Monthly Features

America's Most Beautiful

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Throughout the year there are many prestigious awards earned by participants of Goodguys events. While some of these are designed to showcase a car’s mechanical prowess, such as the hard driving Hot Rod of the Year or the Street Machine of the Year in Columbus with it’s required Autocross laps, others are based upon sheer looks alone. One such category is the Street Rod d’Elegance in Del Mar. Another is a time-honored Northern California tradition: America’s Most Beautiful Street Rod, presented by Flowmaster. As the name implies, it is nothing more than a pure beauty contest.

This year’s field was as impressive as ever, and the finalists ran the gamut from Pro-Built to Homebuilt, with everything in between. In the end, Harold Wiley’s elegantly two-toned 1939 Buick Special took the honors, marking the first time a four door has won the America’s Most Beautiful Street Rod crown.

Weekend Wrenchin

wwBead Roll

This inner apron story was performed on a Ford Cougar / Mustang but the idea is the same for any straight panel inner aprons and or bead rolling techniques that you may want to perform.

1. We are building the inner aprons on this Ford and removing the factory battery tray which is unsightly. We use a Mittler Bead roller to put in the beads. We want the engine bay to have a stock appearance so this tool will do the trick.

 
Great Northwest Nationals

gnwn_artwork2011 marked a decade of Goodguys fun in Spokane , Washington with the 10th Great Northwest Nationals. The wonderful Spokane County Fair and Expo Center staff presented Goodguys with a ribbon cutting ceremony and a special plaque to commemorate the achievement.

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West Coast Nationals

wcn_artworkTwenty-five years is a long time. That is a quarter of a century, and that is also how long Goodguys has been hosting the West Coast Nationals. In that span of time, hot rodding has ebbed and flowed through the trends and people.

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GNWN Pick

GNWN_picksmIt’s safe to say that building a hot rod can be an organic process. While some cars have a rigid build plan that’s laid out before the first wrench is turned many seem to evolve as they go, and often spiral into something much more than anticipated.

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WCN Pick

WCN_picksmThose of us with stalled or lingering project cars can find hope and solace in Jay Eitel from Palo Alto, California. He recently completed his project car, complete with a one-off metal body. Before you shrug your shoulders, we’d like to add that he started the car in 1941 and is now 95 years old!

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About The Editor

Kirk Jones, Gazette Publisher / Editor in Chief, has been on with the Goodguys since 2002. Kirk steered the Gazette into a Hot Rodding industry icon with modern design, improved layout, increased advertising opportunities and more features the readers want. 

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