Yearly Archives: 2023

1934 Ford Roadster Pickup – The Mating Season

1934 Ford Roadster Pickup – The Mating Season
By D. Brian Smith Photography: D. Brian Smith Gearheads everywhere can relate to mating season. That's when you're building a kit car, custom classic truck, musclecar, street rod, or racecar from the ground up, and you put the new engine and transmission together, place it in the chassis, and install the body on the chassis…
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Two RCR40 Mk1’s Ford GT40 Replicas – #1075 & #1083 Reborn

Two RCR40 Mk1’s Ford GT40 Replicas – #1075 & #1083 Reborn
Ray Maserang's RCR40 MkI & Dean Lampe's RCR40 MkI By D. Brian Smith & in the GT40 Replica Owners' Own Words Photography: D. Brian Smith #1075 Reborn My fascination with the GT40 goes all the way back to my childhood. As a young boy hanging around the family body shop, Walnut Park Auto Body in…
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Ford 351W Dyno Test – A Rumblin’ In The OC

Ford 351W Dyno Test – A Rumblin’ In The OC
By D. Brian Smith Photography: D. Brian Smith Ever since Smeding Performance built the 427ci Ford stroker engine (Feb. '05 CCT), we've been dying to stoke the stroker and fire her up. In the build article, we mentioned fuel injection would be our induction of choice as opposed to carburetion. Seeking something that would look…
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Interested in the Building – Dennis Fring’s Far Out 1944 Chevy Pickup

Interested in the Building – Dennis Fring’s Far Out 1944 Chevy Pickup
By D. Brian Smith Photography: D. Brian Smith There is something magical about meeting a skilled hot rod builder. More often than not, the really talented artisans are humble about their abilities. For every famous professional designer and builder like Chip Foose or Roy Brizio, there are many more who fabricate stunning creations in their…
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