Tabla de contenidos para March/April 2022 en Rodding USA

CRAZY SCHEDULE The pandemic seems to be fading fast in the rearview mirror, and 2022 is roaring in as our hot-rodding world is back in the swing. Unfortunately, this was one of those rare years when Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale overlaps the Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona, which put me in a bind. I typically spend Tuesday/Wednesday at B.J. and then return for prime-time Saturday, but we had to leave for Pomona on Wednesday, so I had to readjust. Barrett begins on Saturday, which is family day and you don’t want to fight those crowds, so Monday was my only option. It worked out great because a friend and fellow rodder, Billy Hill, was there for the week and loaned me his golf cart which allowed me to cover the grounds…

OWNER: Lynn Moore – Wichita, Kansas CHASSIS: Total Cost Involved. FRONT SUSPENSION: Chrome Super Bell tube axle, Pete & Jake’s 4-bar, Vega steering box, GM disc brakes. REAR SUSPENSION: 1957 Ford, Pete & Jake’s 4-bar, Aldan coil-over shocks, drum brakes. TIRES: Front – 165/R15, Rear – 235-75/R15. WHEELS: Halibrand, Front – 15x4.5, Rear – 15x8. ENGINE: Chevy 350/375hp built by Street and Performance, Tuned Port Injection, fully polished. TRANSMISSION: GM 700R4 automatic. BODY: Original body and four NOS fenders. Bodywork, and paint by Lynn’s son Lonny Moore/Moore’s Collision Repair in Wichita, KS. The chassis and underside of the car are color sanded and polished. INTERIOR: Narrowed (1.5 inches) Honda Civic bucket seats, Vintage Air ac/heat, hidden stereo, custom milled dash panel with VDO gauges, tilt column. Tom Richardson/Richardson’s Custom Interiors…

1. 2004 Porsche Carrera GT – $1,980,000 2. 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing – $1,870,000 3. 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder – $1,815,000 4. 2014 McLaren P1 – $1,705,000 5. 2019 Ford GT Heritage – $1,650,000 6. 2019 McLaren Senna – $1,512,500 7. 2017 Ford GT ’66 Heritage Edition – $1,430,000 8. 2020 Ford GT Carbon Series – $1,375,000 9. 2014 Mercedes Benz G63 AMG 6×6 – $1,210,000 10. 1967 Shelby Cobra 427 CSX 3356 – $1,210,000 1,153 pieces of automobilia sold for over 7.3 million, bringing the total auction sales to more than 202.2 million.…

OWNER: Rick Love – New Braunfels, Texas. CHASSIS: Stock, boxed. FRONT SUSPENSION: Chassis Engineering 4-inch dropped axle with stainless 4-bar. '37 Ford spindles, RideTech shocks, CPP power steering box, Wilwood calipers, G.M. rotors. REAR SUSPENSION: 1974 Ford Maverick, 3.55 gears, John's Industries axles, RideTech 4-bar and coil-overs, drum brakes. TIRES: B.F. Goodrich, front – 185/60-R15, rear – 235/75-R15. WHEELS: Halibrand, front – 15x6, rear 15x7. ENGINE: 2005 ZZ4 crate, 350ci/355hp. Edelbrock Z-28 dual-plane intake manifold, FiTech "Go Street" throttle body, Sanderson headers, MSD ignition, Optima Yellow Top battery, Tanks Inc. 16-gallon fuel tank, Walbro in-tank pump. Stainless 2.5-inch exhaust by Darrell Cimbanon at Cimtex with Borla mufflers. Vintage Air Front Runner drive system and 19-inch brushless fan. TRANSMISSION: 1996 Borg-Warner World Class 5-speed with S-10 truck tail shaft housing. BODY:…

Looking back at photos of rodders in the ‘50s, the apparel of choice was the plain white T-shirt. Rolled up sleeves to hold the pack of cigs and, when available, a pocket on the left chest area. However, by the later part of that same era, a rebel of sorts from Southern California started to change that with his custom airbrushed shirts called “WEIRDO T’s.” Ed Big Daddy Roth was selling them at car shows and events. He figured out a way to reproduce his art and mass produce these designs. He took out ads in popular car magazines, and a new industry was born. I saw his ads and knew I wanted, no, needed one of his shirts. After all, I was a car-crazy kid living in the heart…

Owner: Ronnie James – Paducah, Kentucky Chassis: Total Cost Involved. Front Suspension: TCI independent, chrome tubular upper/lower A-arms, rack & pinion steering, 11-inch Wilwood disc brakes. Rear Suspension: Ford 8-inch, triangulated 4-bar, Aldan aluminum coil-overs, Wilwood 11-inch disc brakes. Wheels: E/T Sebring, front – 16x5, rear – 18x7. Tires: Goodyear Assurance Max. Front – 175/60-15, rear – 235/60-18. Mounting and balancing by the Muffler Brothers. Engine: 350 ci Chevy, aluminum fast burn heads, FiTech fuel injection, 3 Deuces, Summit valve covers, Vintage Air Front-Runner pulley system. Sanderson headers, MSD distributor and coil, Lokar spark plug wires. Custom fabricated 2.5-inch exhaust with Flowmaster mufflers. Transmission: GM Turbo 400. Body: Outlaw Performance fiberglass body and fenders with steel running boards, Rootlieb 3-piece hood, and Dan Fink hood hardware. Chocolate milk R&M base…

Rick is currently the President of Vintage Air, Inc. He's been involved in the hot rod industry since the late 1970s when he built his first hot rod (a 1940 Chevy Coupe) during his senior year of high school. In the early eighties, he built several hot rods and began a small business wiring and installing a/c systems in street rods, which led him to become a dealer for Vintage Air products. Through this association, he began to work with them on product development, which led to spending time on the road at shows and eventually a full-time position. He has been employed full-time at Vintage Air since 1998 after working with them for several years on special projects. He has been able to turn his passion and hobby into…

OWNER: Tony Coury – Mesa, Arizona. CHASSIS: Original, boxed. FRONT SUSPENSION: Dropped I-beam axle, Hurst/ Airheart disc brakes, hairpins, ’57 Ford truck steering. REAR SUSPENSION: 1964 Buick, hairpins. TIRES: Front – 195/60-R15, Rear – 255/65-R16. WHEELS: American Racing Torque Thrust. ENGINE: 1964 Buick 425 ci. TRANSMISSION: Buick 3-speed automatic. BODY: Steel body painted candy red by Squeeg in 1974. INTERIOR: White tuck and roll by Sonny Garcia. COMPLETED: 2021. SPECIAL THANKS: Dean Kanocz/final assembly and Joe & Pat Ritz/Sports & Collector Car Center, Tempe, Arizona.…

OWNER: Anthony Tierney - St. Clair Shores, MI CHASSIS: Steadfast Hot Rods. FRONT SUSPENSION: Steadfast flat front cross member, Durant mono leaf, Magnum 5-inch drop axle, ’46 Ford bones, and RideTech shocks. REAR SUSPENSION: Poises buggy spring, Pete & Jakes drag ladder bars, Ford 9-inch, 4.30 gears, and RideTech shocks. TIRES: Front – Firestone 4:50-16; Rear – Firestone 700-18. WHEELS: Front – 1940 Ford V8 60 16x3.5 wide; Rear – Steadfast 18x5. ENGINE: 368cu in SBC 1/8” stroke .030 over with aluminum dart heads, Edelbrock intake, finned valve covers, Pro Systems 900 cfm Holley, Speedway Motors stainless Ramshorn headers. TRANSMISSION: Tremec 5-Speed. BODY: 3-inch chop and filled roof. Modified Rootlieb 25-Louver hood. Louvered deck lid. PAINT: Copper Penny by PPG with satin clear by ‘Ol Man’ Elis Richards at Steadfast…

OWNER: Billy Hill – Liberal, Kansas. CHASSIS: Stock 1950 Ford. FRONT SUSPENSION: Fatman frontend, dropped spindles, tubular A-arms, RideTech shocks, and disc brakes. REAR SUSPENSION: 8-inch Ford, RideTech coil-over shocks. TIRES: Goodyear, front – 215/65-17, rear – 245/65-17. WHEELS: Painted, front – 17x7, rear – 17x8. ENGINE: Chevy 350, 4-barrel carburetor. TRANSMISSION: GM Turbo 350. BODY: Painted “school bus” yellow by Mark Warrick/Soncy Road Body Shop, Amarillo, Texas in 1976. In 2021 Charles Spencer/Charly’s Garage in Mesa, AZ, restored the wood, added steel side panels, airbrushed the woodgrain, and touched up the original paint. INTERIOR: Charly’s Garage added a second-row seat, console and reupholstered the entire car. Classic Instruments gauges, tilt column, Vintage Air ac/heat. BUILT: 1976, acquired by Billy Hill in 2019.…

OWNER: Roger Billings - Portland, Oregon CHASSIS: Stock, boxed front and rear. FRONT SUSPENSION: IFS with QA1 coil-overs and sway bar, GM disc brakes. Thunderbird power rack & pinion. REAR SUSPENSION: Ford Nodular 9-inch, 3.70:1 gears, Dutchman 31 spline axles. QA1 coil-overs, 4-link, 11-inch disc brakes. WHEELS: Steel, 15 x 7 front, 15 x 9 rear. TIRES: Mickey Thompson, 26 x 10R15 front, 30 x 12R15 rear ENGINE: Ford 300 cubic inch inline-six with Clifford manifold and Edelbrock 650cfm carb. Exhaust by Gerald Downard. TRANSMISSION: Ford AOD with Hughes converter. BODY: Front hood and fender corners modified to create 90-degree angles for the custom "tip" hood suspension. The firewall was redesigned to accommodate the long engine, and all cab seams filled. Custom bed box fabricated from 14-gauge steel with 3-inch…