It’s a Hollywood fairytale—a supporting actress comes out of nowhere, steals the spotlight, and becomes the star of the movie. So it was in the year 2000, when “Eleanor”—the iconic 1967 Shelby GT500 from the Gone in Sixty Seconds remake—raced into movie car history, and captured the heart of Aaron Miller’s leading lady, his wife Lauren. Years
Demons and Hellcats—no, they’re not mythical beasts— but modern Mopars with diabolical horsepower available right now, right off the dealer lot. You can trace the DNA of these high-performance monsters directly back to 1965 and the Dodge Coronet A990. Built for speed and not much else, the lightweight, limited-edition B-body reigned supreme on the drag
Good or bad, a lot can happen to a long-in-the-tooth pony car over the course of 10 years. But, if the car’s lucky enough to fall into the skilled hands of Jason Frazer, you can bet the results will be spectacular. Frazer poured a decade of meticulous on-again, off-again work into his 1965 Ford Mustang,
Wearing a flawless Vermillion finish over arrow-straight bodywork, it’s easy to mistake “Hot Rod” Mike Pleveich’s 1972 Nova SS for a trailer queen. But when Pleveich loads his excellent X-body onto the trailer, he’s not headed to a car show—he’s going racing. “I like to go fast,” Pleveich said. And he backs up that fast talk on
Sure, Tony Pidala can bend iron and steel at his will, but is he a superhero? The soft-spoken man has the vision of an artist and the courage to do things his own way. In fact, his heavy-metal masterpiece—this 1928 Ford Model A truck—rolls on six wheels because, as Pidala puts it: “I thought it’d be
Vega—one of the brightest stars in the nighttime sky—is located in the constellation Lyra, trillions of miles from planet Earth. Like that distant star, Charley Denny’s spectacular Chevrolet Vega station wagon is light years away from the compact Chevy grocery-getter that rolled off of a Lordstown, OH assembly line back in 1976. The rebirth of
[portfolio_slideshow id=45884] They say beauty is only skin deep. To the casual observer, Matt Dillon’s 1967 Chevy C10 is a real treat for the eyes. But, take a closer look and you’ll see the true splendor of this custom pickup transcends its stunning exterior—it’s a perfect 10 through and through. Dillon set his sights on a
Chess is a game of strategy—you start with a board full of pieces and hope to still have your king by the end of play. When Dave Madej jumped back into the hot rod game, he cleared the board and ended up with one royal ride: this outstanding 1932 Ford Coupe. The Deuce is fast,
[portfolio_slideshow id=32255] It’s not unusual for a schoolboy to fall in love–with a car that is. Whether it’s drop-dead good looks, a sultry silhouette, or a sweet voice. The first car to catch a young boy’s eye is bound to leave a powerful impression. Charlie Rodgers’s first car crush started with his 9th grade English
[portfolio_slideshow id=20886] The decision is in: Dick Bahnick’s 1966 Fairlane is a real knockout! But the ferocious Ford wasn’t always the car-show champ you see here. It took Bahnick three rounds of knuckle-busting restoration to transform a down-and-out coupe into a heavyweight contender, ready to take on all challengers. A life-long hot rod hound and veteran
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