Articles by: Nigel Grimshaw
Bryan Thatcher’s pro street blown Nash Metropolitan – Metronator
500ci of blown Chev goodness crammed into a tiny Nash Metropolitan
The Camfather: Ed Iskenderian – interview
Looking back on our chat with Ed Iskenderian in 2009 when he was still driving, still tinkering, and still a rodder at heart
Vale: Custom car legend Gene Winfield
Today we say goodbye to one of the most pivotal figures in custom car culture, Gene Winfield
Jimmy Shine’s bare-metal 1934 Ford pick-up
Jimmy Shine is a punk who surfs, drinks booze, gets tattoos and builds hot rods
The Proud American rocket car and Bonneville Boss transporter
Doomed never to play the roles they were designed for, this stunning duo remain a testament to the ambition and style of the 70s
Interview: The art and hot rods of Robert Williams
The godfather of lowbrow art talks hot rods
Drag racing legend ‘TV Tommy’ Ivo – interview
Looking back on our chat with legendary drag racer and Hollywood actor, 'TV Tommy' Ivo from 2010
1961 Ford Thunderbird bubbletop – THUNDERFLITE
Ford never built a space age Thunderbird concept so Dean Arnold did
Remembering custom car builder Dean Jeffries
Looking back on the life of legendary custom car builder Dean Jeffries
ED ‘BIG DADDY’ ROTH’S ORBITRON CUSTOM CAR
We look back on how Ed Roth's iconic custom car, Orbitron, was lost, found and reborn
Billy Gibbons’s ’36 Ford pickup
Looking back on ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons’s crazy ’36 Ford rat rod pickup
3000HP SIX-SECOND STREET LEGAL BENTLEY GT
In Britain they drag race Bentleys with 3000hp, at least Steve Neimantas does