Custom Rodder Features Articles

1953 Chevy - Pure Gold

A Low-Profile '53 Chevy From Chopit Kustom more

1951 Ford - Outiside The Box

Steve Frediani's Classically Modern '51 Ford more

1950 Ford Coupe - Shoebox Survivor

Ronnie Staples Reunites His '50 Ford With Its Original Builder more

1959 Buick Invicta - Inviting Invicta

Richard Zocchi Takes Bold '59 Buick Styling A Step Further more

1954 Mercury Monterey - Memorable Mercury

Bill Layman's Classically Clean '54 Monterey more

1951 Kaiser Sedan - The Kaiser's New Clothes

How A Kid From The Wrong Place With The Wrong Car Shows Us What's Right more

1951 Mercury Coupe - Scarlet & Cream

Though it would be hard to prove, we're willing to wager that there are more chopped '49-51 Mercurys today than there ever were in the '50s. In fact, we're pretty sure chopped versions now outnumber those with stock lids, and sometimes wonder if any original e more

1964 Pontiac Bonneville - Teacher's Pet

Mike Doyle's Class Project Pontiac more

1951 Mercury Coupe - Mercury Rising

Ron Box's Toasty, Tasty North-of-the-border Custom more

1955 Custom Chevy Convertible - 5 Til 5

Goodguys Custom Rod Of The Year more

Custom 1956 Chevy Nomad - A Nomad Effort

Chad Glasshagel Built His '56 His Way... more

1949 Ford Convertible - Crossing The Line At Forty Nine!

Bobby Alloway's '49 Ford Convertible more

1956 Chevy Nomad - Nuanced Nomad

Some customized cars knock you upside the head with radical modifications and elaborate paint schemes. Others are so subtle and nuanced they require study with a trained eye to fully recognize and appreciate the work performed. Henry Gong's '56 Nomad belongs t more

1951 Mercury Woodie - Axed Wood

A Subtle Slice Makes John Dusckett's Merc Twice As Nice more

Subtle Scream

Wild Paint Defines Mike Legault's Otherwise Mild '70 Impala more

Badillac

Frank Stevens' Low-Down '65 Deville more

Red Hot Special

Frank Kallam's Toasty '54 Buick more

Tangerine & Lace

Harvey Bagshaw's Sweet, Sultry '55 Chevy more

Bluebird

An uncompromising custom sports roadster more

A Star(liner) Is Born

Conventional wisdom tells us that it's generally more cost effective to buy a finished or almost-finished custom car than it is to build one from the ground up. The hard truth is that most customs cost more to construct than they're worth when complete. That's more

One For The Road

The Long And Winding Journey Of A Custom '52 Chevy more

Rowe's Red-Winged Wonder

Bobby Alloway sends Chuck Rowe to Fin City more

Citrus Twist

Dale Kintzley's Bright, Bold '62 Bonneville more

Knotwood

Jim Fynes' Eric Penatt-Built Shoebox Wagon more

Northern Wood

Tom Wahl's Minnesota-Based Lumber Longroof more