Before World War II, modifying cars was as much about what you could adapt as what you could buy. Photo of an auto dump near Easton, Pennsylvania, in 1935 by Walker Evans of the Farm Security Adminis...
John Athan’s 1929 Ford roadster atop a 1932 Ford frame is historical not only for its appearance along side Elvis Presley in the 1957 film Loving You (The King’s first starring role), but because it ...
The Revelator needs a new engine. This is how it’s being done economically. Photo by Dan Beaudry, others by David Conwill and as credited how-to (hou-tü) adj. giving practical instruction and advice ...
Santa brought the writer a 1923 Ford touring car body, which has been dubbed “Tilly,” thanks to the original plan to use a pair of Tillotson down-draft carburetors on the engine. The Tillotsons are n...
Don’t let its black paint and full fenders fool you–this Ford Model T Runabout is far from stock. Photos by the author. Henry Ford advertised his Model T as “The Universal Car,” with the implication ...
Jeremiah Thomas’s 1929 Ford A/V8 is a veritable oldtimer in the East Coast traditional rodding scene. Photos by the author. You’ve probably seen this ’29 Ford roadster with the Ford V-8 logo stencile...