Street Rodder News Articles

Stromberg Carburetor Announces Suede Palace Sponsorship at 2010 Grand National Roadster Show

Stromberg Carburetor is proud to announce its sponsorship of the Suede Palace at the 2010 Grand National Roadster Show, L.A. County... more

Phil and Jeremy Gerber named Goodguys Trendsetters for 2009!

Phil and Jeremy Gerber of the Roadster Shop were presented with the Goodguys Trendsetter award at this year's SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. The award is presented annually at SEMA to rising young talents... more

Hot Rod Artist Lamps

Handsome table lamps featuring artwork by hot rod artists Tom Fritz, Makoto Kobayashi and Keith Weesner are available for purchase as part of a large show of over 90 artist lamps in Culver City, CA, titled... more

Where In The World Are The Rolling Bones?

Rolling Bones is teaming up with Motorbooks and rodders across the country on an adventure to SEMA! Ken Schmidt and Keith Cornell (aka Rolling Bones) will drive their... more

50th Annual O'Reilly Autorama in Houston To Feature Major Firepower For Golden Anniversary Event

The annual O'Reilly AutoRama(r)presented by Super Start Batteries will celebrate its 50th anniversary on Nov. 26-29, 2009, in downtown Houston. The Thanksgiving weekend... more

Billy F. Gibbons' "Mexican Blackbird" Unveiled

Frontman and guitarslinger for the blues-rock band ZZ Top, Billy F. Gibbons, commissioned SO-CAL Speed Shop in Pomona, California, to funkify his '58 Ford Thunderbird... more

Prolong Twilight Cruise Returns to NHRA Museum Oct. 7th featuring Reality TV Star's Cars

This month, the Prolong Twilight Cruise on Oct. 7th will be an Octoberfest of cars and stars featuring automotive innovations by Jesse James and Boyd Coddington. Join us on Oct. 7th for a feast... more

Window Shopper October 2009

Flowmaster now offers seven new 40-Series mufflers available in 16-gauge 409S stainless steel with a 10-year Limited Lifetime warranty... more

Street Rod News October 2009 - Street Corner

Bill Steele's Hemi-powered 1930 Model A Ford coupe from Oakdale, Pennsylvania, was named Goodguys' 2009 Hot Rod of the Year at the recent 21st Hot Rod Nationals at O'Reilly Raceway Park... more

"Genuine Edelbrock" Promotion Offers Free Products and Cash Back

The Edelbrock Corporation is excited to launch "Genuine Edelbrock", a consumer promotion going on October 1 - December 31, 2009. The "Genuine Edelbrock" promotion offers FREE valve covers... more

Man Drives 1932 Ford 9,856 Miles through 49 States in 9 Days for Charity

Eight days, 16 hours, 48 minutes at an average speed of 66.7 mph - that is what it took for Dave Schaub to drive his 1932 Ford Roadster through all 49 of the Continental... more

The Petersen Automotive Museum in September/October 2009

New Exhibitions Historic Hot Rods and Race Cars of SO-CAL Speed Shop... more

PPG Announces "Outstanding Use of Color" Winners at NSRA Nationals

PPG presented three vehicles with its coveted "Outstanding Use of Color" awards at the 40th annual Street Rod Nationals in Louisville. Hosted by the National Street Rod Association (NSRA), the gathering attracted... more

Dave Schaub's "49 in 9" Street Rod Adventure Begins Wednesday, September 9th

The most ambitious street rodding adventure in history gets underway next week as 59 year old San Francisco Bay Area native Dave Schaub will attempt to drive all 49 continental United States in just... more

SO-CAL Speed Shop Sacramento Herb Martinez Pinstriping Workshop Series

SO-CAL Speed Shop of Sacramento, California and Herb Martinez Pinstriping have teamed up to bring automotive artists and custom painters a basic pinstriping workshop. Herb Martinez has taught his workshops... more

Titanium and Bandsaw Safety - Professor Hammer's Metalworking Tips

I have seen some new dollies that are made of titanium. Are these better than the old, tool steel dollies? more

September 2009 Shop Manual

I've decided to backdate my street rod and replace the alternator with a generator. I have the generator and the regulator mounted and wired but... more

1929 Ford Roadster Pickup - Early Iron

C. Josh Quick built this '29 Ford roadster pickup for $4,000 between October 2005 and June 2006, with the initial mock-up and construction... more

September 2009 Window Shopper

Available from Ford Racing is their latest in sharp-dressed engine accessories, with the Ford BOSS 302-style valve covers that fit 289/302/351W cylinder heads... more

September 2009 Rodder Mail

Now I gotta go get out in the shop. As soon as I finish my '66 Bug and '62 Falcon, I can roll in my '38 and '41 Ford pickups. The '41 is in pieces. I thought I'd bolt it... more

September 2009 Street Corner

The iconic '34 hot rod celebrates its 75th Anniversary in 2009. Earlier this year Classic Automobilia introduced their limited-edition pedal car... more

Allison-Powered Green Monster #5 Heading to NHRA Hot Rod Reunion

Not the one that lived under your bed when you were a child, but Green Monster #5, one of the Arfons brothers', Allison-powered Monsters that terrorized... more

ididit Car Show & Open House this October 3rd 2009

It's getting closer to that time of year again, and for most of us it's tucking our old cars in for another long cold winter! But don't tuck your car in too tightly yet, we are opening our doors again... more

1970 Ford Mustang BOSS Snake - 2010 Goodguys Giveaway Car Has Some Bite!

Goodguys is proud to announce the 2010 Grand Prize Giveaway Car - the 1970 BOSS Snake. Boss Snake is a 429 Ford powered super muscle car designed by Kaucher Kustoms being built and assembled... more

New Edelbrock Foundries Website - Now Live!

TORRANCE, CA - Edelbrock is excited to announce the launch of its all-new foundries services website: http://www.edelbrockfoundry.com. Edelbrock has created this website... more