Chevillac Kabriolet

Te rat rod you see here has been name “Chevillac Kabriolet” and was build by Svenmeister of Hard Core Kustoms. It took Svenmeister over 800 hours to build this truck which was originally a 1952 Chevy and has now been modified so it is powered by a Caddy V8.

Svenmeister was born in Switzerland and was modifying everything he came across from a very early age from his first set of Hot Wheels to his first bicycle. As time passed he realized his passion was for building radical cars but the Swiss laws were far too restrictive for his plans and eventually decided to move to America to pursue his dreams. He has set up shop as Svenmeister Hard Core Kustom specialising in custom motor cycles.

Chevillac Kabriolet

Chevillac Kabriolet

Chevillac Kabriolet

Chevillac Kabriolet

1958 El Nomado

The car that you see here is a unique creation that was designed and built by Joe Cherry and is called “El Nomado”. Although this car looks like it could have rolled off a GM production line in 1958 this is actually Joe’s take on what such a car would look like had they done so.

As you would expect from a vehicle of this caliber it has been given some modern upgrades to improve the performance and handling. All the braking system has been upgraded to include a dual reservoir power master cylinder and now has disk brakes all round that have been cross drilled to improve their stopping ability. The suspension is now fully adjustable thanks to air bags fitted in each corner. The wheels are Boyd Coddington 18″ Crown Jewel Wheels that work perfectly against the perfect paintwork.

1958 El Nomado

1958 El Nomado

The interior of the car was designed by Brian Dering and Joe Cherry and matches the contoured design of the exterior. Inside you can see that all the interior metal parts have been painted to match the exterior and that the color is complimented by cream leather trim. The Leather trim also continues through into the pick-up bed.

1958 El Nomado

1958 El Nomado

The engine is a 348 cubic that is connected to a 2 Speed Powerglide Transmission both of which were available in 1958. The engine is connected to a Tire Warmer Exhaust System that features Flow master mufflers.

1958 El Nomado

1958 El Nomado

If you would like to read more about this car then I would strongly recommend visiting the El Nomado website by clicking here.

1939 Ford Coupe : source trucksandroadsters.com

This car was built by Trucks and Roadsters by Bill which is a family owned business started by Bill Phelan and now also works with his son Ves Phelan. Bill has been in the industry building custom components and hot rods for over 30 years and his son has worked at the shop since a young age. The company manufacture high-quality components for a wide variety of cars.

The 1939 Ford you see here has been fitted with a 514 cubic inch engine that was supplied by Ford racing and is capable of producing 630 HP. The engine is fed from a one-off fuel injection system that utilizes bespoke velocity stacks. The engine is connected to a automatic transmission fitted with a 3500 RPM stall converter which delivers the power to the Dutchman quick change rear-end.

1939 Ford Coupe : source autoblog.com

1939 Ford Coupe : source autoblog.com

The suspension is also mainly manufacturer specifically for this car with custom made control arms at the front and a Jake 4 bar rear suspension set-up. The ride height is also controllable through the use of Air Ride Technology setup. The wheels were supplied by Boyd Coddington and are 17×6 at the front and 18×12 at the rear.

1939 Ford Coupe : source autoblog.com

1939 Ford Coupe : source trucksandroadsters.com

The inside of the car is also finished to the same high standard as the exterior with various hand-made components such as the dashboard, consoles and door panels.

The car has been featured on Street Rod TV and been picked as the best in show at several events as you would expect from a car of this quality.

1934 Ford Vicki>carpictures.com

This is a 1934 Ford Victoria that has been professionally built to produce the beautiful Street Rod you see here. The car is based on a Rats Glass fiberglass body and features suicide doors, Boyd Coddington headlights and Chevy tail lights tucked into the roll pan. There is also hideaway license plate drops down when ignition key is turned on. The body is finished in a custom mixed PPG orange base/clear paint.

The body is sitting on a Bobby Alloway chassis fitted with Super Ride IFS and a Winter Performance quick change rear-end. At each corner is a Boyd Coddington billet wheel that has been commissioned especially for this car. Each wheel is wrapped in a BF Goodrich “ZR” Comp TA tire which are 17×7″ at the front and 20×10″ at the rear leading to the car’s fantastic stance. You would expect with a car like this it has a high-performance engine under the hood ans you would be right as this features a 468 cubic inch big block Chevy engine that has been fitted to a 700R4 Automatic transmission.

1934 Ford Vicki

1934 Ford Vicki

1934 Ford Vicki

1934 Ford Vicki

The interior of the car is upholstered in Tan/Beige leather and suede interior fabricated and stitched by Steve Holcomb of Pro Auto. The dashboard features a Rod Guage instrument panel that looks great and perfectly compliments the tilt steering and custom billet wheel.

1934 Ford Vicki

1934 Ford Vicki

1934 Chevrolet Phantom Sedan "The Instigator" (source : Mothers Cool Rides)

This is 1934 Chevrolet Phanton was built by Rutterz Rodz and was a Ridler award “Great 8″ finalist.

The engine has been replaced with a 509 cubic inch all-aluminium ZL1 V8 with a Vintage Hiborn intake that passes through the hood. As you can see from the pictures of the engine it has been fitted with custom valve covers and been painted to match the body of the car. The power is transferred to those massive 24 inch Boyd Coddington Billet rear wheels through a Turbo Hydromatic 350 transmission and a Winters 3.91 differential.

The body has been heavily modified and completely hand-fabricated from the windshield forward. The grille was specially made to fit the narrowed ’34 Chevrolet grille shell. The front headlights have been fitted onto custom mounts attached to the front suspension and feature hidden turn signals. As you can imagine the majority of the modifications at the rear were required to fit those huge rear wheels.


Inside the car is finished to the same high-standard as the exterior with red and black leather trim. The dashboard also has a monitor that is connected to a rear mounted camera and a very high quality audio system.

1934 Chevrolet Phantom Sedan "The Instigator"

1934 Chevrolet Phantom Sedan "The Instigator"

The car has been finished in three shades of DuPont Hues paint which are “Blackened” for the upper section, “Scarlet Fever” for the lower and finally “Key Lime Green for the pinstripe.

1934 Chevrolet Phantom Sedan "The Instigator" (source : Mothers Cool Rides)

1934 Chevrolet Phantom Sedan "The Instigator"

1934 Chevrolet Phantom Sedan "The Instigator"

Heavens To Mercatroid

This 1950s Mercury was built by Larry Kramer custom cars which is based in Ohio. The car which has been called “Heavens to Mercatroid” was build over 20 years ago and restored again about 10 years later and looks as fresh today as it did when it was first constructed.

The engine has been replaced with a 388 cubic inch V8 from a Chevrolet that has Tri-Power induction with matching air-filters that compliment the rocker covers. The power from the engine is the transferred to the road through a 700R4 transmission.

As you can see from the pictures the Mercury is very low which is achieved through the use of air suspension that has been installed on each corner.

Heavens To Mercatroid

Heavens To Mercatroid

Inside the car features all the modern conveniences that you would expect from a car of this quality with the driver being kept cool thanks to the Vintage Air conditioning. It also has electric windows, hood, trunk and antenna. The door handles have been shaved off in order to preserve those smooth lines and are also electrically operated.

Heavens To Mercatroid

Heavens To Mercatroid

1954 Chrisman Bonneville Coupe

This is a 1954 Coupe that was restored back to the condition it was in during its glory days by Art Chrisman. The coupe features a 331 cubic inch Chrysler V8 with hemispherical cylinder heads which is connected to a modified 1940′s ford manual transmission. The front suspension is from a 1938 Ford and has a transverse leaf spring configuration with drum brakes only at the rear.

The car was actually built originally by Art and Lloyd Chrisman who were hot rodding pioneers that learned many of the skills necessary from their father and worked with him at Chrisman & Sons Garage.

They were very successful at drag racing and famously achieved speeds of 140 and 180 mph over a quarter of a mile and set a record with the car you see here. This made the car one of the most recognizable cars to all enthusiasts of the time and was even featured on the front of Hot Rod magazine who called it “The Most Fantastic Coupe”.

1954 Chrisman Bonneville Coupe

1954 Chrisman Bonneville Coupe

From the outside this car resembles a modified 1930 Model A Coupe but the brothers did a fantastic amount of work to make the car ready for its racing life. The most significant changes were the 3 1/2 inch space frame and they also created a single unit at the rear for the engine and transmission components so they could be easily replaced. The front suspension features a leaf-spring that was salvaged from a 1938 Ford with a pair of hydraulic shock absorbers. However the rear axle was mounted directly onto the tubular chassis and had a Halibrand center section allowing the gear ratios to be changed when required.

1954 Chrisman Bonneville Coupe

1954 Chrisman Bonneville Coupe

1954 Chrisman Bonneville Coupe

1954 Chrisman Bonneville Coupe

1954 Chrisman Bonneville Coupe

1955 Ford Thunderbird LS1

This is a beautifully modified 1955 Ford Thunderbird that recently appeared on a Russo and Steele Auction site. The previous owner had restored 12 T-Birds of various ages and decided that it was time to create something unique with hot rod feel to it.

As you can see by the picture the car has been finished to a very high standard and the body is all steel one sourced from California. The car was taken of the chassis then completely stripped down and shot-blasted before reassembly took place and the car was sprayed in that mouth watering Sinful Cinnamon DuPont Hot Hues paint.

The front suspension was lowered using D-C Enterprises dropped spindles and disc brakes and the rear now has a TCI four link set up with a modified rear axle. In order to get that all-important ground-hugging stance it now has Air Ride Technologies suspension at each corner.

1955 Ford Thunderbird LS1

1955 Ford Thunderbird LS1

The engine is a 345 hp LS-1 engine fitted to a 4L60E transmission and has a modified computer to increase the output performance. The power is delivered to the road through a set of Helo Renegade wheels wrapped in BFG G-Force tires.

1955 Ford Thunderbird LS1

1955 Ford Thunderbird LS1

Inside the car that Sinful Cinnamon paintwork continues and is complemented by that sumptuous leather interior that was created by Little Sid’s Custom Upholstery. The custom built console houses the heat/air conditioning controls and a 4600 Pioneer Stereo that powers 4 Fosgate speakers. The seats were sourced from a Mitsubishi and reupholstered to suit the rest of the car.

1955 Ford Thunderbird LS1

1955 Ford Thunderbird LS1

The cool digital dashboard was smoothed and filled to give that contemporary appearance and the instruments were supplied by Dakota Digital.

1955 Ford Thunderbird LS1

1955 Ford Thunderbird LS1

1955 Chevy Bel Air

This is Jimmie Smith’s 1955 Chevy Bel Air that was build by Mike Cochran at Kreative Images in Wilsonville, Oregon. The inspiration to build this car came from Jimmie’s Father who had been attending shows with Jimmie but they never had a cool ride to arrive in. His father was 81 at the time it was built and said to him “Hey, I’m running out of time. If we’re going to have a special car, you need to get with it!”.

The build took 3 years to complete the car was painstaking taken apart and put together again with immense attention to detail. The majority of the modifications are very subtle but there are a lot of them. The underside of the car including the frame and floor were finished to the same high-quality as the actual body itself with the frame being de-burred, sanded, filled and finally finished in a high-gloss PPG paint.

1955 Chevy Bel Air

1955 Chevy Bel Air

Under the bonnet the firewall was also given the same treatment and was also smoothed and reshaped to give the necessary clearance for the 405bhp Corvette engine that was supplied by Street and Performance which has been fitted with dress-up components and a Lingenfelter fuel injection system. This was then fitted to a 4L60E transmission that delivered the power to a 9" rear end.

1955 Chevy Bel Air

1955 Chevy Bel Air

Inside the car is a set of bespoke classic instrument gauges and a center console that is used to hold the various additions such as the stereo and air conditioning controls. The seats have been replaced with Lincoln electric seats covered in Leather and Ultrasuede to complement the theme that runs throughout the interior.

1950 Mercury built by Rick Dore

This is a 1950 Mercury that has been built by Rick Dore to his usual extremely high standard. It is powered by a 350 cubic inch GM crate engine that is fitted to a GM 350 Turbo transmission. The chassis has been replaced with one from an Oldsmobile and it now utilizes a Full Air Rid Technologies lift kit to enable it to assume a very low stance whilst parked but retain a comfortable ride height whilst driving.

That spectacular color is Tangelo Pearl (Tangerine) that works really well against the chrome work on the car. The body has been extensively modified and has been roof chopped by 3 inches at the front and 4 inches at the rear with the B pillar slanted forward. The wheels are manufactured from a solid billet of aluminum by Colorado Custom and were inspired by the Cadillacs of the fifties.

1950 Mercury built by Rick Dore

1950 Mercury built by Rick Dore

1950 Mercury built by Rick Dore

1950 Mercury built by Rick Dore

The inside the car has been finished in soft Italian pearl white leather with a center console that runs through the car that has also been finished in Tangelo Pearl to match the exterior.

1950 Mercury built by Rick Dore

1950 Mercury built by Rick Dore

You can see more of Rick Dore’s handwork by visiting his site by clicking here.