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When I came in to work this morning I checked my "official" Greybeards customs facebook page and look who's car I saw in an add for Rat Rod Magazine's swap meet . How cool is that ?

Does anyone have experience with Speedway's bomber seats ? I plan on purchasing a set of bombers soon and was curious about how comfortable the speedway brand seats are . Or do you know of another brand that is more comfortable ? I know there are other styles of seats that are way more...

Sunday morning we were heading to a really cool show in lineville Al . The video was taken at around 7:00 am sunday morning and it was 28 degrees cold ! It was worth a little cold for a great drive in the rod and an excellent show . There is a little driving and a little of the show and a little...

There are some great times in life and a good long road trip with your brother is one them . My brother and I just got back home from a 2200 mile trip from Alabama to Iowa then Minnesota with only two destinations . One to pick up a piece of a model a coupe and a stop by Bob W. 's house to pick...

The hot rod power tour came through birmingham yesterday , Wow ! The next to last leg of the tour started in chattanooga Tn. and ended at regions park in birmingham . I didn't get to drive the whole leg but I did run about 75 miles of it , whole lot of fun ! There were easily over 2000 cars and...

I am starting a new build for my brother , it is a project that was started by someone else who did an excellent job but never finished the project . The truck was loosley assembled , just enough to push it onto the trailer for the trip home . My brother bought it the way it is in the photos ...

The good-guys show was great , lots of rat rods and some pretty cool shiny cars as well

This weekend we were in Nashville to attend the Good-Guys car show , after breakfast on sunday morning we were standing on the porch at cracker barrel rubbing our stomaches when I saw a couple guys looking at my model A , so I walked over to say hello . On they way to my car my brother says to...

I only went to one show so far that I have'nt been asked the never ending question " What color are you going to paint it.... when you finish it ? " I know there has to be a really clever reply without coming off as a goober . I'm sure most of you have had the same question asked , how do you...

There was a huge crowd for the first "warm" evening cruise-in this season

I just finished watching the first episode of Pacific , a new series on HBO . It is amazing how people's attitude and patriotism has changed over the years , people were lining up to join to fight , it made me proud to see how things were . It was very detailed and graphic , I can't wait to...

I have a '53 chevy truck with the 5 window cab , I am assuming my doors are '53 because they have the push button outer door handles and the vent window glass. I was wanting to do away with the vent window to make it like the earlier model trucks of that style . I prefer the look of the bigger...

Olskool Rodz had a special section at the world of wheels show this year featuring rat rods

Today things were a little slow at work so I started looking through the builds section. There are so many build threads that just leave everyone hanging .... with just a little left to go on a build . I know a lot of people will get online and start a build thread , some of the cars are never...

Has anyone had any experience with this style radiator ? It is a two row radiator that has a division in it making the coolant flow through from one way then back again . They claim a 10-20 degree difference - the theory is sound . I'm on the border line now with water wetter and all . I have a...

Has anyone used a '75 or newer nova sub frame on one of the '53 style chevy trucks ? I plan to buid the rear rails myself to join to it . I was looking for a way to do disc brakes , power steering and independent suspension cheaply . this will be a full fender truck so i'm looking for the...

Does anyone know of a Model A salvage yard ? any help would be great

Well , it's finished !!! It was a six month build and a ton of fun . All I have is finished photos , I do this every time ( I should have taken a few during the build ) . it's a 1930 model A sedan , chopped 6" channeled 8" , 454 chevy with turbo 400. Interior is home made seats with zodiac vinyl...

I'm Greg from birmingham al. I am building a '30 model A two door sedan rat rod . This is my 1st. rat rod , I went to the GOOD GUYS show in nashville over the summer and fell in love with the rat rod style . I guess what drew me to it was a model A rat between two $70k street rods and there...