There are not a lot of rules to design when it comes to the world of hot rods; most times – anything goes. Today's feature car might pass as a hot rod at first glance, but it isn't. It's got the same ...

The 1949 Ford, affectionally tagged as the ‘Shoebox,’ stands as a timeless piece of the American automotive mosaic. This ...

The 1949 Ford may not be as iconic as the Mustang or Fairlane, but it's an important piece of the automaker's history. It was Ford's first post-WW2 automobile. It was also the first major postwar ...

For some, a dream project is something that requires a bit of effort to make into reality. For John Malozsak's project, it took as much ingenuity as effort to accomplish. Why? He and his Maniacs ...

It was many years ago that Wayne Sullivan owned his first “shoebox” Ford, the name given to the company’s 1949-1951 sedans because of their new squared-off design. It was 1963. Sullivan was 17 and had ...

With the suspension sorted on our buddy Buck Lyons' 1950 Ford custom sedan, it was time to move on from the form to the function part of the rebuild. We successfully dropped the Shoebox a respectful ...

But what happens when a second tribe takes over? Given the nature of the hot rod and custom-car world it happens quite often. It's not always pretty, either; this is an industry forged on personal ...