Tim Bernsau

Los Angeles

Feature Editor, Street Rodder Magazine at Motor Trend

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1964 Ford Mustang Test Car Photos You've Never Seen

2 weeks ago | hotrod.com | Tim Bernsau

The automotive world changed on April 17, 1964 when Ford formerly presented the Mustang during the World's Fair, held in New York City. The car was immediately available from dealerships on that day, selling 22,000 units during its debut. Last year, we celebrated the 60th birthday of our country's beloved Mustang by attending several Ford celebrations in Charlotte. Presented here is a firsthand account of how the Mustang effected former HOT ROD staff editor Tim Bernsau.
How a ’59 Chevy Apache Became Much Better Than a Beater

Dec 31, 2024 | hotrod.com | Tim Bernsau

Some of the nicest trucks got that way as a result of the snowball effect. You know how that works—it starts out simple and slow, then increases in speed and size until it rolls way past the original plan. Zac Zipperian has always liked ’58 and ’59 Chevy trucks, and building one had been a dream of his for a while. In 2010, he found what he was looking for on eBay. It was a ’59 Chevy Apache—a southern truck from North Carolina.
The Wicked 1927 Ford Track T Roadster That Won Goodguys’ Street Rod of the Year Award

Feb 28, 2024 | motortrend.com | Tim Bernsau

This 1927 Ford track T roadster, its owner Jon Hall, and builder Jesse Greening of Greening Auto Company, started 2023 on a high note—and sustained it for a solid year, scooping up a bunch of impressive honors, including Goodguys Street Rod of the Year. Hall's maroon Model T—built with a Shadow Rods reproduction steel body, modern aluminum flathead engine, custom chassis, and one-off components front to rear—made its public debut at the 2023 Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona.
2024 Grand National Roadster Show Photo Gallery: the Big Winners and 100 More

Feb 23, 2024 | motortrend.com | Tim Bernsau

Starting the event year at America’s longest running hot rod show. AMBR and Slonaker award winners, hot rods, street machines, custom trucks, and more from the car show they call “the grand-daddy of them all.”Sure, the calendar year starts on January 1, but for hot rodders around here, the new year really kicks off about a month later, when hundreds of hot rods show up at the Pomona Fairplex for the O'Reilly Auto Parts Grand National Roadster Show Presented by Meguiar's.
The Suede Palace: Traditional Hot Rods Storm The 2024 Grand National Roadster Show

Feb 21, 2024 | motortrend.com | Tim Bernsau

The Suede Palace has been one of the coolest and most popular buildings at the Grand National Roadster Show for almost 20 years, drawing '40s-, '50s-, and '60s-style traditional hot rods, customs, classic trucks, and race cars from all over the West.
Why Many People Consider This 1932 Ford the Coolest Roadster of 2023

Feb 8, 2024 | motortrend.com | Tim Bernsau

After taking a shot at the AMBR award in 2023, Scott Williams’ Sixties-style highboy soon became one of the best-known hot rods of the year. Tim BernsauWriterJorge NunezPhotographerFeb 8, 2024A year ago, this incredible Deuce roadster showed up at the Fairplex in Pomona, California, ready to compete for the largest and most prestigious roadster award in the history of hot rodding.
A Deuce Phaeton Loaded with Traditional Hot Rod Style Is the 2024 America's Most Beautiful Roadster

Feb 4, 2024 | motortrend.com | Tim Bernsau

Beth Myers’ limited-edition '32 Ford two-door tub, built by Roy Brizio Street Rods, is crowned at the 2024 Grand National Roadster Show. Feb 5, 2024America has a new most beautiful roadster. On Sunday evening at the 2024 O'Reilly Auto Parts Grand National Roadster Show, Beth Myers' sensational 1932 Ford Phaeton earned the title and trophy for America's Most Beautiful Roadster. That honor is accompanied by a $12,500 check from from ARP (Automotive Racing Products).
AMBR Award Contenders at the 2024 Grand National Roadster Show

Feb 3, 2024 | motortrend.com | Tim Bernsau

Nine Fords. One Chevy. One winner. Which one of these highest-level hot rods will go home with the title of America’s Most Beautiful Roadster? Feb 4, 2024More than 500 hot rods, customs, street machines, lowriders, race cars, custom trucks, custom bikes, and every other variety of modified specialty vehicle packed the Pomona Fairplex on February 2-4 for the 74th annual O'Reilly Auto Parts Grand National Roadster Show. On January 1, a handful of cars had already rolled into the event.
Traditional Hot Rods Crash HOT ROD Power Tour West Party To Drag Race at Pomona

Dec 25, 2023 | motortrend.com | Tim Bernsau

Not a bad way to spend a mid-December weekend—hitting three dragstrips in three days with a couple-thousand of our closest friends. While most of the country was bracing for a cold, white Christmas, we were soaking up some almost-winter sun in Irwindale, Las Vegas, and Pomona, celebrating the inaugural HOT ROD Power Tour West. The third and final day of HOT ROD's car show/road trip/drag race combo took us to the historic In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip.
Gathering at the Roc: Traditional Hot Rods on a 90-Mile Reliability Run

Dec 11, 2023 | motortrend.com | Tim Bernsau

The rural roads of northeastern Oklahoma woke up to the sound of traditional hot rods when a parade of Gathering at the Roc participants showed up for a ride through the hills of Osage County. Since 2020, a couple-hundred of the best traditional hot rods and customs from all over the country have headed to a wildlife preserve called Woolaroc for an early autumn car show.