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New Zealand: Hot diggity dog this is one nice rod

September 2, 2011
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New Zealand: Hot diggity dog this is one nice rod

Te Puna hot-rod builder John Reid has put New Zealand in the spotlight at the biggest hot rod and custom car show on the US west coast. The 33 Ford Cabriolet built at Rods by Reid for Manila-based Kiwi Steve Payne was selected for a “winners circle” position at the 25th annual Good Guys...

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Indiana: When Frog Follies began in ’75…

August 27, 2011
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Indiana: When Frog Follies began in ’75…

Lynn Johnson remembers 1975 being a much simpler time for street rod enthusiasts. On a Saturday night, he and his crew of gear heads would cruise all over town with their girlfriends, and at 45 cents a gallon, there was no complaining about rising...

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New York: Beneath an Expressway, a celebration of rust and grease shines up

August 23, 2011
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New York: Beneath an Expressway, a celebration of rust and grease shines up

The Rumblers club convened the 11th annual Kustom Kills and Hot Rod Thrills rat rod show in Brooklyn on Saturday.Phil PattonThe Rumblers club convened the 11th annual Kustom Kills and Hot Rod Thrills rat rod show in Brooklyn on Saturday. by Phil Patton Pebble...

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Ohio: Butch’s back is back in business

August 20, 2011
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Ohio: Butch’s back is back in business

by Thomas Gnau Butch Bunn is back on his feet again, and so his vintage and custom auto parts shop. Butch’s Cool Stuff in downtown Tipp City is a...

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Utah: Hot rods take over Bonneville Salt Flats for annual Speed Week

August 15, 2011
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Utah: Hot rods take over Bonneville Salt Flats for annual Speed Week

 Straightaway: Volk Brothers & Nish’s roadster race car completes a run. Hundreds of drag race cars will attempt to set land speed records during the course of the week...

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Kansas: Mercury from memory

August 13, 2011
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Kansas: Mercury from memory

Salina man has never forgotten the lines of the ’47 from his youth. by Mike Berry/The Wichita Eagle Don Reinsch’s rare post-war ’46 Mercury is the culmination of his...

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