All Entries Tagged With: "hot rod"
So Cal Speed Shop
We recently paid a return visit to arguably the best known speed shop in the Country, So Cal Speed Shop. We were fortunate enough to visit and tour the shop several years ago but on this trip Katrina was with me and she desperately wanted to see their facilities in Pomona CA. We were lucky [...]
Voo Doo Hellion Rat Rod
When we were recently at the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals we saw a car that really caught our eye. No it is not a Muscle Car nor a Corvette and it was not displayed in the main arena with such cars either. It was one of the welcome cars located in the Loby on [...]
Resto-Mods
Over that past year or so we have noticed that the collector car market seems to be evolving. On many fronts it appears that the general public is getting a little bored with what has always been. The 100 point all original cars that get trailed everywhere are gaining less enthusiasm and the car that gets [...]
Restoration or Resto-Mod?
Authentic Restoration Your input is very important to us. What you have to say has a lot of impact on what kinds of articles we bring to you as well as what kind of Project Cars we do. In the past it was pretty clear that the hobby was strong behind pure authentic restorations. The cars [...]
Life of Riley Hot Rot
We have done several article lately on hot rods and rat rods and it suddenly came to me that many of our readers may not have any memories of the birth of hot rodding. There was a time when hot rodders and motorcycle riders were all believed to be hoodlums and dangerous. Those hot rods [...]
Checkers Rat Rod
Rat Rods are like ice cream they come in all flavors and sizes. I find them to be of interest to a wide varitety of car guys. Some are little more than heaps of rust relying on gravity to keep the bodies attached to the frame. Others have a strong sense of humor and are [...]
Legendary Collector Cars TV; Episode 7: Nashville Good Guys
Previously we brought you some individual photos of our favorite cars at the 2012 Nashville Goo Guys show. Today in this Episode of Legendary Collector Cars TV we decided we would just sit back and let you enjoy some of the great cars drive buy. Not only will you get to see them but listen [...]
Nashville Good Guys 2012 Photos; Saturday
It was a big relief to enter the grounds at the Saturday Good Guys event in Nashville. There were lots of cars and the quality was high. The turn out was a little less than previous years but was still well worth the visit. However, because I-24 was closed getting in and out of downtown [...]
Rod & Custom Machine & Fabrication
A big part of what we do here at Legendary Collector Cars is to bring you pictures and stories about car related events and places that you might not ever get to see on your own. This includes car shows, museums, private collections as well as restoration and custom speed shops. We recently completed just [...]
Good Guys Nashville 2011
We just returned from the first day of the 2011 Good Guys Show in Music City, Nashville! We have over 50 photos from the first day, Friday posted on our Show page. We will be posting many time that over the next few days. These are only the very first photos to give you just [...]
Hot Rods a Book Review
Motorbooks is always coming up with a new book that is a must have for the book shelf or the table top or the garage workbench. Hot Rods are not for everyone but most car guys love them even if they don’t want one. This historical reveal all was created and edited by Michael Dregni. [...]
Beach Hop Whangamata New Zealand
By: Richard Fleener I love my cars and all we get to do with them but it is really about all the great people we meet when Katrina and I take them out. One example of that is Robert Pegler of New Zealand. Robert and I first met through this web site. Last summer he [...]
Collector Car Speed Freaks!
We recently did something we have never done before. We collect anything to do with cars and have a large collection of diecast but I have kind of burned out on those. I really like the highly detailed models but for the most part they are very pricey. I have been searching for a replacement [...]
Top 10 Collector Cars for 2010-2020
Do you remember all the squawk over the New Millennium back in 1999? It seemed no one believed the World would survive the changing of our calendars to the year 2000. All of our computers were predicted to spit up little micro chips and die; airplanes were going to fall out of the sky and our [...]
Rat Rod Photos
By: Richard Fleener Rat Rods continue to grow in popularity. They range from old beater 50′s machines in a combination of primer and rust to miscellaneous parts scavenged from a junk yard to make a vehicle for cheap. Others are highly engineered and mechanically advanced with suade paint jobs. Still others are pure rust buckets [...]
Paul Tracy Rat Rod Update
Indy Car Racer Paul Tracy continues to update is Radical Rat Rod. You can see the most recent modifications by simply Clicking Here. If you think PT hasn’t got some other toys to play with outside of the race cars, think again. How about this?
Like Rat Rods?
If you like Rat Rods we just added another Rat Rod in our Feature Car page as well as added an entirely new Rat Rod Page for nothing but Rat Rods. Check them out. The Rat Rod Page will be updated every time we find some new Rat Rods we like. We still have a [...]
Top Ten Collector Cars; Fantasy Car Collecting
Fantasy Car Collecting I have recently visited a number of museums and private car collections and the thought crossed my mind; “If I had the money what would I buy?” It is a very difficult answer because so much depends on how much money you have and what you want to do with the cars. [...]
Idea Books: Hot Rods, Interiors
How do you get your inspiration for a project? Mine come from all kinds of places but one of my favorite is to just thumb through books and magazines. I have been thinking about resto-moding the 69 Ford Talladega shell we have but couldn’t get an overall vision for it. To help kick start the [...]
Good Guys Video, Des Moines, Iowa Heartland Show
It has been a few weeks since we went to the Des Moines Good Guys Show but we finally got a video complete of some of the cars we saw. Check this out and also visit the photo pages.
Roy Brizio, Hot Rods a book review
Every once in a while we like to pick up a good book to read. It is a little more difficult to do when the weather is warm and there is the crackle of open exhaust in the air. However, on a recent lazy summer afternoon I picked up the new book by Bo Bertilsson. [...]
If you love Muscle Cars and Hot Rods, Hear this!
If you are into any classic car from the 50s or 60s then this will make you dance right out to the garage and go for a ride. Man does this bring back memories. Just picture a 32 five window sitting next to a 55 Chevy in a parking lot outside a Dairy Queen on [...]
Need a Gift for Father’s Day? Here is an idea!
Dear Shifty, Father’s Day is coming up real soon and I have no idea what to get my Dad. He is really into cars. He goes to all the cruise-ins and muscle car shows. He has an old hot rod he has been working on for years. It has no paint on it that you [...]
New Cruise-In Photos from Murfreesboro
The weather was good last Friday and we finally had a real cruise at the Murfreesboro Hot Rod Club cruise in Murfreesboro. Check our our photos at the Car Show page, Click Here. We have also added a new little feature to keep you on your toes. Going to a cruise is all about the [...]
Memphis Super Chevy Show 2009
We just spent a wet weekend at the Super Chevy Show in Memphis. We had a successful trip with no problems and brought home a Class Win as well as a Sunday’s Best of Class award. In the very near future we will be posting a few clips of the very little racing that went [...]
Hot Rod Pin-up Girls
If you like Hot Rods, Customs and beautiful women you will want to check today’s book review out. David Perry is a master of the old school pin-up. It is a nostalgic look through today’s camera lens at the girls we all dreamed of but never dated; Mom and Dad would not approve. To see [...]
1949 Mercury that started it all, Sam Barris
If you appreciate custom cars from the 50s or if you think lead sleds are cool you owe much of it to this car. Sam Barris is the lesser well known, but some say more talented, brother of George Barris. You can read all about this car and see more photos in our Feature Car [...]
Art of the Hot Rod; book review
Art of the Hot Rod A few days ago I mentioned that I had the opportunity to quickly look over the new Motorbooks release, Art of the Hot Rod, and how impressed I was with it. I immediately knew I had to have my own copy. I have now had mine for a couple of [...]
GoodGuys Nashville 2007
You folks liked the 2008 photos so much I decided to go back and pick out a few from 2007 and 2006Â and see if you liked them just as much. If you do I will roll out some more. What else would you like to see? This is one beautiful and wild custom. Don’t rush [...]
Stolen Street Rods and Hot Rods, Keep a Lookout!
How many times do you go to a car show and accidentally leave the keys in your car? When you drive to an out of town event and park at the motel/hotel; do you worry about your pride and joy? I have heard of people getting into cars at shows and just driving off. It [...]
The Legend: What is this site all about?
According to the Webster Dictionary A legend is a “non-historical or unverifiable story handed down by tradition from earlier times and popularly accepted as historical”; legendary is likewise defined as “celebrated or described in legend”. The right stories can make any car Legendary. Part of the fun and mystique of owning collector cars are the [...]
Welcome Legendary Collector Cars Blog
Legendary Collector Cars are not made in a factory, they are made on the street, at the racetracks and at car shows. They can be Muscle Cars, Sports Cars, Hot Rods, Rat Rods, Classic Cars, Antique Cars, Collector Cars or any other car you love. This page is about our Legends and about making your [...]
