Though there has been a lot of talk recently about how some car shows exclude cars from the '50s and '60s, the Goodguys Rod and Custom Association has been practicing equality for all rodders...
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Every year one of the most contested competitions at the NSRA's Street Rod Nationals in Louisville, Kentucky, isn't found outside in the parking lot but rather in an air conditioned room...
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With the 40th Anniversary of the Street Rod Nationals, it was a perfect time for Street Rodder and Ford Racing's recognition of street rodders who install a late-model Ford engine in a Ford hot rod...
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It was Friday, the 14 of August 1970, and the first Street Rod Nationals was about to begin. Six hundred street rods and many more rodders were coming from across the country to see how other rodders...
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The Model T has always been a major force in the world of street rodding and it was quite apparent everywhere you looked throughout the weekend at Henry's most simple offering. With nearly every body type...
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The starting point of the AMSOIL Road Tour was the NHRA Hot Rod Reunion with the end being the famous St. Ignace Car Show in St. Ignace, Michigan. After our Sunday morning driver's meeting the AMSOIL tour...
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It seems like just yesterday that I climbed into a blue '33 Ford Coupe with white racing stripes and headed out on what would be a 15-year and counting adventure that would cover...
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Traditionally held the second weekend in September, the Goodguys Rod & Custom Association decided, for the first time in 17 years to move the East Coast Nationals back a few months...
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The Goodguys Rod & Custom Association has had a long (nearly 30-year) relationship with hot rodders across the county and, when they come to town, you can be assured of the chance to see all types of customs...
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The second leg of the 2009 AMSOIL/Street Rodder Road Tour series was a cruise from the Vintage Air Headquarters in San Antonio, Texas, to the NHRA Hot Rod Reunion...
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Over the years the roadster show's swap meet has become legendary. Not very long ago there were so many people looking for deals it was hard to get through the crowded aisles...
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The L.A. Roadsters car club annually holds one of the premiere rodding events in the U.S. and some would say the world. One of the oldest clubs in the country...
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Wednesday morning dawned with much better weather although the memories of the previous day's trip down the coastline were still very fresh in our memories. Everyone had managed...
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After our Monday morning driver's meeting it was a short drive to Steve's Auto Restoration in Portland, Oregon. Owner Steve Frisbie and staff were waiting with coffee and donuts...
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The NHRA Wally Parks Museum is known for its incredible collection of hot rod artifacts that tell the story of the history of our hobby. A visit to the facility on the grounds of...
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With visions of riding Bob Panella's train still dancing in our heads, we had our daily driver's meeting at 8AM on Wednesday. It was a one-hour drive to Leonard Lopez's new Dominator Street Rod facilities...
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The first leg of any Road Tour season is always an adventure. Now in its 14th year, it was time to head out and enjoy the eight week-long cruises on the nation's highways...
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One of the coolest things about being a hot rod or custom car owner is the ability to hit the open road with your ride to enjoy both local events and the occasional fun-filled road trip...
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For the past 19 years, event promoter David Cohen has dedicated his time and efforts to not just kicking off the East Coast's indoor show season in grand style...
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After Sunday evening in Morro Bay the Sherm's Custom Plating Tour rolled on towards Fresno, California. The drive across California Routes 46 and 41 was beautiful with rolling grasslands...
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The Classic Automobilia Road Tour ended on Sunday September 20 at the Northeast Nationals in Burlington, Vermont. While it was the end of one Tour it was actually the beginning of my cross country...
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After our fun evening at O'Brien Truckers in Charlton, Mass we were up and rolling as Thursday was the day we arrive in Burlington. Our first stop in the morning was...
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The Tuesday morning driver's meeting was exciting as we were joined by five very official and very serious Secret Service agents at the hotel where the Road Tourians were...
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The NSRA Nationals North in Kalamazoo, Michigan proved to be the perfect kickoff to the AMSOIL/Street Rodder. The September weather was great with clear blue skies and temperatures in the high...
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What started out as a small gathering on an old football field of like-minded gearheads, artists, and musicians who love traditional-style hot rods and kustoms has grown into an annual tradition in Austin, Texas...
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