dtb1956 Ford Custom - Sundance II/bbr /img src=http://image.streetrodderweb.com/f/features/1206sr_1956_ford_custom/36003464+ppromo_large/1206sr-01-z+1956-ford-custom+.jpg alt=1956 Ford Custom - Street Rodder Magazine/br /a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1206sr_1956_ford_custom/index.htmlA show of hands, please: Who among us has dreamed of owning a full-on custom car, something so sexy and stylish that it begs to be eyeballed stem to stern, side to side, and top to bottom? We’re talking about a set of wheels the likes you’d expect from D’Agostino, Winfield, or Zocchi./apA show of hands, please: Who among us has dreamed of owning a full-on custom car, something so sexy and stylish that it begs to be eyeballed stem to stern, side to side, and top to bottom? We’re talking about a set of wheels the likes you’d expect from D’Agostino, Winfield, or Zocchi. You know, a showpiece for the show circuit./pbr / Photo Gallery: a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1206sr_1956_ford_custom/index.html1956 Ford Custom - Street Rodder Magazine/abr /br /br /diva rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1206sr_1956_ford_custom/index.html1956 Ford Custom - Sundance II/a | a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://digg.com/submit?phase=2url=http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1206sr_1956_ford_custom/index.htmltitle=1956 Ford Custom - Sundance IIDigg It/a | a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://del.icio.us/post?url=2url=http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1206sr_1956_ford_custom/index.htmltitle=1956 Ford Custom - Sundance IIAdd to del.icio.us/a/div/dt

dtb1932 Ford Coupe - Driven Dirty/bbr /img src=http://image.streetrodderweb.com/f/features/1206sr_1932_ford_coupe/36003842+ppromo_large/1206sr-00-z+posies-1932-ford-coupe+.jpg alt=1932 Ford Coupe - Street Rodder Magazine/br /a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1206sr_1932_ford_coupe/index.htmlFor decades Posies has been building hot rods that push the design envelope by infusing just the right amounts of creativity, vision, and excitement within each build./apFor decades Posies has been building hot rods that push the design envelope by infusing just the right amounts of creativity, vision, and excitement within each build. It’s one thing, however, to produce cars with such highly redeeming features that look great in the show world, it’s another to put them to the test on a yearly basis by running them hard cross country through the elements. Sometimes it only takes two words to make a statement that speaks in volume: driven dirty. Back in 2006, Posies conceived the Driven Dirty Tour, which consists of a group of dedicated hard-core hot rodders who were ready and willing to drive their hot rods cross country from Posies shop in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, to SEMA in Las Vegas, covering on average 2,500 miles each way. The trip however isn’t just about putting their rides to the ultimate test by merely driving non-stop (stopping only for fuel and a bag of burgers) to see who gets there first. It’s about plotting a course (which changes yearly) that includes plenty of breaks to visit with friends, shops, manufacturers, various auto collections, points of interest, and some great restaurants along the way. The best part is that Posies puts a fresh build to the test every year and when the cars finally arrive at SEMA, they are shown dirty covered with all the remnants of their journey on the show floor. While most real hot rodders get it, there are always a number who pass each car while scratching their heads in confusion./pbr / Photo Gallery: a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1206sr_1932_ford_coupe/index.html1932 Ford Coupe - Street Rodder Magazine/abr /br /br /diva rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1206sr_1932_ford_coupe/index.html1932 Ford Coupe - Driven Dirty/a | a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://digg.com/submit?phase=2url=http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1206sr_1932_ford_coupe/index.htmltitle=1932 Ford Coupe - Driven DirtyDigg It/a | a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://del.icio.us/post?url=2url=http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1206sr_1932_ford_coupe/index.htmltitle=1932 Ford Coupe - Driven DirtyAdd to del.icio.us/a/div/dt

dtbReal Deal Deuce/bbr /img src=http://image.streetrodderweb.com/f/features/1206sr_1932_ford_three_window_coupe/36004064+ppromo_large/1206sr-01+1932-ford-three-window-coupe+right-side.jpg alt=1932 Ford Three Window Coupe - Street Rodder Magazine/br /a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1206sr_1932_ford_three_window_coupe/index.htmlMost people looking at Don Webb’s ’32 three-window coupe would probably not call it a restoration. Most people would reserve that term for a Ford built the way Henry did it. The difference with Don’s Deuce is that it’s built the way Bill Webb did it./apMost people looking at Don Webb’s ’32 three-window coupe would probably not call it a restoration. Most people would reserve that term for a Ford built the way Henry did it. The difference with Don’s Deuce is that it’s built the way Bill Webb did it./pbr / Photo Gallery: a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1206sr_1932_ford_three_window_coupe/index.html1932 Ford Three Window Coupe - Street Rodder Magazine/abr /br /br /diva rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1206sr_1932_ford_three_window_coupe/index.htmlReal Deal Deuce/a | a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://digg.com/submit?phase=2url=http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1206sr_1932_ford_three_window_coupe/index.htmltitle=Real Deal DeuceDigg It/a | a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://del.icio.us/post?url=2url=http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1206sr_1932_ford_three_window_coupe/index.htmltitle=Real Deal DeuceAdd to del.icio.us/a/div/dt

dtb1928 Speedster Modified - Second Take/bbr /img src=http://image.streetrodderweb.com/f/features/1206sr_1928_speedster_modified/36003575+ppromo_large/1206sr-00-z+1928-speedster-modified+.jpg alt=1928 Speedster Modified - Street Rodder Magazine/br /a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1206sr_1928_speedster_modified/index.htmlThough the look has been around since the earliest days of dry lakes racing, Lakes Modifieds and One Man Modifieds are enjoying a resurgence in their popularity./apThough the look has been around since the earliest days of dry lakes racing, Lakes Modifieds and One Man Modifieds are enjoying a resurgence in their popularity. John Geesner, a hot rodder who in 2008 opened up his own shop, AJ Southern Rod Shop in Mooresville, North Carolina, liked the look of those cars, too, and found one for sale in California./pbr / Photo Gallery: a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1206sr_1928_speedster_modified/index.html1928 Speedster Modified - Street Rodder Magazine/abr /br / Photo Gallery: a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1206sr_1928_speedster_modified/index.html1928 Speedster Modified - Street Rodder Magazine/abr /br /br /diva rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1206sr_1928_speedster_modified/index.html1928 Speedster Modified - Second Take/a | a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://digg.com/submit?phase=2url=http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1206sr_1928_speedster_modified/index.htmltitle=1928 Speedster Modified - Second TakeDigg It/a | a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://del.icio.us/post?url=2url=http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1206sr_1928_speedster_modified/index.htmltitle=1928 Speedster Modified - Second TakeAdd to del.icio.us/a/div/dt

dtb1927 Ford Roadster Indy Speedster V-8 - America’s Most Beautiful Roadster/bbr /img src=http://image.streetrodderweb.com/f/features/1206sr_1927_ford_roadster_indy_speedster_v8/36003620+ppromo_large/1206sr-00-z+1927-ford-indy-speedster-v8+.jpg alt=1927 Ford Roadster quot;Indy Speedster V-8quot; - Street Rodder Magazine/br /a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1206sr_1927_ford_roadster_indy_speedster_v8/index.htmlLet’s start with the question most asked at this year’s Grand National Roadster Show about the America’s Most Beautiful Roadster recipient. “What’s with the No. 3?” We asked owner Bill Lindig of Houston the same question. “What’s with the No. 3?/apLet’s start with the question most asked at this year’s Grand National Roadster Show about the America’s Most Beautiful Roadster recipient. “What’s with the No. 3?” We asked owner Bill Lindig of Houston the same question. “What’s with the No. 3?” The “Indy Speedster V-8” is a tribute to the great Indy roadsters of the past. Bill noted in his research that the No. 3 came up as the most frequent number on the winning cars. There you have it; one winning tradition begets another./pbr / Photo Gallery: a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1206sr_1927_ford_roadster_indy_speedster_v8/index.html1927 Ford Roadster Indy Speedster V-8 - Street Rodder Magazine/abr /br / Photo Gallery: a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1206sr_1927_ford_roadster_indy_speedster_v8/index.html1927 Ford Roadster Indy Speedster V-8 - Street Rodder Magazine/abr /br /br /diva rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1206sr_1927_ford_roadster_indy_speedster_v8/index.html1927 Ford Roadster Indy Speedster V-8 - America’s Most Beautiful Roadster/a | a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://digg.com/submit?phase=2url=http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1206sr_1927_ford_roadster_indy_speedster_v8/index.htmltitle=1927 Ford Roadster quot;Indy Speedster V-8quot; - America#xe2;#x80;#x99;s Most Beautiful RoadsterDigg It/a | a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://del.icio.us/post?url=2url=http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1206sr_1927_ford_roadster_indy_speedster_v8/index.htmltitle=1927 Ford Roadster quot;Indy Speedster V-8quot; - America#xe2;#x80;#x99;s Most Beautiful RoadsterAdd to del.icio.us/a/div/dt

dtb50th Anniversary - Carroll Shelby, Hot Rodder/bbr /img src=http://image.hotrod.com/f/thehistoryof/retrospective/hrdp_1202_cobra_50th_anniversary_carroll_shelby_hot_rodder/39504153+ppromo_large/hrdp-1202-cobra-50th-anniversary-carroll-shelby-hot-rodder-000.jpg alt=50th Anniversary - Carroll Shelby, Hot Rodder - Hot Rod Magazine/br /a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.hotrod.com/thehistoryof/retrospective/hrdp_1202_cobra_50th_anniversary_carroll_shelby_hot_rodder/index.htmlAs the Cobra Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary, We Celebrate Shelby as One of Our Own./apNobody likes a good story better than Carroll Shelby, so let's start this story with a story. In 1915, years after the racing exploits that launched both of their careers, Henry Ford and Barney Oldfield happened to meet again. As they shook hands, Ford, by then among the world's richest men, gave his former driver a wink and generously remarked that he reckoned the two of them had made each other. Oldfield winked right back and said, I guess I did the better job of it./pbr / Photo Gallery: a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.hotrod.com/thehistoryof/retrospective/hrdp_1202_cobra_50th_anniversary_carroll_shelby_hot_rodder/index.html50th Anniversary - Carroll Shelby, Hot Rodder - Hot Rod Magazine/abr /br / Photo Gallery: a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.hotrod.com/thehistoryof/retrospective/hrdp_1202_cobra_50th_anniversary_carroll_shelby_hot_rodder/index.html50th Anniversary - Carroll Shelby, Hot Rodder - Hot Rod Magazine/abr /br /br /diva rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.hotrod.com/thehistoryof/retrospective/hrdp_1202_cobra_50th_anniversary_carroll_shelby_hot_rodder/index.html50th Anniversary - Carroll Shelby, Hot Rodder/a | a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://digg.com/submit?phase=2url=http://www.hotrod.com/thehistoryof/retrospective/hrdp_1202_cobra_50th_anniversary_carroll_shelby_hot_rodder/index.htmltitle=50th Anniversary - Carroll Shelby, Hot RodderDigg It/a | a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://del.icio.us/post?url=2url=http://www.hotrod.com/thehistoryof/retrospective/hrdp_1202_cobra_50th_anniversary_carroll_shelby_hot_rodder/index.htmltitle=50th Anniversary - Carroll Shelby, Hot RodderAdd to del.icio.us/a/div/dt

dtbCarroll Shelby: 1923-2012/bbr /img src=http://image.hotrod.com/f/thehistoryof/retrospective/hrdp_1205_carroll_shelby_1923_2012/37373939+ppromo_large/hrdp-1205w-carroll-shelby-lead1.jpg alt=Carroll Shelby: 1923-2012 - Hot Rod Magazine/br /a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.hotrod.com/thehistoryof/retrospective/hrdp_1205_carroll_shelby_1923_2012/index.htmlRace driver and car builder Carroll Shelby passed away Thursday, May 10 after a long illness. He was 89./apOne of the most iconic names in automotive history, Shelby became an international star in the 1950s as a race car driver, earning Sports Illustrated's Sports Car Driver of the Year honors in 1956 and 1957, then winning the 1959 24 Hours of LeMans in an Aston Martin with co-driver Roy Salvadori. A hereditary heart condition put an end to Shelby's driving career in 1960, but the lessons learned while driving world-renowned sports cars gave him the idea to build his own car using an AC Ace body and a small-block Ford V-8 engine. The result was the Cobra, a name that Shelby said came to him in a dream, and a company called Shelby American./pbr / Photo Gallery: a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.hotrod.com/thehistoryof/retrospective/hrdp_1205_carroll_shelby_1923_2012/index.htmlCarroll Shelby: 1923-2012 - Hot Rod Magazine/abr /br /br /diva rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.hotrod.com/thehistoryof/retrospective/hrdp_1205_carroll_shelby_1923_2012/index.htmlCarroll Shelby: 1923-2012/a | a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://digg.com/submit?phase=2url=http://www.hotrod.com/thehistoryof/retrospective/hrdp_1205_carroll_shelby_1923_2012/index.htmltitle=Carroll Shelby: 1923-2012Digg It/a | a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://del.icio.us/post?url=2url=http://www.hotrod.com/thehistoryof/retrospective/hrdp_1205_carroll_shelby_1923_2012/index.htmltitle=Carroll Shelby: 1923-2012Add to del.icio.us/a/div/dt

dtbBombshell In Blue/bbr /img src=http://image.hotrod.com/f/featuredvehicles/hrdp_1206_1928_1929_ford_model_a/38257447+ppromo_large/hrdp-1206-1928-1929-ford-model-a-lead3.jpg alt=Ryan Adams' 1928/1929 Ford Model A - Bombshell in Blue - HOT ROD Magazine/br /a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.hotrod.com/featuredvehicles/hrdp_1206_1928_1929_ford_model_a/index.htmlThis '28 Has Been Through Hell and Back/apOh, the stories this car could tell. Ryan Adams of Santa Ana, California, has owned this old Ford since 2000. His buddy Dano Nichols found it in Riverside, California, where it was languishing in a sorry state after serving as a dirt-track car. We don’t know how long this poor soul was beaten and battered in side-by-side racing before it was finally put out to pasture, and we can only imagine how thrashed the body was back then, but since it was real, 70-year-old Ford steel for only $1,500, we can use our imaginations. Its scarred past is long behind it now, however. Seven years in the making and five years after it was completed, this ’28/’29 Model A proves that a hot rod built right will never go out of style./pbr / Photo Gallery: a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.hotrod.com/featuredvehicles/hrdp_1206_1928_1929_ford_model_a/index.htmlRyan Adams' 1928/1929 Ford Model A - Bombshell in Blue - HOT ROD Magazine/abr /br /br /diva rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.hotrod.com/featuredvehicles/hrdp_1206_1928_1929_ford_model_a/index.htmlBombshell In Blue/a | a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://digg.com/submit?phase=2url=http://www.hotrod.com/featuredvehicles/hrdp_1206_1928_1929_ford_model_a/index.htmltitle=Bombshell In BlueDigg It/a | a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://del.icio.us/post?url=2url=http://www.hotrod.com/featuredvehicles/hrdp_1206_1928_1929_ford_model_a/index.htmltitle=Bombshell In BlueAdd to del.icio.us/a/div/dt

dtb1929 Ford Roadster Pickup - The True RPU/bbr /img src=http://image.hotrod.com/f/hotroddeluxe/hrxp_spring_2008_1929_ford_roadster_pickup/37301687+ppromo_large/hrxp-spring-2008-1929-ford-roadster-pickup-28.jpg alt=Eddie Barbosa's 1929 Ford Roadster Pickup - The True RPU - HOT ROD Deluxe Magazine/br /a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.hotrod.com/hotroddeluxe/hrxp_spring_2008_1929_ford_roadster_pickup/index.htmlThis '29 rings truth through and through/apTRUTH be told, it was the gas tank. The tank actually started the project, confesses Eddie Barbosa from Gilroy, California. For weeks, he'd been eyeballing a half-derelict '48 Allis-Chalmers tractor that was decomposing in a field. Then one day he figured he'd give it a shot and try to get the property owner to sell him just the gas tank. I kept looking at it thinking, That would look too cool on the back of something. That something would eventually become a noteworthy conversation piece on this '29 Ford roadster pickup./pbr / Photo Gallery: a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.hotrod.com/hotroddeluxe/hrxp_spring_2008_1929_ford_roadster_pickup/index.htmlEddie Barbosa's 1929 Ford Roadster Pickup - The True RPU - HOT ROD Deluxe Magazine/abr /br / Photo Gallery: a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.hotrod.com/hotroddeluxe/hrxp_spring_2008_1929_ford_roadster_pickup/index.htmlEddie Barbosa's 1929 Ford Roadster Pickup - The True RPU - HOT ROD Deluxe Magazine/abr /br /br /diva rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.hotrod.com/hotroddeluxe/hrxp_spring_2008_1929_ford_roadster_pickup/index.html1929 Ford Roadster Pickup - The True RPU/a | a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://digg.com/submit?phase=2url=http://www.hotrod.com/hotroddeluxe/hrxp_spring_2008_1929_ford_roadster_pickup/index.htmltitle=1929 Ford Roadster Pickup - The True RPUDigg It/a | a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://del.icio.us/post?url=2url=http://www.hotrod.com/hotroddeluxe/hrxp_spring_2008_1929_ford_roadster_pickup/index.htmltitle=1929 Ford Roadster Pickup - The True RPUAdd to del.icio.us/a/div/dt

dtbStraight-Axle Vette - Bad M/SP/bbr /img src=http://image.hotrod.com/f/hotroddeluxe/hrxp_spring_2008_straight_axle_1957_chevy_corvette/37299476+ppromo_large/hrxp-spring-2008-straight-axle-1957-chevy-corvette-01.jpg alt=Rex Marshall's 1957 Chevy Corvette - HOT ROD Deluxe Magazine/br /a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.hotrod.com/hotroddeluxe/hrxp_spring_2008_straight_axle_1957_chevy_corvette/index.htmlHow this guy built it tall and cheap/apDamn!This car is cool! Imagine a '60s-inspired Vette built from eBay parts and created for a fraction of the price of a restoration--this is it! Tapping into the retro revival using the Internet as a virtual junkyard, this breed of new builds is sending a shockwave through the valley. Hopefully gone forever are the days of mail-order builds that produce identical rides, distinguished only by the CNC program for their billet wheels and their brand of stereo./pbr / Photo Gallery: a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.hotrod.com/hotroddeluxe/hrxp_spring_2008_straight_axle_1957_chevy_corvette/index.htmlRex Marshall's 1957 Chevy Corvette - HOT ROD Deluxe Magazine/abr /br /br /diva rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.hotrod.com/hotroddeluxe/hrxp_spring_2008_straight_axle_1957_chevy_corvette/index.htmlStraight-Axle Vette - Bad M/SP/a | a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://digg.com/submit?phase=2url=http://www.hotrod.com/hotroddeluxe/hrxp_spring_2008_straight_axle_1957_chevy_corvette/index.htmltitle=Straight-Axle Vette - Bad M/SPDigg It/a | a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://del.icio.us/post?url=2url=http://www.hotrod.com/hotroddeluxe/hrxp_spring_2008_straight_axle_1957_chevy_corvette/index.htmltitle=Straight-Axle Vette - Bad M/SPAdd to del.icio.us/a/div/dt

dtb'30/'34 Cad Rod - Headskratcher/bbr /img src=http://image.hotrod.com/f/hotroddeluxe/hrxp_spring_08_skratch_1930_1934_model_a_cad_rod/37297619+ppromo_large/hrxp-spring-08-skratch-1930-1934-model-a-cad-rod-9.jpg alt='30/'34 Cad Rod - Headskratcher - HOT ROD Deluxe Magazine/br /a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.hotrod.com/hotroddeluxe/hrxp_spring_08_skratch_1930_1934_model_a_cad_rod/index.htmlThis freakish cover car is called Headskratcher./apSTARE. You may not figure it out on your own. What we've got here is a heavily molested '30 Model A coupe topped with a '34 sedan roof, nosed with a pair of Deuce grilles welded together, and stuffed with '59 Cad power. That was the quick version. Then there's poor Skratch, who built this thing with about two years of work in a six-month window./pbr / Photo Gallery: a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.hotrod.com/hotroddeluxe/hrxp_spring_08_skratch_1930_1934_model_a_cad_rod/index.html'30/'34 Cad Rod - Headskratcher - HOT ROD Deluxe Magazine/abr /br /br /diva rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.hotrod.com/hotroddeluxe/hrxp_spring_08_skratch_1930_1934_model_a_cad_rod/index.html'30/'34 Cad Rod - Headskratcher/a | a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://digg.com/submit?phase=2url=http://www.hotrod.com/hotroddeluxe/hrxp_spring_08_skratch_1930_1934_model_a_cad_rod/index.htmltitle='30/'34 Cad Rod - HeadskratcherDigg It/a | a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://del.icio.us/post?url=2url=http://www.hotrod.com/hotroddeluxe/hrxp_spring_08_skratch_1930_1934_model_a_cad_rod/index.htmltitle='30/'34 Cad Rod - HeadskratcherAdd to del.icio.us/a/div/dt

dtb1961 Olds Starfire - The Aladdin/bbr /img src=http://image.hotrod.com/f/hotroddeluxe/hrxp_0911_john_d_agostino_1961_oldmobile_starfire/37238465+ppromo_large/hrxp-0911-john-d-agostino-1961-oldmobile-starfire-01.jpg alt=1961 Olds Starfire - The Aladdin - HOT ROD Deluxe Magazine/br /a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.hotrod.com/hotroddeluxe/hrxp_0911_john_d_agostino_1961_oldmobile_starfire/index.htmlJohn D'Agostino's Luxury Custom Drop-Top Olds. The Theme for This Build Could Be Less is More./apCONSISTENCY. In the realm of custom creations, there are plenty of hits and misses. When reshaping the already beautiful silhouette inherent to most vintage steel, it’s easy to disrupt the essential flow and harmony of the factory lines. We’re not all Harley Earl. Even the big names have their off designs, but some have a better batting average than others. Swinging his way up to the top of the pool for consistency in elegance and style is John D’Agostino. The man has left a trail of customs to be envied: Midnight Sensation, Golden Sunrise, Royal Tahitian, Gable, Golden Star, Marilyn, and Stardust to name a few of our favorites. The list speaks for itself. If those names aren’t familiar, you’re not into customs./pbr / Photo Gallery: a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.hotrod.com/hotroddeluxe/hrxp_0911_john_d_agostino_1961_oldmobile_starfire/index.html1961 Olds Starfire - The Aladdin - HOT ROD Deluxe Magazine/abr /br / Photo Gallery: a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.hotrod.com/hotroddeluxe/hrxp_0911_john_d_agostino_1961_oldmobile_starfire/index.html1961 Olds Starfire - The Aladdin - HOT ROD Deluxe Magazine/abr /br /br /diva rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.hotrod.com/hotroddeluxe/hrxp_0911_john_d_agostino_1961_oldmobile_starfire/index.html1961 Olds Starfire - The Aladdin/a | a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://digg.com/submit?phase=2url=http://www.hotrod.com/hotroddeluxe/hrxp_0911_john_d_agostino_1961_oldmobile_starfire/index.htmltitle=1961 Olds Starfire - The AladdinDigg It/a | a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://del.icio.us/post?url=2url=http://www.hotrod.com/hotroddeluxe/hrxp_0911_john_d_agostino_1961_oldmobile_starfire/index.htmltitle=1961 Olds Starfire - The AladdinAdd to del.icio.us/a/div/dt

dtbReal Rods of the '50s - The Genuine Article/bbr /img src=http://image.hotrod.com/f/thehistoryof/retrospective/hrdp_1206_real_hot_rods_of_the_1950s/37233806+ppromo_large/hrdp-1206-real-hot-rods-of-the-1950s-1.jpg alt=Real Hot Rods of the 1950s - The Genuine Article - Hot Rod Magazine/br /a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.hotrod.com/thehistoryof/retrospective/hrdp_1206_real_hot_rods_of_the_1950s/index.htmlTo Show You How Hot Rodding Really Was, We Went to the Source: The HOT ROD Magazine Time Machine/apDoane Spencer, Joe Nitti, Neal East, Bob McGee—names forever synonymous with the hot rods they built or bought in the ’40s and ’50s. Their projects have become icons of the genre, and while you might name another couple hundred hero cars that have been storied ad nauseam, the workaday rods by Joe Average radically outnumber those exalted examples. This story is here to honor the anonymous./pbr / Photo Gallery: a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.hotrod.com/thehistoryof/retrospective/hrdp_1206_real_hot_rods_of_the_1950s/index.htmlReal Hot Rods of the 1950s - The Genuine Article - Hot Rod Magazine/abr /br /br /diva rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.hotrod.com/thehistoryof/retrospective/hrdp_1206_real_hot_rods_of_the_1950s/index.htmlReal Rods of the '50s - The Genuine Article/a | a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://digg.com/submit?phase=2url=http://www.hotrod.com/thehistoryof/retrospective/hrdp_1206_real_hot_rods_of_the_1950s/index.htmltitle=Real Rods of the '50s - The Genuine ArticleDigg It/a | a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://del.icio.us/post?url=2url=http://www.hotrod.com/thehistoryof/retrospective/hrdp_1206_real_hot_rods_of_the_1950s/index.htmltitle=Real Rods of the '50s - The Genuine ArticleAdd to del.icio.us/a/div/dt

dtb1979 Ford Pinto - That Just Happened/bbr /img src=http://image.hotrod.com/f/featuredvehicles/hrdp_1206_8_second_1979_ford_pinto/37232132+ppromo_large/hrdp-1206-8-second-1979-ford-pinto-1a.jpg alt=Tim Reed's 8-Second 1979 Ford Pinto - Hot Rod Magazine/br /a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.hotrod.com/featuredvehicles/hrdp_1206_8_second_1979_ford_pinto/index.html8.02 Seconds. 171 mph. 21 mpg. And It’s a Freaking Pinto./apPeople lost their minds. Tim Reed’s ’79 Pinto hooked up on 275s, threw chunks of drag radial at the burnout box, and blasted through the quarter-mile traps at 8.02 seconds and more than 171 mph—and all that after cruising 1,000-plus miles during HOT ROD Drag Week ’11™, scoring double-digit fuel economy on 87-octane gas. It was the third quickest car in all of Drag Week™, which is amazing when you look at the big-inch hardware on hand at the event./pbr / Photo Gallery: a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.hotrod.com/featuredvehicles/hrdp_1206_8_second_1979_ford_pinto/index.htmlTim Reed's 8-Second 1979 Ford Pinto - Hot Rod Magazine/abr /br / Photo Gallery: a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.hotrod.com/featuredvehicles/hrdp_1206_8_second_1979_ford_pinto/index.htmlTim Reed's 8-Second 1979 Ford Pinto - Hot Rod Magazine/abr /br /br /diva rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.hotrod.com/featuredvehicles/hrdp_1206_8_second_1979_ford_pinto/index.html1979 Ford Pinto - That Just Happened/a | a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://digg.com/submit?phase=2url=http://www.hotrod.com/featuredvehicles/hrdp_1206_8_second_1979_ford_pinto/index.htmltitle=1979 Ford Pinto - That Just HappenedDigg It/a | a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://del.icio.us/post?url=2url=http://www.hotrod.com/featuredvehicles/hrdp_1206_8_second_1979_ford_pinto/index.htmltitle=1979 Ford Pinto - That Just HappenedAdd to del.icio.us/a/div/dt

dtbHardley A Roadster/bbr /img src=http://image.hotrod.com/f/featuredvehicles/hrdp_1205_local_hero_harley_powered_roadster/36991802+ppromo_large/hrdp-1205-local-hero-harley-powered-roadster-01.jpg alt=1932 Ford - Hardley A Roadster - Hot Rod Magazine/br /a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.hotrod.com/featuredvehicles/hrdp_1205_local_hero_harley_powered_roadster/index.htmlMay 2012's Local Hero is JR Drake is Whose '32 Ford is About as Close to Harley as it Can Be Without Actually Being One./apThis thing is about as close to a Harley as it can get without actually being one. It’s loud, it uses a Harley V-twin, it has no top, radio, A/C, or heat, and it handles. Built by JR Drake, owner of Kick Ass Rod Shop in Hickory, North Carolina, this little roadster started as a Downs Industries fiberglass body that JR and crew cut 4 inches all the way around. “It’s basically a Sportster on four wheels,” says JR, who used a ’99 1,200cc H-D Sportster engine and trans to power the roadster. He modified a transfer case out of a Legends race car (which uses an import motorcycle engine) to accept the Harley beltdrive. The transfer case runs a driveshaft to a Toyota rearend that resides in a homemade four-link. All the controls work like those on a normal car (the only difference is the driver merely has to bump the column shifter to change gears, similar to a foot lever on a bike), and making the linkages work right was the hardest part of the build. The chassis was also handbuilt. JR says it’s hard to keep up with him on North Carolina mountain roads./pbr /br /diva rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.hotrod.com/featuredvehicles/hrdp_1205_local_hero_harley_powered_roadster/index.htmlHardley A Roadster/a | a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://digg.com/submit?phase=2url=http://www.hotrod.com/featuredvehicles/hrdp_1205_local_hero_harley_powered_roadster/index.htmltitle=Hardley A RoadsterDigg It/a | a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://del.icio.us/post?url=2url=http://www.hotrod.com/featuredvehicles/hrdp_1205_local_hero_harley_powered_roadster/index.htmltitle=Hardley A RoadsterAdd to del.icio.us/a/div/dt

dtbKustom Kulture Archival Photos - Roth Weirdos/bbr /img src=http://image.hotrod.com/f/thehistoryof/retrospective/hrdp_1205_kustom_kulture_archival_photos_roth_weirdos/36059705+ppromo_large/hrdp-1205-kustom-kulture-archival-photos-roth-weirdos-000.jpg alt=Kustom Kulture Archival Photos - Roth Weirdos - Hot Rod Magazine/br /a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.hotrod.com/thehistoryof/retrospective/hrdp_1205_kustom_kulture_archival_photos_roth_weirdos/index.htmlEd Roth Originals/apYou know Ed Roth, the '60s freakjob beatnik hot rodder who clearly sniffed too much resin while creating fiberglass show cars like The Outlaw, Mysterion, Road Agent, Surfite, and such. He's seen here, scrawling the wall at a party in the early '60s. You also know him as the father of Rat Fink and other weirdo monsters that were airbrushed and later silkscreened onto the must-have T-shirts for every teen gearhead of the time./pbr / Photo Gallery: a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.hotrod.com/thehistoryof/retrospective/hrdp_1205_kustom_kulture_archival_photos_roth_weirdos/index.htmlKustom Kulture Archival Photos - Roth Weirdos - Hot Rod Magazine/abr /br / Photo Gallery: a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.hotrod.com/thehistoryof/retrospective/hrdp_1205_kustom_kulture_archival_photos_roth_weirdos/index.htmlKustom Kulture Archival Photos - Roth Weirdos - Hot Rod Magazine/abr /br /br /diva rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.hotrod.com/thehistoryof/retrospective/hrdp_1205_kustom_kulture_archival_photos_roth_weirdos/index.htmlKustom Kulture Archival Photos - Roth Weirdos/a | a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://digg.com/submit?phase=2url=http://www.hotrod.com/thehistoryof/retrospective/hrdp_1205_kustom_kulture_archival_photos_roth_weirdos/index.htmltitle=Kustom Kulture Archival Photos - Roth WeirdosDigg It/a | a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://del.icio.us/post?url=2url=http://www.hotrod.com/thehistoryof/retrospective/hrdp_1205_kustom_kulture_archival_photos_roth_weirdos/index.htmltitle=Kustom Kulture Archival Photos - Roth WeirdosAdd to del.icio.us/a/div/dt

dtbGet the Picture - We’ve Got Your Number/bbr /img src=http://image.hotrod.com/f/thehistoryof/retrospective/hrdp_1205_vintage_race_car_hot_rod_numbers/36969002+ppromo_large/hrdp-1205-vintage-race-car-hot-rod-numbers-0946.jpg alt=Get the Picture - We#xe2;#x80;#x99;ve Got Your Number - Hot Rod Magazine/br /a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.hotrod.com/thehistoryof/retrospective/hrdp_1205_vintage_race_car_hot_rod_numbers/index.htmlA Variety of Bonneville, Midget, Circle-Track, and Hot Rod Styles Numbering From Now and Then./apIn last month’s Get The Picture? column, we shared a number of ideas for retro-style, sign-painted lettering. This month, same deal, only with numbers. You know why it’s cool to have a number on your door? Because it means you have a race car—or at least that you want your rod to look like one. Here we present a variety of Bonneville, Midget, circle-track, and hot rod styles from now and then. —/pbr / Photo Gallery: a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.hotrod.com/thehistoryof/retrospective/hrdp_1205_vintage_race_car_hot_rod_numbers/index.htmlGet the Picture - We’ve Got Your Number - Hot Rod Magazine/abr /br /br /diva rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.hotrod.com/thehistoryof/retrospective/hrdp_1205_vintage_race_car_hot_rod_numbers/index.htmlGet the Picture - We’ve Got Your Number/a | a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://digg.com/submit?phase=2url=http://www.hotrod.com/thehistoryof/retrospective/hrdp_1205_vintage_race_car_hot_rod_numbers/index.htmltitle=Get the Picture - We#xe2;#x80;#x99;ve Got Your NumberDigg It/a | a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://del.icio.us/post?url=2url=http://www.hotrod.com/thehistoryof/retrospective/hrdp_1205_vintage_race_car_hot_rod_numbers/index.htmltitle=Get the Picture - We#xe2;#x80;#x99;ve Got Your NumberAdd to del.icio.us/a/div/dt

dtb1934 Ford Coupe - May 2012 Street Shaker/bbr /img src=http://image.streetrodderweb.com/f/features/1205sr_1934_ford_coupe/40592724+ppromo_large/1205sr-01-z+1934-ford-coupe+.jpg alt=1934 Ford Coupe - Street Rodder Magazine/br /a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1205sr_1934_ford_coupe/index.htmlThe evolution of street shakers can actually be traced back to the dawn of hot rodding, when young car builders first started stripping down their coupes and roadsters to create early hop-ups./apThe evolution of street shakers can actually be traced back to the dawn of hot rodding, when young car builders first started stripping down their coupes and roadsters to create early hop-ups. By dumping the extra weight, adding more horsepower, and dialing in an aggressive stance, their cars easily stood out among the rest, thanks to an infusion of attitude and performance./pbr / Photo Gallery: a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1205sr_1934_ford_coupe/index.html1934 Ford Coupe - Street Rodder Magazine/abr /br /br /diva rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1205sr_1934_ford_coupe/index.html1934 Ford Coupe - May 2012 Street Shaker/a | a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://digg.com/submit?phase=2url=http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1205sr_1934_ford_coupe/index.htmltitle=1934 Ford Coupe - May 2012 Street ShakerDigg It/a | a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://del.icio.us/post?url=2url=http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1205sr_1934_ford_coupe/index.htmltitle=1934 Ford Coupe - May 2012 Street ShakerAdd to del.icio.us/a/div/dt

dtb1933 Ford Three-Window Coupe - Real Looker/bbr /img src=http://image.streetrodderweb.com/f/features/1205sr_1933_ford_three_window_coupe/36952729+ppromo_large/1205sr-02+1933-ford-three-window-coupe+right-side.jpg alt=1933 Ford Three-Window Coupe - Street Rodder Magazine/br /a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1205sr_1933_ford_three_window_coupe/index.htmlThe way you look at street rods is probably a little different than the way indoor car show judges do. You probably don’t walk around with a clipboard and pen, closely inspecting every corner of a car inside and out before deciding whether or not you like it. You don’t have to./apThe way you look at street rods is probably a little different than the way indoor car show judges do. You probably don’t walk around with a clipboard and pen, closely inspecting every corner of a car inside and out before deciding whether or not you like it. You don’t have to. Most of us make our first impressions from a few feet away. If the first impression is good, we’ll take a second look, then a third, and a fourth./pbr / Photo Gallery: a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1205sr_1933_ford_three_window_coupe/index.html1933 Ford Three-Window Coupe - Street Rodder Magazine/abr /br /br /diva rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1205sr_1933_ford_three_window_coupe/index.html1933 Ford Three-Window Coupe - Real Looker/a | a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://digg.com/submit?phase=2url=http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1205sr_1933_ford_three_window_coupe/index.htmltitle=1933 Ford Three-Window Coupe - Real LookerDigg It/a | a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://del.icio.us/post?url=2url=http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1205sr_1933_ford_three_window_coupe/index.htmltitle=1933 Ford Three-Window Coupe - Real LookerAdd to del.icio.us/a/div/dt

dtbStreet Rod Of The Year/bbr /img src=http://image.streetrodderweb.com/f/features/1205sr_street_rod_of_the_year/36952753+ppromo_large/1205sr-01+street-rod-of-the-year+left-side.jpg alt=Street Rod Of The Year - Street Rodder Magazine/br /a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1205sr_street_rod_of_the_year/index.htmlSTREET RODDER Top 100 celebrated its 15th anniversary in 2011 and the program, sponsored by Painless Performance Products, seems to grow larger every year./apAnniversaries are a lot like birthdays; we all get ’em, but most come and go without a great deal of fanfare. STREET RODDER is celebrating its 40th anniversary (or birthday if you wish) with the May ’12 issue—where were you in 1972?! By awarding the Street Rod of the Year to a most deserving Deuce coupe, SR is honoring our hobby, itself, and the Top 100 Street Rod of the Year (SRY) program./pbr / Photo Gallery: a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1205sr_street_rod_of_the_year/index.htmlStreet Rod Of The Year - Street Rodder Magazine/abr /br /br /diva rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1205sr_street_rod_of_the_year/index.htmlStreet Rod Of The Year/a | a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://digg.com/submit?phase=2url=http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1205sr_street_rod_of_the_year/index.htmltitle=Street Rod Of The YearDigg It/a | a rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://del.icio.us/post?url=2url=http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/1205sr_street_rod_of_the_year/index.htmltitle=Street Rod Of The YearAdd to del.icio.us/a/div/dt