Me too, me too, is sometimes how Pontiac’s relationship with Chevrolet went. There was the Camaro-Firebird competition, then the Nova-Ventura cousins, the Vega-Astre relationship, and even a Chevette-T1000 why bother deal. Now why one would want a brand engineered… more»
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All Steel Hot Rod! 1933 Ford Five Window Coupe
Paint it black, hit the track! That old saying certainly applies to this blacked-out 1933 Ford in Acworth, Georgia, though “hit the road” might be more appropriate in this case. The original steel bodied ’33 has been chopped and… more»
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427 Tunnel Ram! 1954 Chevy Rat Rod Gasser
Some cars you can hear by looking at a photo and this is one of them. One glance of this 1954 Chevy gasser immediately makes me hear the cackle of the side pipes. While gassers aren’t everyone’s taste (especially… more»
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303 Olds Rocket Powered! 1933 Ford 5 Window Coupe
With all of the over-restored, well into the six-figure Hot Rod cars out there in such pristine condition that their owners are afraid to drive them, it’s sort of refreshing to run across a creation that the seller says… more»
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Vintage Hot Rod Parts! 1932 Ford Roadster
Thanks to their popularity, old Fords were once as disposable as empty pop cans, and the post-World War II era saw hot-rodders turn them into all manner of fast and sometimes dangerous contraptions. This 1932 Ford Roadster in Mesa,… more»
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Twin Turbo 440! 1966 Plymouth Fury
Don’t let this Plymouth’s nerdy Clark Kent face fool you; this plain white suit covers some serious super-muscle. The 1966 Plymouth Fury in Mesa, Arizona seeks a new owner here on Craigslist, a buyer with the vision, expertise, and… more»
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Period Hot Rod: 1930 Ford Model A Tudor
If you’re like me, you find something curiously attractive about old-school hot rods. They possess an indefinable quality, and maybe it is simply that they are individual and distinctive in an era when new car showrooms are brimming with… more»
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Hot Rod Coupe: 1953 Studebaker Commander
It’s a strange thing that Studebaker has the reputation that it does. In the popular imagination, the name can invoke a sense of the uninspired and stodgy. Yet Studebaker was, in many ways, a very innovative company, managing to… more»
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Miller Styled Ford Model A Speedster!
OK, though it reeks of period flavor, it is not a real Miller race car. The Ford Model A-based two-man racer “in the style of Bugatti” was built in 1970 by avid car collector Jim Talmadge, son of silent… more»
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Buick Nailhead-Powered 1967 Volkswagen Beetle
Holy hot rods, Batman! Despite the brutal approach of putting a Beetle body and a big V8 on what looks like a 1930s-style frame, this 1967 Volkswagen Beetle in Huntington Beach, California looks… wicked awesome. The unique custom comes… more»
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Tri-Five Runner! 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air
“Tri-five.” “Fifty-seven Bel Air.” Those phrases just roll off many enthusiasts’ tongues with all the desire and appreciation these cars deserve. Unfortunately, most of them, especially the two-door versions, are out of reach of us mere mortals. This car,… more»
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The Barbarian: 1930 Ford Roadster Hot Rod
Manufacturers spend thousands of hours and an untold amount of money devising the name of their latest offering. The badge needs to achieve two aims. The first is that it must, in some way, encourage an emotional response from… more»
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Cool Custom: 1937 Chevrolet Coupe Hot Rod
Old school hot rods were in danger of dying out at the turn of the century, but they are experiencing a resurgence in the classic market. There could be many reasons for this, but it seems that owners feel… more»
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Y-Block Power? 1951 Ford Custom Convertible
Before the ascendency of the tri-five “shoebox” Chevies as the hotrodder’s wheels of choice, there was another group of shoeboxes in the form of the ’49-’51 Fords. Though they preceded the Chevies by a few years, they were still… more»
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Hemi-Powered Gasser: 1940 Ford Deluxe
A gasser is generally defined as a lightweight, high-powered hot rod that was used for drag racing from the late 1950s through the early 1970s. In order to reduce the racing weight, the cars often used fiberglass body parts,… more»
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Rat Rod 1930 Model A Ford Project
There are myriad coulda, woulda, shoulda reasons why the best-laid plans for restoring a car don’t work out. But for every frustrated plan, there’s another one getting born. And that’s the way it is with this heavily patinaed 1930… more»
