From the first time Tim Case saw a 1938 Ford Coupe, he wanted one. People would tell him to find a 1937, ‘39, or ‘40 because they all thought that of the Fat Fender cars, the ‘38 was the “ugly duckling” of them all. Jim Simpson, a friend, had one, bu

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I bought my ’40 Ford Coupe in 1965 from Garnett’s DX, a gas station/garage just South of Louisville, KY, while attending an electronic school (UEL) in Shively after graduating high school in my hometown of South Bend, IN. The car was in decent shape

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When I was 15 years old, I was a guy who wanted a car. I found a ’31 Ford Model A Coupe up the road from our house. Not running, but okay, I thought. I told my mom about what I had found and asked if I could buy it. She said yes, with conditions. Pay

Many little boys spend lots of time playing with cars and trucks. Being a second-generation hot rodder, Kenny Pollman is still doing that. By day, he drives a dump truck to make a living. His dad has a 1933 Ford Three-Window Coupe and a 1934 Ford Roa

The Triple Crown of Rodding Show hit another home run with their encore performance held at the Nashville Superspeedway on September 6-7, 2024. The car count nearly doubled from 2024, with over 3,300 high-quality custom vehicles through 1972 and Amer

Glenn Massung of Trafford, Pennsylvania, was destined to become a hot rodder from the day he was born. His dad, Glenn Sr., was a street rod builder and his son was attached at the hip and they spent hours together in the shop. Glenn closed the shop n

October 10-12, 2024, were the dates of the 5th Annual Gathering at the Roc car show in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and for three days, it was the center of the universe of hot rodding. Entries are limited to 500, and you must include a photo of your car

Regardless of the quality of the rest of the vehicle, top notch hot rods all seem to have one component or aspect that captures the attention of on lookers; stance, wheel and tire selection, or the paint job/ paint scheme are the obvious things that

It’s unlikely that anyone reading this hasn’t heard of Bonneville Speed Week. I first learned of the event by reading about it as a teenager in the mid-80s. Pages filled with pictures of roadsters, lakesters, and streamliners grabbed my attention. Su

One of the most desirable hands in poker is a Full House – two cards of the same value, a pair, and three of a different value, three of a kind. This story is about a different kind of Full House, one that is made up of a pair of friends and three ol

Due to space limitations in Issue 70, we couldn’t include our complete coverage of the NSRA Street Rod Nationals that took place August 1-4 at the Kentucky State Fairgrounds in Louisville. The 55th annual event hosted over 10,000 street rods and musc

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DAKOTA DIGITAL UNVEILS THEIR RETROTECH SERIES OF INSTRUMENTATION FITTING EARLY FORD CAR MODELS. The RTX series is the latest from Dakota Digital, focused on retaining that stock look without sacrificing the late-model features you love. Every effort

Most people who followed the car culture and drag racing scene from the ‘50s onward would be familiar with the name Jim Green, especially those from the Pacific Northwest. Most would likely associate Jim with one, if not all four, of the more well-kn

Over the years, well-liked vintage hot rod drags have slowly been closing, with some being very historical. The Tornados CC decided to create one last year based nearby in Maine at the New Oxford Dragway, which also is part of New England's racing hi

I grew up in a racing family; my great-uncle had midget race cars as far back as the 50s, and my dad raced motorcycles for years before getting his own midget when I was 6. He raced for about ten years. A hot rodder friend of my dad's, Rich Michelson

The Minnesota Street Rod Association's Back to the Fifties car show began as a small local event in 1974 and has made it to its Golden Anniversary which was an overwhelming success. That first show was held at the Midway Shopping Center and took plac

It's hard to believe that the Street Rod Nationals were born 55 years ago in a Peoria, Illinois field. A whopping 600 pre-1949 street rods attended what would become an annual event. So here we are in Louisville, Kentucky, the first weekend in August

At the NSRA Street Rod Nationals, there is always plenty to see and do. Check out all the hot rods and vendors, and meet up with friends. That is all well and good because that is why we all go to the Nationals. However, a small group of true hot rod

I first met Pat Stilger while attending the NSRA Street Rod Nationals in 2014. The Louisville resident attended the show in his chopped 1934 Ford 3/ Window Coupe, which he had recently completed. I photographed it that weekend and it ended up as a fe

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