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Troy Ladd (born April 4 in Newport Beach, CA) is an American designer and builder of custom cars and hot rods from Burbank, CA known for building traditional styled vehicles. [1] After obtaining a Bachelor's degree in Business from Vanguard University, Troy formulated a business plan for Hollywood Hot Rods, taking into account location, size of ...
Detroit Autorama. The Detroit Autorama, also known as America's Greatest Hot Rod Show, is a showcase of custom cars and hot rods held each year at Huntington Place in Detroit, Michigan, in either late February or early March. It is promoted by Championship Auto Shows Incorporated (CASI) and hosted by Michigan Hot Rod Association (MHRA).
The California Kid is a customized 1934 Ford three-window coupé built by Pete Chapouris . The '34 was on the cover of Custom Rod in November 1973, along with a similar coupé built by Jim Jacobs. [a] It attracted the attention of television producer Howie Horowitz, [b] who wanted it for a TV movie, "The California Kid". [1]
The Hirohata Merc is a 1950s lead sled [1] custom car, often called "the most famous custom of the classic era". [2] [3] Setting a style and an attitude, it had a "momentous effect" on custom car builders, [4] appeared in several magazines at the time [5] and has reappeared numerous times since, earning an honorable mention on Rod & Custom ' s "Twenty Best of All Time" list in 1991. [5]
"Uncertain T" also appeared in Hot Rod in July, August, and September 1966. [20] In the September issue, it was listed as for sale, with a price of US$7000; usual for a used custom car was $2000 to $3000. [21] In 1966, "Uncertain T" was offered as a Monogram model kit. [22] Around 1970, the car, then painted metallic gold, was sold to a ...
Hot Rod Lincoln. " Hot Rod Lincoln " is a song by American singer-songwriter Charlie Ryan, first released in 1955. It was written as an answer song to Arkie Shibley 's 1950 hit "Hot Rod Race" (US #29). It describes a drive north on US Route 99 (predecessor to Interstate 5) from San Pedro, Los Angeles, and over the Grapevine which soon becomes a ...
Chapouris began his hot rodding career in the 1950s in Southern California, where he was a member of the Vintage Tin Hot Rod Club. [2] He is best known for the '34 Ford 3-window The California Kid, featured on the cover of Custom Rod (along with a similar coupé built by Jim Jacobs) [2] in November 1973 and in the movie of the same name in 1974. [1]
Hot rods are typically American cars that might be old, classic, or modern and that have been rebuilt or modified with large engines optimized for speed and acceleration. [ 2] One definition is: "a car that's been stripped down, souped up and made to go much faster." [ 3] However, there is no definition of the term that is universally accepted ...