Dave Cruikshank

1 month ago | fuelcurve.com | Dave Cruikshank

Goodguys and Porsches may seem like an unlikely pairing. Yet, once you lay eyes on Ron Sweet’s voluptuous, Jimmy Shine-built ’53 Porsche 356, conventional rules and labels fade into irrelevance. What we have here is a stunning example of mid-century German industrial design from the golden age of the automobile.

1 month ago | fuelcurve.com | Dave Cruikshank

When one thinks of Portland, Oregon, rainy days and Sasquatch sightings might come to mind. Yet, one of the nation’s powerhouses of custom car fabrication quietly churns out bespoke machines from this misty corner of the Pacific Northwest – Steve’s Auto Restoration. SAR was founded 50 years ago by namesake Steve Frisbie, and has become famous for turning automotive dreams into reality. Recently, they’ve also become one of the top custom Corvette builders in America.

1 month ago | fuelcurve.com | Dave Cruikshank

From a sleepy garage in Prescott, Arizona to a finalist for the Fuel Curve Custom of the Year award, Andy Shirk’s 1950 Lincoln Sport Sedan is a mildly customized knockout that preserves a golden era of Ford industrial design. Two all-new postwar 1949 Lincolns were introduced in the fall of 1948. The flagship Cosmopolitan and the “EL-Series” Sport Sedan that shared Mercury sheet metal from the cowl rearward.

1 month ago | fuelcurve.com | Dave Cruikshank

The Fox-Body Mustang might be more popular today than Lee Iacocca’s first-generation pony cars that turned the automotive world on its ear in the 1960s. The third-gen Mustang, with enduring styling from Ford Design Chief Jack Telnack, is one of the most-attainable modern pony car platforms around and easily lends itself to go-fast mods. Debuting in 1979, the third-gen Mustang was like a breath of fresh air. Seemingly overnight, the middlin’ Mustang II was unceremoniously sent to the glue factory.

2 months 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.