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ALWAYS THE MONEY

If anyone ever says to you, "It's not about the money," you can count on that being a lie. It's almost always about the money, at least a little.

A THANK YOU FROM THE ESTRANGED CAR CLUB

WOW! That's the first thing that comes to mind when I think about this past weekend. And if there is one word that sums it up, that's it. I originally...

HOT ROD CRAZY

*This is a great little story shared by our friend, Gram Spina, a passionate young guy that is, well, HOT ROD CRAZY! Enjoy!* You can listen to this story on...

SACRIFICE - A NOTE FROM BRIAN NUNEZ

* Here is a note sent in by Brian Nunez, a regular contributor to this site and podcast. Brian has recently completed a project and along the way, picked up...

FROM THE BARN TO THE STREET - PART 2

This is Part 2, to see the beginning of this build, go to Part 1, here: FROM THE BARN TO THE STREET PT1 and to read about how I found the car...

MINNIE THE MOOCHER

This is a story about an Austin. That’s right, a British Motor Corporation hunk of tin from one of the wettest isles on the planet. A dreary, dull, British car that fell into the hands of two twenty-something British hot rodders who weren’t keen on British cars.

DO YOU WANT THIS HOBBY TO LIVE?

You can listen to this story on the Iron and Steele Podcast, here: WANT IT TO LIVE - SPOTIFY ... An older gentleman leans into the passenger side window of...

A BLAST AT BONNEVILLE

Building a car we can drive and the adventures we have is the true reward….if it's not fun why have it? With Bonneville coming up I think of each memorable visit but one in particular stands out.

FROM THE BARN TO THE STREET - PART 1

I figured I would document my '32 Coupe's journey from forgotten barn decor to street terror. The longer story of how this car was located and how the deal itself...

PURE VIOLENCE

When I encountered it sitting there at Robbie's shop, the first thing that struck me was the stance. It was absolutely hammered, sitting slightly nose-low with a hot amount of "California rake."

WHO'S BUYING THESE $15K MODEL A FORDS?

Here is your typical scenario for me: I find one of these things sitting in a garage. It's not been started since 2006 when grandpa got sick and died. Here it is, dull paint from the tractor supply store and sprayed with a Harbor Freight gun in 1997, copious Bondo over pop-riveted "patch panels" in the lower cowl, a droopy interior kit ordered from a catalogue and installed by its owner around the same time, and of course your usual tale of a "rebuilt" motor.

DALE MATTHEWS - "EVERY DEAL'S DIFFERENT"

It's tough being a car dealer. It's even more difficult to be one of those AND have a great reputation. And while he has bought and sold more old cars than anyone around here combined, I can honestly say that I've never ran into anybody that didn't like Dale Matthews.

BELLA

*Thank you very much, Ken Carvalho for sharing this story with me and for allowing me to share it here. You have one hell of a tough young lady on your hands! And Bella, congratulations! You are a true inspiration!*

BIAS PLY DRAGS

"BILL - KINDA GRUFF"

THE NIGHT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN KANAB

MOM'S 'VETTE

THE ROAD TRIP

ALWAYS THE MONEY

A THANK YOU FROM THE ESTRANGED CAR CLUB

HOT ROD CRAZY

SACRIFICE - A NOTE FROM BRIAN NUNEZ

FROM THE BARN TO THE STREET - PART 2

MINNIE THE MOOCHER

DO YOU WANT THIS HOBBY TO LIVE?

A BLAST AT BONNEVILLE

FROM THE BARN TO THE STREET - PART 1

PURE VIOLENCE

WHO'S BUYING THESE $15K MODEL A FORDS?

DALE MATTHEWS - "EVERY DEAL'S DIFFERENT"

BELLA