From a POOR MAN'S CAR, to a GASSER, to an All STEEL FULL CUSTOM COUPE DEC. 27, 2012

(Posted December 27, 2012) The build was completed in time for the Portland Roadster Show and its debut March 2012.  The name of the Willy's is Sarge.  A tribute to American Military and Police Veterans.  The small pinstripe/bloodstripe is identical in color to that on the trouser leg of the Marine Corps Dress Blue Uniform.  Note the Sgt stripe...... read more...

My Kookie Kar Kopy

MY KOOKIE KAR KOPYBy Gary E. DeFer IN 1979 after many years of mentally building a Model “T” hot rod along the lines of Norm Grabowski’s and Tommy Ivo’s rides, I stumbled across the remains of someone’s unfinished project sitting in a vacant lot in Hayward Ca. I had followed “Estate Sale” signs to the spot where it was languishing next to a house...... read more...

Cruisin Products: The Mayflower Build (Segment 1)

  The Mayflower No! Not the one associated with Christopher Columbus, but the  Street Rod of Barb and Bill Hankes Story By Bob Brace of Cruisin Products www.cruisinproducts.com   This story starts in 1981, not 1492   Street rodders are quite the creative lot, and Bill Hanke is no exception, but a prime example of the imagination and ingenuity...... read more...

Cruisin Products: The Mayflower Build (Segment 3)

  The MayflowerSegment 3 Story By Bob Brace of Cruisin Products www.cruisinproducts.com Many street rods take more than a few weeks, months, years, and even decades to build, and in doing so a lot of original ideas evolve. Plans for the Mayflower included a small block chevy, but the time and energy that Bill and friends had taken to build this...... read more...

Cruisin Products: The Mayflower Build (Segment 5)

The MayflowerSegment 5 Story By Bob Brace of Cruisin Products www.cruisinproducts.com This segment lightly covers the interior features of Barb and Bill’s remarkable build, the Mayflower. I say lightly because the entire interior was fabricated from aluminum panels. All the panels were hand fabricated by Bill and a few friends, insulated in sound...... read more...

Raybestos Brake & Chassis '64 GTO-R Build (Page 1)

    Raybestos Brake & Chassis 64 GTO-R Build Photos & Article By: Chadly Johnson   Chicago area based shop Hot Rod Chassis & Cycle (HRC&C) is causing a major stir in the traditional hot rodding community with their rods built to perform beyond their flawless show car good looks. ...... read more...

1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe (Page 1)

1932 Ford 5-window Coupe Build-Up  From Bill Neumann Camarillo, CA Page 1 Bill Neumann, former editor of Rod & Custom magazine is known to many by his famous roadsters and customs, and as Founder and CEO of Automotive Performance Systems, Inc and NEUSPEED®. Bill is now building a new hot rod project. He purchased a 1932 Ford 5-window coupe...... read more...

1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe (Page 3)

1932 Ford 5-window Coupe Build-Up  From Bill Neumann Camarillo, CA February 2010 Page 3 The last couple of months have been real slow for the Coupe build. Alan Palmer at Palmer’s Custom Paint & Body has been completely tied up finishing the details and paint on this year’s AMBR award winner.Now that the show is over, it’s full speed on...... read more...

1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe (Page 5)

1932 Ford 5-window Coupe Build-Up  From Bill Neumann Camarillo, CA August 2010 Page 5 Even though I planned ahead, there is always something that takes longer than expected. I’ve built many cars in the past, so I should know that sometimes you take two steps forward and one back. Anyway, Alan Palmer finally painted the chassis and body. It is now...... read more...

1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe (Page 7)

1932 Ford 5-window Coupe Build-Up  From Bill Neumann Camarillo, CA November 2010 Page 7 Now the coupe is off to Mike Harper Custom Interiors in Paso Robles, CA. ... read more...

1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe (Page 9)

1932 Ford 5-window Coupe Build-Up  From Bill Neumann Camarillo, CA May 2011 Page 9 Mike Harper finished the black leather upholstery with a red bead that matches the body color. Then Mike and I added the window channel bead in the doors and I finished everything off with the chrome window moldings. So the interior is completely finished.   This is...... read more...

1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe (Page 11)

  1932 Ford 5-window Coupe Build-Up  From Bill Neumann Camarillo, CA September 2011 Page 11   The Coupe is finished… Here are the final photos – it has been a lot of fun putting this 1932 five-window coupe together. Take a look…   Thank you Bill for sharing your 32 Ford Coupe build project with us. ... read more...

1928 Ford Model A Build

  By Thierry (Terry) Kozlovic Kelowna B.C.   I built this car in memory of my Father DARIO KOZLOVIC. This car means a lot to the many people around me.   I started with a 28 Model A Tudor body sitting in a friends yard.  I chopped the roof 5 inches and installed a new roof, built a chassis...... read more...

1932 Ford Roadster Build by Bill Neumann

    Camarillo, CA January 13, 2011           I was going over my Coupe Build articles and realized that although I posted photos of my first roadster, there are none of my 1932 Ford roadster that I finished a few years ago. As you can see, I built this as a more modern...... read more...