Ride Of The Week 09/25/2023: Tim Dangle's 1964 Buick Special
THE GRAND SPECIAL When customizers have a theme, I always enjoy seeing how they creatively carry that theme throughout the car. This...
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Drake Donovan
- Sep 18
- 1 min
Ride Of The Week 09/18/2023: Jerry Carrico's 1961 Chrysler Newport Town & Country
RESTOMOD WAGON My tastes lean toward pro-touring style restomods. So, when I find a car that kinda has that look, I take notice. During a...
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Drake Donovan
- Sep 11
- 2 min
Ride Of The Week 09/11/2023: Joe Migliorisi's 1960 Nash Metropolitan
VETTE-TROPOLITAN When I walked up to this 1960 Nash Metropolitan, I immediately noticed the custom badge on the lower, right fender,...
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Drake Donovan
- Aug 28
- 2 min
Ride Of The Week 08/28/2023: Brent Maletic's 1984 Monte Carlo SS
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...
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Drake Donovan
- Aug 21
- 2 min
Ride Of The Week 08/21/2023: THE KING COYOTE
THE KING COYOTE One of the Great 8 contenders at this year’s Detroit Autorama also made the trip to Cleveland for the Piston Powered...
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Drake Donovan
- Jul 26
- 1 min
Ride Of The Week 07/24/2023: Mike & Kim Halslip's 2012 '69 Mach 1
MACH-WHAAA? If you know me, you know I love a good restomod. This car, however, is the opposite, a retro-mod. It’s a 2012 Mustang done...
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Drake Donovan
- May 29
- 1 min
Ride Of The Week 05/29/2023:Bill Kniffen's1957 Chevy 210
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...
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Drake Donovan
- May 15
- 1 min
Ride Of The Week 05/15/2023: Mark Harlow's 1981 Jeep CJ5
CAUTION: WET PAINT I spotted Mark Harlow's 1981 Jeep CJ5 on display outside the Las Vegas Convention Center at SEMA 2022. Original CJs...
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Drake Donovan
- May 8
- 2 min
Ride Of The Week 05/08/2023: 1978 Cutlass Restomod by Hahn Automotive
MOST DEFINITELY NOT YOUR FATHER'S OLDSMOBILE This 1979 Cutlass caught my attention at the 2023 Pittsburgh World Of Wheels because of the...
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Drake Donovan
- May 1
- 1 min
Ride Of The Week 05/01/2023: Gil Berry’s 1960 Corvette Restomod
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...
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Drake Donovan
- Mar 6
- 1 min
Ride Of The Week 03/06/2023: Alan Gimmel's 1983 Toyota Celica
There’s a surprise inside! Alan Gimmel's father bought this 1983 Celica new at Citrus County Toyota and proceeded to put 153,000 miles on...
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Drake Donovan
- Dec 26, 2022
- 1 min
Ride Of The Week 12/26/2022: Bob Lambiase, Jr's 1977 Buick Electra Limited
WHY RESTOMOD A BUICK? WHY NOT? Bob Lambiase, Jr of Rochester, NY was a lifelong car guy, particularly Pontiacs. He’s owned a GTO, a Trans...
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Drake Donovan
- Dec 19, 2022
- 2 min
Ride Of The Week 12/19/2022: Gary Kmit's 1974 Vega Kammback
FROM TRASH DAY TO TRACK DAY Many #rideoftheweek profiles are of cars that I consider the oddballs. These are vehicles that are rarely...
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Drake Donovan
- Oct 24, 2022
- 1 min
Ride Of The Week 10/24/2022: Gordon Ries' 1947 Dodge Pickup
A RESTOMOD DODGE Living the Car Show Life, I’ve encountered a fair share of restomod Chevy & Ford Pickups, but it’s unusual to see a...
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Drake Donovan
- Oct 17, 2022
- 2 min
Ride Of The Week 10/17/2022: Glenn Welling's 1927 Nash Light Six
A FINE WAY TO GET A CAR I spotted this pre-war classic at the Pittsburgh Area Camaro Enthusiast’s charity show in Baden, PA back in...
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Drake Donovan
- Jul 4, 2022
- 2 min
Ride Of The Week 07/4/2022: Bob Bachman's 1969 GTO Restomod
YOU CAN GO HOME AGAIN I’m jealous of those people who have managed to hold on to their first car. I’m just as envious of those folks...
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Drake Donovan
- May 30, 2022
- 1 min
Ride Of The Week 05/30/2022: Posie's 1949 Olds 76
Post War Resto Mod Restomods are my favorite segment of the collector car hobby. Classic lines with more modern, more reliable...
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