Photography By: Todd Biss Productions If you’ve spent any time in a middle school science class, you’re probably familiar with Isaac Newton and his third law of motion: For every action, there’s an equal and opposite reaction. In other words, if you push against something, it pushes right back. It’s how boats sail through the
Dave Plickert’s garage hides a rare and exquisite treasure. Squeeze past the beautifully resto-modded 1969 Camaro and the factory-fresh 1978 Corvette, slip by the classic Model A street rod, then tiptoe ever-so-carefully around his 1955 Chevy Pro Touring project, and you’ll find it: his tools. With the considerable time and expense that goes into assembling
Very few of us can remember a time before we were car guys. Ever since that first ride home from the hospital, cars have helped define who we are. And every day after, we’ve never lost that passion for anything with four wheels and an engine. Jim Wilkins, the owner of this incredible 1967 Nova
[portfolio_slideshow id=64194] Photography: Todd Biss Productions “Done.” Ask a dozen builders for the definition, and you’ll get a dozen different answers. For some, their car is done when it runs. For others, it’s a wrap after body and paint. Meanwhile, many projects are never truly finished. For the father-daughter team of Danny and Danielle Tackett,
It’s a great time to be a car guy. Cut a modest check to your local dealership and you can drive off the lot today in a brand new, 200 mile-per-hour behemoth, decked out with sumptuous leather, power everything, and a bumper-to-bumper warranty. So why on Earth would anyone invest all the time and garage
[portfolio_slideshow id=46872] Shop trucks have it rough. Instead of lowering springs, they get ladder racks; cool paint jobs and pinstripes take a backseat to nasty dents and dings; and opportunities for self-expression are limited to whatever you can fit on a pair of mud flaps. But when it says Hot Rod Charlie’s Tattoo on the
Retro is all the rage. Visit your friendly neighborhood car lot and see for yourself: mile-long hoods hiding powerful V8 engines, outlandish horsepower and torque-twisting fat rear tires, evocative aesthetics recalling legendary nameplates. There’s no denying it—we’re up to our dipsticks in a hot-rod renaissance. For Ed Greaves, this retro resurgence has been a long
Mark Briscoe likes things big. 72-ounce steak dinner big. Cadillac Coupe de Ville big. Alaska big. And in that grand tradition, he’s beefed up this 1969 Ford Bronco to similarly huge proportions. From the chunky 33-inch Firestones and sky-high 5 1/2-inch suspension lift, to the flared fenders and reinforced chassis, everything about this trail truck
[portfolio_slideshow id=24959] Every hot rod build has its story: some are basket case barn finds, and others are passed down through the family. But in the case of Mike Snode’s 1930 Ford coupe, it was just a matter of time. Fifty years to be exact. “My dad drove me to school every day when
Zoomy. Stove bolt. T-bucket. Gearhead vocabulary is a colorful collection of terms that’s nearly impossible to understand for the flatheads out there who don’t talk the talk. But how many of us are fluent in “rubberese”? Truth is tires speak a language all their own, and the ability to decipher those numbers and letters branded
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