MyRideisMe.com Hot Rod & Custom Car Magazine

Featured Hot Rod and Custom Car Pictures & Stories

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 ...

Chandler Car Show Shines Downtown

Overcast skies and the threat of actually having to wear a jacket didn't deter a great crowd from downtown Chandler, Arizona on February 27, 2010. For all the pictures I took click here. I figured I'd lead with this Willys gasser. I waited for a few minutes to snap this shot with just a few legs in still walking by. It was pretty big crowd! Even stacked with great cars, I picked this one as my favorite just for it's sheer gasser badness. Those who disagree are simply wrong! While you're looking at this picture, notice the air scoops on the front ...

A Roadster That Can Fly? Check Out Platinum Bomb!

“If the guy building a 1943 Lockheed airplane decided to build a hot rod, this might be what he’d build,” said Zachary Norman, owner and builder of Platinum Bomb. While he denies that it’s a theme car, there’s a definite unifying element to this 1932 Ford roadster. One quick glance will tell you it’s aviation. From the aluminum-looking paint job to the dash full of airplane gauges, this car is full of details that make it look like a hot rod that’s ready to fly! Nothing makes a hot rod fly like the engine, right?! This baby is powered by a ...

2010 Detroit Autorama: Hot rods, customs, and Ridler contenders oh my!

Story by: Megan Boyd Pictures by: Doug Nykanen Vote for your favorite in the poll below... then check out the 2010 Ridler Award Winner - Story Here The 2010 Detroit Autorama is off to a hot start in the frigid city of Detroit. The 58th Annual event has once again gathered the best of the best to debut, show, and share their hot rods and customs ranging from the mild to the wild. Make sure to vote for your favorite below. The competition for the prestigious Ridler Award is heating up having drawn contenders from all across the nation, including 2 cars from Washington state. ...