The Story of the Jive Five

Wednesday, September 16, 2015
The Story of the Jive Five

Mark Morton’s 32 Ford 5 window has always fascinated me… I knew it was a fairly modern-built car running a Small Block, and that the patina was largely ‘manufactured’, but… continue reading »

Read More

The John Mearns Mock Up

Monday, September 14, 2015
The John Mearns Mock Up

John Mearns celebrated his birthday this past Friday by flying out to Austin so that he could be test fitted to his new coupe. Keith, the prince of… continue reading »

Read More

The Silhouette in Three Forms

Friday, September 11, 2015
The Silhouette in Three Forms

Most people will argue that show rods are nothing more than static artwork. They’re combinations of fiberglass and metal loaded with gallons of chrome and paint that will… continue reading »

Read More

Car Craft “Grab Bag�? Part 4: Done with a Dash

Thursday, September 10, 2015
Car Craft “Grab Bag� Part 4: Done with a Dash

OK, here’s the last in the series, and thank you for indulging me on these Grab Bag posts! This final bit covers a detail for the traditional jalopy that often gets overlooked- The… continue reading »

Read More

Car Craft “Grab Bag�? Part 3: More Hot Rod Tails

Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Car Craft “Grab Bag� Part 3: More Hot Rod Tails

Here’s a follow up to my last post on Hot Rod taillight and club plaque treatments, as we dive deeper into the Car Craft archives. This Grab Bag… continue reading »

Read More

Car Craft “Grab Bag” Part 2: Hot Rod Tails

Thursday, September 3, 2015
Car Craft “Grab Bag” Part 2: Hot Rod Tails

The Grab Bag continues with the hot rod version of what we saw in Part 1: This time it’s tail end treatments for Roadsters. Here’s an opportunity to… continue reading »

Read More

The Burrows Coupe

Wednesday, September 2, 2015
The Burrows Coupe

As the rain poured down early on the Saturday morning of the H.A.M.B. Drags, I stood at my second floor hotel window and looked over the parking lot… continue reading »

Read More

Chris’ A-Roadster

Monday, August 31, 2015
Chris’ A-Roadster

Every now and then I stop by hotrodrevue.tv just to see what they have going on. I did so this morning and was greeted by a pretty damn… continue reading »

Read More

Archive