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Chrome Paint?! Painting the Bomb

The first thing I picture when I hear the words “chrome car” is my childhood Barbie car that I outfitted with reflective chrome tape. This 1932 Ford Roadster is no Barbie car, that’s for sure. Let’s begin by taking a look at the Platinum Bomb. This 1932 Ford Roadster was designed and built by owner Zach Norman along with the Troy Ladd and his crew at Hollywood Hot Rods with a WWII airplane in mind. (Get more about this car in A Roadster That Can Fly?) So when it came to paint, he wanted a polished aluminum looking body. Those of ...

Full Tilt Built Comet Street Rod

We were sent this story and being Comet/Falcon lovers, we had to post it. Anytime I hear or see a Mercury Comet, I smile. My dad owned a '64 Comet Cyclone. '61 Comets are not your typical hot rod platform, but you wouldn't know it from seeing this particular purple rod. It was built by Full Tilt Street Rods in Grand Junction, Colorado, and they had this to say about the project on their website: "Clay and the Full Tilt Crew started with a bone-stock 1961 Comet, tore it down to the frame and installed a couple of tons of the ...

BringaTrailer Dodge Seneca 413 Cross Ram 4 Speed

Our friends at BringaTrailer.com have some cool and unusual cars for sale. It wasn't hard to find one to feature at MyRideisMe.com. This Dodge Seneca stood out, especially for the 413 Cross-Ram that grabbed my attention. Throw in a 4 speed and now you're talking. Check out BringaTrailer's feature and let us know what you think! You better go get on BringaTrailer's email list too, so you can check out all the newest rides for sale that just might find its way to your garage. Odd Design, Huge Engine: 1961 Dodge Seneca 413 Same day update: This Dodge was sold for $14,900 ...

6 Basic Steps to Drawing Hot Rods

Words and Drawings by Ryan Hadden See more at thehaddenhotrodshop.blogspot.com I am no Chip Foose, but I do like to draw cars. I have no formal education in drawing automobiles, but I did leave some killer renderings in the back of a few school books when I was younger! I hope that this quick tutorial will help you to do something a lot of guys / gals fear they cannot do. A few "tools of the trade". This is a shot of some of the tools I have collected over the years while drawing. Included in this photo are markers, colored pencils, pastels, ...

Hot Rod Ramblings: Mild Customs

It's been too long since I rambled on about Hot Rods and Customs, I mean Kustoms. My crazy car brain has gone down the path of "Mild Customs". I'll say it right now, the car that really got me started digging Customs was Nick Hoesing's ex-Ford Galaxie I scoped at Bonneville last year. Peep it below... Then I picked up a Rodders Journal that featured Kirk Jones' 1960 Ford Starliner. Our camera man Swanee grabbed this first pic at last years Grand National Roadster Show. This 'Liner blew me away!!! I pulled that TRJ #45 out again last night to re-read the story and stare at ...

1st Goodguys Spring Nationals 2010 Street Challenge Autocross

Goodguys Spring Nationals, March 12-14 Street Challenge Autocross To see all the juicy event details, check below. What we are excited about and wanted to point out to you readers is the new event they're having this year. The "Street Challenge Autocross"! Take your hot rod and bash some cones and yank that steering wheel around and put a hurtin' on your tires and brakes. Check out these 2 hot rods showing you how autocross is done! Check out this CRC Vette getting it on in the twisties. Man that looks fun! ...or maybe Corner Carving Muscle is your thing, check out Bryan Frank's ...

1955 Chevy Gasser spotted at Lowes Parking Lot

So, February in Utah isn't a great time to bust out the street driven Gasser, you'd think, but the owner of this '55 Gasser called "Hemi Hunter" gets a big high 5 for doing just that. Of course, it is the warmest day since November 22, it was a balmy 46. Ha ha I've got no info except for the pics I took. But its a gorgeous example of an early 60's Gasser built to run on the street. This car was immaculate! Cherry black paint, all the correct Gasser mods, like radiused rear fender, bumperless, big long tube headers, no ...

2010 Ridler Winner Announced: Gold Digger

Pictures by: Doug Nykanen The votes are in both in Cobo Hall at the Detroit Autorama and here at MyRideisMe.com where you could Vote for your favorite "Great 8" car. Funny thing is, by 2 votes, the very unofficial voting picked "Gold Digger" same as the judges in Detroit. We'll have more pictures of the Ridler winner and the rest of the Detroit Autorama soon, but for now, here's the shots we have of this beautiful hot rod. At this level, every car is perfect. Without sitting inside or hearing from the builders how they did it or why, or maybe cranking up ...