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The history of Hot Rodding is full of stories about the good old days. Countless tales of dirt cheap and deadly quick ’32 Fords, T-buckets, Willys coupes, and ’57 Chevys regularly fill the air at any given gathering of guys who were there.

With the guidance of a few mentors, Kennedy spent his junior and senior years of high school building the ’31 Ford Model A five-window coupe you see on these pages.

In the booming post WWII years, American auto manufacturers embraced the aerodynamic styles made popular by the developing aerospace industry. With technology advancing and cars becoming more reliable, styling needed to keep pace.

This car project began by accident. After surviving intact for some 50-plus years, this 1948 Cadillac convertible was being delivered to a restorer for a complete ground-up rebuild.

After investing a lifetime into the car hobby, Dallas, GA, resident Bob Johnson is the kind of guy who keeps challenging himself with every successive car build.

If you’re ever near Bakersfield on a warm summer night and hear the distant rumble of a dual-quad big-block Ford, tip your hat to Carl for keeping the flame lit for a new generation of hot rodders.

Recently finished, the GTO was a pristine example of a modern street machine. The fact that it represents the culmination of a lifelong dream and was crafted by its owner made the deal even sweeter.

Do you have any idea what it’s like to attend a car show without a street machine of your own? For NSMC Member Mark Willman of Blue Grass, IA, the empty sort of feeling he experienced after attending the Street Rod Nationals in Louisville, KY, for the first time in 2005, told him he had to have a street rod.

You Always Remember Your First Love and for Jillian Dawley, It’s Her ’63 Ford Falcon Convertible.

The concept of a ’36 Ford done up in a custom style might not create a firm image in your head. John St. Germain’s “Time Bomb” will probably change that.