Barry Weiss’ Cowboy Cadillac
Barry Weiss made a fortune selling wholesale produce and feeds his unique car collection, including this ’47 Cadillac, with the proceeds. [More…]
Charles Darmanjian’s 1947 Plymouth ~ Flat Black Rat
Charles is a one-man-show in a small three bay shop in North Troy, New York. He primarily designs and fabricates parts for cars that are far from rat rods, his project car is a 1947 Plymouth. While his business caters to newer cars, Charles admits that it’s the classics he really enjoys working on. [More…]
1951 GMC/Chevrolet Resto Mod Chassis Swap
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Doodlebugs, Scrambolas, Jitterbugs, Field Crawlers and Other Farm Rigs
Doodlebug is the colloquial name for a home-made tractor made during World War II when production tractors were in short supply. [More…]
The NewMad ~ 1955 Chevrolet Nomad Custom
It took 24,000 hours and 1.3 million dollars to transform a ’55 Chevy Nomad into the award-winning Chevy “NewMad”. [More…]
Classic Project Cars, Trucks, and Part Donors For Sale in Great Bend, KS
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DELIVERANCE ~ 1947 Ford Pro-Street Rat Rod Pickup
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Aaron Anderson’s True Home Grown Rat Rod
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Lil’ Rat ~ Rat Rod Lawnmower Built for $40 Bucks
Michael Snow from Horneytown, North Carolina saw our Farmer’s Chopper post and shared his old school rat rod lawnmower with us. [More…]
How To Build and Install Exhaust Flame Throwers
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Mopar Body Style Codes
Chrysler, Desoto, Dodge, Imperial, and Plymouth body style codes, chassis codes, year ranges, and more. [More…]
How To Narrow a Chassis to Fit Your Swap
How to narrow the frame rails of GM 4th Generation B-Body Platform for chassis swapping many 40s, 50, and 60s cars and trucks. [More…]
How To Use Automotive Body Filler
When working with body filler, whatever tools you use, the trick is to not add the last “skim coat ” till you KNOW that it is all you need. [More…]
How To Convert a 1955, 56 or 57 Chevrolet From 4 Doors to 2 Doors
This video is a journal of the steps involved in converting a 1955, 1956 or 1957 Chevrolet 4 door post car into a 2 door. [More…]
The Roadkill Customs 1949 Studebaker Shop Truck
The Roadkill Shop Truck Project: Take a ’77 Camaro and S-10 frame rails and build a new soul for the ’49 Studebaker in 30 days for $1,000. [More…]
How To Wrap Your Old Car in a New Look
You don’t have to buy a new ride to get a new look. You can transform the appearance of their vehicles quickly, easily, and affordably. [More…]
How To Build A Hot Rod
Learn how to build a hot rod with these resources that help facilitate your build from inspiration and planning to build and customization. [More…]
How To Plus Size Wheels and Tires
Plus Sizing your wheel and tire combination was designed to enhance vehicle performance and appearance by allowing fitment of larger diameter rims and lower profile tires. The theory is that while making these changes, you keep the overall tire diameter within 3% of the original equipment tires. [More…]
Popular Automotive Math Formulas and Conversions
Popular Automotive Math Formulas and Conversions including RPM, MPH, Displacement, Rear-End Ratio, and Transmission Ratio. [More…]
California Man Merges Three 1950s Chevys Into One Iconic Car
Melding design elements from different Chevy models, the 789 shows the world that you really can’t have enough of a good thing. [More…]
Understanding and Troubleshooting Torque Converters
Torque converters are a type of fluid coupling which transfers rotating power from a prime mover, like an internal combustion engine, to a rotating driven load. In a vehicle with an automatic transmission, the torque converter connects the power source from the load. [More…]
Ford Engine Block Casting Numbers
Note: A majority of FE blocks have either a ‘352’ or a backwards ‘501’ cast into the front of the block. With the exception of a few hi-performance 428 blocks, most all other FE blocks are identical externally. The only way of differentiating between them, since there are no external markings to tell you what you’ve… [More…]
Big Bertha by South Texas Performance
South Texas Performance Turbo Diesel Rat Rod Truck built for The Rat Hard Build-Off ~ Builders get 30 days and $3,000 to build a Rat Rod. [More…]
Dangerous Sport ~ Motor Skiing in 1955
In Motor Skiing, brave skiers are towed by cars and motorcycles that are speeding and sliding at speeds up to 100 MPH. [More…]
1955 Lincoln Indianapolis Concept Car
In 1954 Edsel Ford handed control of Ford Motors to his son Henry Ford II, who was anxious to bring Ford back into the modern era. [More…]
Rey Payumo’s 1963 Chevrolet Impala
Rey Payumo of Kailua, Hawaii found this 1963 Chevrolet Impala packed with junk in a garage in Hayward, California. [More…]
First Annual SEMA Show ~ 1967 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles
The first SEMA Show was held at Dodger Stadium in LA to provide a forum for industry competitors to showcase new products to potential buyers. [More…]
Auto Polo – The Sport of the Brave
Auto Polo was invented in the USA with rules and equipment similar to equestrian polo, and of course, used automobiles instead of horses. [More…]
The Dreise Steampunk Hot Rod
The Dreise Steampunk Hot Rod was recently finished after a year long build, this is a 1935 Chevy modified to fit onto a custom built frame with hand built sheet metal and parts. [More…]
Gary Dougherty’s Farmer’s Chopper
Gary Dougherty’s Farmer’s Chopper. “Of course knowing I could not afford to build a real Chopper, I decided to ‘manufacture’ my own”… [More…]
Jiggs’ 1947 Ford Pickup
Danny Love shared this story and photos with us ~ This pristine 1947 Ford Pickup belonged to his Dad, aka Jiggs. [More…]
Low Profile Billet Jack from California Car Cover
Finally. A jack that’s made for the lowest of cars. Clearance is no problem with the Low Profile Billet Jack from California Car Cover. [More…]
Dusty Dahl’s 1947 Chevy 3100 Project
Dusty Dahl’s ’47 Chevy 3100 project. It’s still a work in progress he tells us, but should really scoot with a 383 stroker engine… [More…]
Darrik Hooper’s 1943 Ford G8T Military Truck
Darrik Hooper started his project with only a 40s Ford swap meet cab. Then discovered it was a Ford G8T 1 1/2 ton Military truck. [More…]
Do It Yourself Wide Whitewall Tires
Using a grinder and flapper wheel to work through the outer layer of a tire to expose the illustrious whitewall layer – Be careful… [More…]
How To Wire Your Hot Rod
Hot Rod Wiring – Diagram Please Note: This diagram was designed for 12 volt systems, but can also be used for 6 volt systems. If used for 6 volt, make all the wires heavier by 2 gauges. For example 14 gauge wire will become 12 gauge, 10 gauge will be 8 gauge, etc. [More…]
820 HP Chevrolet Rat Rod Pickup Truck
In the 40s, this once innocent Chevrolet pickup left a dealership’s lot to begin a life of hard work and faithful service. Now, look at it. [More…]
Resurrected Rust Garage’s Resurgence Rat Rod
Gary Fisher and crew at Resurrected Rust Garage transform disparate parts into the Resurgence Rat Rod, Winner of the 2015 Rat Rod Build-Off. [More…]
Is Hot Rod Drag Week Really Worth It?
Bart from Busted Classic Garage breaks down his Hot Rod Drag Week 2022 experience with his LS1 powered Pontiac Trans Am. [More…]
DIY Car Part Art Project: Bomber ’49
D.J. likes bomber planes and decided to wrap the ’49 Shoebox rear-end in copper riveted aluminum, working on it one day a week for a year. [More…]
The Siren Of TI Chopper
The “Siren Of TI” Chopper is a 900-pound masterpiece constructed as a tribute to the Sirens of Treasure Island Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. [More…]
The Salvation of a 1959 Ford Galaxie 500 Convertible
Everyone wants a GT Mustang, ’67 GTO, or a late 60’s or early 70s Chevelle SS. But for Bill Sacramone, the car was (is) a 1959 Ford Galaxie. [More…]
A Son Follows His Father’s Dream in a 1951 Chrysler Rally Car
In total, this father-and-son team covered more than 10,000 competition miles together in the ’51 Chrysler New Yorker. [More…]
Rebel Custom Rods and Motorcycles Shop Truck
Mike “Destroyer Mike” Roy of Rebel Custom Rods & Motorcycles shows his incredibly detailed rat rod, the result of a winter project. [More…]
Mr. Chevy ~ A Period Perfect Chevy Gasser
“Mr. Chevy” is a period-perfect example of a 1955 Chevy Hardtop gasser raced from 1968 through 1976 where it was parked. [More…]
Hot Rods Forever Stamps Launched by U.S. Post Office
The US Post Office celebrates Hot Rods: fast, powerful vehicles that thrill-seeking enthusiasts have been modifying for nearly a century. [More…]
OK Go Needing/Getting ~ It’s All In The Timing…
OK Go set up over 1000 instruments over two miles of desert outside Los Angeles. A Chevy Sonic was outfitted to play the instruments… [More…]
How To Install a Train Horn
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How To Make PVC Train Horns at Home
Why spend hundreds on a train horn kit when you could build your own? Making your own train horns is cheap and easy. See how to make simple DIY horns here so you can stay safe by announcing your presence to oblivious pedestrians. [More…]
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