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2 weeks ago | 
fuelcurve.com | Dave Cruikshank
A wave of reactions swirled around in our heads when we initially laid eyes on Derek Brechner’s 1960 Ford F100. Our first thought was of Johnny Cash’s famous 1976 song “One Piece at a Time.” It’s a little ditty that tells the story of an auto worker who smuggles parts out of the factory to build a car of his own. It’s one of Cash’s all-time greats and his last chart-topper. Then we thought of Piet Mondrian, the Dutch painter who gained fame with his multi-hued, geometric art.
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1 month ago | 
fuelcurve.com | Dave Cruikshank
It would be easy to dust off a gaggle of tired nicknames to give to this ’66 Chevy C10 pickup that belongs to Todd Hoos. The Hulk, the Green Machine, or Aqua Man would all fit perfectly. But Todd’s Chevy, built by Provost Customs, isn’t so easily pigeonholed. When it was selected as a finalist for the 2025 Dakota Digital Truck of the Year Late, the winter mint green hauler felt more like a breath of fresh air.
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2 months ago | 
fuelcurve.com | Dave Cruikshank
If you’re a fan of the rock band Van Halen, the age-old conundrum of Dave or Sammy always rears its head. We love both versions of the band, but dig Sammy’s music from his earlier career best, especially when he was with Montrose. The guys over at Hill’s Hot Rods have a soft spot for Sammy too.
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2 months ago | 
fuelcurve.com | Dave Cruikshank
For us car guys, our obsession with four-wheeled contraptions usually goes way back and Sigmund Freud would have a heyday psychoanalyzing any of us. For Dudley Owens of Decatur, Texas, it started when he was 14 years old hanging out at hot rod shows with a childhood buddy. As he got older, his classmates were driving sport compacts to high school while Dudley prowled the parking lot in a chopped, pro street Chevy pickup. A lot has changed since then.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
fuelcurve.com | Dave Cruikshank
Mesa is the third largest city in the sweltering state of Arizona. Just east of Phoenix, Armando Encinas and his wife Liz live in the bountiful southwest sunshine with their two children. A construction company owner by trade, Armando has a thing for old squarebody pickups. Although his love of GM trucks is shared by many, his 1985 Chevy C10 is far from ordinary. We caught up with him and his truck at the Griot’s Garage Colorado Nationals and we were intrigued.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
fuelcurve.com | Dave Cruikshank
Just north of Denver, Colorado, in the town of Windsor, Greg Spaur and his wife Anna raised three girls on a chunk of land straddling the Rocky Mountains and the Great Plains. When he’s not tilling the earth on his farm, Greg’s burning up the street or strip on the weekends.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
streetmusclemag.com | Dave Cruikshank
Are you tired of the same old dime-a-dozen, LS, or Coyote swaps at every car show? Looking to shake up the status quo and turn some heads with your next build? Swapping in a diesel engine might be just what the doctor ordered. With monster torque and fewer parts than a gas engine, an oil burner is beefy, strong, and fast. To explore your options, you’ll want to get in touch with the “tour guides” from Diesel Conversion Specialists (DCS).
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
streetmusclemag.com | Dave Cruikshank
Well, it’s that time of year again. Las Vegas will become ground zero for all things automotive when the Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association rolls into the Las Vegas Convention Center on November 5th. With over one million square feet of exhibition space, almost every automotive company around the globe will display its latest wares. Anything you might need for the car will be there to peruse. Tires, wheels, floormats, tint, and blinking license plate frames are just a few.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
streetmusclemag.com | Dave Cruikshank
This Cadillac CTS-V race car, a marvel of engineering and performance, has a storied history that began in the early 2000s. Built by Pratt Miller in collaboration with General Motors, this race car Caddy was designed to compete in the SCCA World Challenge series, a famous racing event that tests the limits of production-based vehicles. The journey of the CTS-V race car started with a body-in-white, a blank canvas ready for transformation.
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Nov 9, 2024 | 
offroadxtreme.com | Dave Cruikshank |Dave Cruikshank
Stellantis has been phasing out the Hemi engine from various models, making it darn near extinct. However, the 6.4-liter Hemi V8 might be saved at the last minute from execution. When SEMA 2024 opened on November 5th, a Hemi-powered Ram 2500 Power Wagon concept was unveiled, hinting that the Hemi might have a stay of execution. Killing the Hemi, not to mention the Charger, Challenger, and Chrysler 300, might have turned out to be one of the biggest automotive blunders of the 21st century.
