

October 7, 2018 Roadkill Customs

Just imagine a free, all original, 1957 Plymouth Belvedere , a true classic car with only 4 miles on the odometer. Sounds amazing right? Well, there’s a catch… The Belvedere doesn’t run, it is held together […]

2019 NSRA Event Schedule

October 1, 2018 Roadkill Customs

NSRA Southeast Street Rod Nationals Florida State Fairgrounds Tampa, FL April 5th-7th, 2019 NSRA Southwest Street Rod Nationals State Fair Park Oklahoma City, OK April 12th-14th, 2019 NSRA Western Street Rod Nationals Kern County Fairgrounds […]

The Artwork of Mad Mac: Speed Drawing

September 26, 2018 Roadkill Customs

Italian artist Maurizio Colangiuli, aka Mad Mac, has always been fascinated by art, design, and all that is vintage. ” I love drawing or painting classic and modern pin-ups, sexy, curvy, tattooed, classic cars, American cars, […]

Defensive Driving 101 ~ Signal Your Intent

August 17, 2018 Roadkill Customs

Defensive Driving ~ Arguably the most vital technique is to signal your intent when you are out on the road. This means communicating to other drivers what you are about to do. As a first […]

Route 66 Named to List of Endangered Historic Places

July 8, 2018 Roadkill Customs

Route 66 has been named as one of America’s Most Endangered Historic Places. The National Trust for Historic Preservation is lobbying to have it named the 20th National Historic Trail which would open up new avenues of federal funding. […]

1950 Chevrolet 3100 All-Steel Toolbox

June 18, 2018 Roadkill Customs

This custom toolbox is built by Mancravez — The Chevrolet 3100 truck front end is all steel – No plastic or fiberglass! It features working headlights (both high and low), built in LED marker/turn signals […]

15 Hot Rod Budget Build Alternatives: Do This, Not That

June 10, 2018 Roadkill Customs

15 Secrets Every Great Car Has… And How You Can Get Them For (Almost) Free Every car build has a price tag. Whether it’s a creation of Troy Trepanier, the Pentagon, or something you cooked […]