For the third installation of our "dream build" series, we sent Josh a series of swap meet photos in the hopes of conceptually building one of the most popular styles as of late: a highboy A-V8 coupe...
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Dan Olsen has a modest way of describing his striking '37 Ford sedan. "It's just a basic street rod with fancy paint," he says...
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It's hard to imagine that there has been a '32 Ford highboy sedan built in the last 27 years that doesn't take some trace of influence, directly or indirectly, from the famous Eastwood & Barakat sedan...
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Should you find yourself at one of the ten Top 100 events you and your street rod could be selected for a Top 100 pick which brings with...
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As slick as they get, Jerry Nocar's '33 Ford Speedstar coupe from Finksburg, Maryland was a true crowd pleaser with its heavily raked stance. Starting with an Alloway's Hot Rod Shop chassis, the coupe received nothing but the best...
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Rolling into Ocean City as members of the Street Rodder Road Tour, Roger and Nancy Winterbotham of New Lebanon, Ohio, were veterans of the high-mile club. Having participated in three Road Tour segments, the couple once again...
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For Steve Ramsey of Fallston, Maryland, the three year metamorphosis of his superb '40 Ford coupe was easily worth the wait. Originally a gasser doing time on the streets during...
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Straight out of the pages of your favorite little book, Mike Szuba's Pasadena, Maryland-based '32 Ford coupe brought loads of nostalgic charm to the table. Rescued in '08 after a thirty-seven year sleep, Mike enlisted...
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Cruisin' Ocean City is signature for immaculately built high-horsepower rides that run the strip leaving their mark. Meade Baldwin's vicious '55 Ford Ranch Wagon out of Millersville, Maryland, was a choice not for the faint...
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Being that this is a cruising event, we first spied Carl Gordon's wicked '34 Ford hauler from Parkville, Maryland, in a parking lot on the strip. His pick-up was downright killer coated in a combination...
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We've watched Patrick Guthrie's '50 Ford coupe from Pasadena, Maryland, continue to evolve over the last five years. With dramatic enhancements at every corner the car looks like it came straight...
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The phrase every picture tells a story couldn't ring ay truer than when referring to Brian Bozarth's '30 Ford coupe out of Franklinville, New Jersey. Recalling back to his boyhood, Brian remembers riding in the rumble seat...
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Some traditional customs look like they rolled out of a time-warp if you get the formula just right. Steve Kopchinski's Glen Burnie, Maryland-based '50 Ford coupe got its good looks over 30-years ago thanks...
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There was a certain level of elegance which Jack Maloney's fresh '33 Ford roadster brought along to Ocean City when it rolled in from Highland, Maryland. Coated in a subtle sage green pearl accented...
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Jim Evans' '36 Ford 5-window coupe may look relatively mild but under that hood lurks a potent and period 312ci Ford Y-block engine topped with a '57 Ford NASCAR air cleaner. The coupe puts the power...
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Vic Herrmann built this gorgeous '34 Ford 3-window coupe using Gennie Ford steel and Chevy drivetrain parts. A 2 1/2-inch chop got the roof sitting right before a Chevy 350ci engine...
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Jim and Kim Watson drove their homebuilt '34 Ford 3-window coupe out from Elko, Nevada. The coupe sports a Chevy 350ci engine mated to a 5-speed with a Halibrand Champ rearend putting...
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Powered by a Corvette LS1 engine/4L60E combo, Steve Ralfs' mild custom '56 Chevy Bel Air was too cool for words. The Sunflower Yellow and Black...
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Bob wisely chose Roger Ward to build his five-window, as Roger is well known for building rods with a spot-on traditional look. The steel body, finished in an Arizona Beige paint...
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Like a true hot rodder, it wasn't long after Bill Steele saw his '32 sedan head off to its new owner in Belgium that he started getting the itch to build another car. A paint and body guy by trade...
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It was the early '50s and custom cars were starting to pop up everywhere in print. Fast becoming friends with the owner of the shop...
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Cadillacs from the '60s are about as big a car as you can get and, when they're fixed up correctly, nothing else on the boulevard can come close to the eye appeal a low-slung Caddy can generate...
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In my case there's no distinct standard, though in all honesty I do have a soft spot for hot rods versus contemporary street rods. This little red roadster is a perfect case...
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Donald had heard about the wagon for 15 years, but it wasn't until about 4 years ago that he got a hankering for a project with a long top, something a little strange but good looking...
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Glenn Kramer, an upholsterer by trade, earned a solid reputation as the go-to guy for hot rod interiors in the Pacific Northwest. When he moved to Phoenix, Arizona...
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