By John DrummondMar 61
With Goodguys Rod & Custom Association’s 2015 event season kicking off next week in Scottsdale, Arizona at Westworld (home of the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction), now would be a good time to share an amazing truck with you from the 2014 event season. Georgia’s Gary Brown spent the better part of two years...
By John DrummondOct 302
Mike and Jim Ring have done it again! For the 4th time in the last 7 years, they’ve built a Goodguys Top12-winning car. Their latest, a ’65 Mustang named “Blizzard” for customer Dominick Farbo has won the Goodguys 2014 Grundy Worldwide Insurance Muscle Machine of the Year.
By John DrummondSep 196
Some thirteen years ago, Vancouver’s Washington’s Kevin Bischoff set out to “make an ugly car beautiful.” He certainly accomplished the mission. So much so that he and wife Angie’s 1936 Dodge was crowned Goodguys 2014 Flowmaster America’s Most Beautiful street rod, beating out a national cast of finalists during the...
By John DrummondMay 92
A decades-long Chevy dealer from Grand Forks, North Dakota, Wes Rydell knows a thing or two about cars. Since he was a teenager growing up in the northern plains, he’s had a keen eye for GM hot rods and factory muscle. Now in his golden years, Rydell and his wife Vivian have a lot more time to enjoy the fruits of...
Goodguys Rod and Custom held their 14th Spring Nationals car show in beautiful Del Mar, California on April 4-6, 2014. Over 2,000 cars and trucks came out over the three days allowing owners and spectators to enjoy the sun, look at some awesome cars and start up the San Diego car scene for another season. In the...
Believe it or not, this beautiful roadster was discovered on eBay with pieces scattered about in a back-woods Florida garage. The eBay listing had only been up 20 minutes before John Fleming found this extremely rare car and was drawn to it harder than Rhett Butler falling for Scarlett O’Hara. Even with John’s...
By John DrummondApr 42
Heavy Metal – Hetfield’s “Black Pearl” Wins 2014 Custom of the Year Award Rock & roll music and custom cars have a lot in common. A creative spirit, immense talent and uncompromising dedication are required to create and reveal the inner soul of a song or a car. James Hetfield has mastered both. His band Metallica sits...