THE MOPALA What happens when you cross a big 70s sedan with 2020s Mopar Muscle? You get an autocross monster known as the “Mopala”. It’s...

THE FULL MONTE Brent Maletic is a Car Show Life Customer. I’ve had the pleasure of doing show boards for both of his rides. One was for...

WHAT IS THAT? I unintentionally took a week off from posting #rideoftheweek because I was on the road at two consecutive all-Camaro...

A TRUE PHANTOM In the collector car world a phantom is a car that the factory could have built but never did. Such is the case with Stew...

SEA-BURBAN When I saw this creation being towed into the basement of Huntington Place for Autorama Extreme, I knew right away this had to...

THE CREEPY TIKI Autorama Extreme is the old school hot rod show that takes place in the basement of Huntington Place, the site of Detroit...

A CORVETTE IN DISGUISE This is not your typical shoebox Chevy. This particular 1957 210 is a rare hard top in the mid-level trim of...

WARRANTY VOIDED BY DAVE KINDIG Elaine Smolnik of Brookfield, OH is proud of her son. When Stevie began working at a dealership in the...

A HIGHLY DECORATED HOT ROD Gil Berry is the 3rd owner of this 1960 Corvette and it’s been in his possession for the past 39 years. It...

Waste Not, Want Not This hodgepodge of a trike grabbed me at the 2022 Steel City Nationals in Monroeville, PA last September. Bill...

LATE MODEL LOVE It’s been my experience that late model cars don’t get the same amount of car show love as the classics that are on...

FAMILY OWNED SINCE 1972 (give or take a few years) The stripes on this 1972 Chevelle grabbed my attention across the show field at the...

ONE CAR, THREE GENERATIONS The Cawthern family of Altoona, PA has owned this 1970 Corvette Stingray since 1972. The original owner took...

"Who Makes That?" What is my favorite car to see at a car show? The one you don’t see at every car show. You’re guaranteed to see...

FROM TRASH DAY TO TRACK DAY Many #rideoftheweek profiles are of cars that I consider the oddballs. These are vehicles that are rarely...

Yes, He Really Did Spend His Kid’s College Fund On A Vette Phil McCormick took best in show at the 2021 Corvettes at Carlisle event and...

SOX & MARTIN CAMARO? There are two interesting stories behind this 1967 Camaro owned by Jerry Dykun of Economy, PA who has owned the car...

BETTER THAN A NEW MINIVAN The year was 1983. Dodge was releasing the brand-new, 1984 Dodge Caravan, but for Melissa & John Faragotti, the...

ALL IN THE FAMILY At the 40th Corvettes at Carlisle I happened upon this stunning 1966 Sting Ray Roadster owned by Kyle and Michelle...

A GRADUATION GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING Beth Rhodes it the original owner of this 1968 Camaro Sport Coupe. Upon her graduation from Penn...