In this video from Evan Smith you are going to get to see a great historic ride from the early days of Pro Stock. We’re talking about a bad ass little Maverick that is arguably one of the coolest Fords ever. Check it out.

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Up close with the actual “Dyno” Don Nicholson Ford Maverick raced in Pro Stock during the 1970 and 1971 seasons. This car has a Ford “Cammer” 427 engine with so many trick parts. Please be sure to support us by subscribing to the channel.

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This car is built from all new parts, at a much higher level of dimensional accuracy than anything that Ford built. And it has serious performance upgrades, like Wilwood Brakes, a supercharged Coyote crate engine, bigger wheels and tires, modern transmission, and so much more. This thing is built for fun and Jay puts it through its paces enough to know that this thing is a riot. And with over 700 horsepower on tap you can certainly have a lot of fun in this bad boy.

Let us know what you think as Jay gives us the full rundown.

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If you aren’t familiar with the Stanceworks 1931 Ford Model A, you should be. This little bastard is epic and yet there is something about it that makes you wonder if it is going to put the biggest grin on your face or kill you, because either one is possible with this thing. If you missed it, this thing has had some seriously needed repairs and epic fabrication. You’ll get to taste it all in this video, so watch and let us know what you think.

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The Model A LIVES! I’m stoked on this one, guys. Sorry for the delay.

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LTD IIs aren’t common to find, and usually it’s either a well-kept Sport or a four-door that’s somehow avoiding death if you do find one. We don’t know what’s under this hood other than “a lot” but whatever the program is on this Ford, we dig it.

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When Roy’s father Andy won the America’s Most Beautiful Roadster Award in 1970, it started an interesting Brizio legacy. You see Roy has been building hot rods for decades now, and has technically never won the AMBR himself. That’s because he’s never entered his own car. He has, however, built several AMBR winners for customers like Beth and Ross Myers. And he and his team build a hell of a hot rod up in Northern California.

So watch the video and see what you learn that you might not have know after checking out this bitchin, traditional, flamed hot rod roadster.

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Special Thanks to Aldan American and Chris Coddington.

The Vern Luce ’33 Coupe set Boyd Coddington on the map in the early 80’s and birthed the smooth era of hot rods. This ‘Revisited’ version has never before seen footage and historical pictures. It includes interviews with Diane and Chris Coddington, “Far Out” Gary Humenik, Duane Mayer, the late Bob Bauder, Gary Brown, Gene Winfield, and more.

Hot Rods By Boyd is the industry leader in American-made custom wheels. Founded by the iconic hot rod Builder Boyd Coddington, his legacy lives on through his son Chris who runs HRBB in Southern California. We feature original designs made famous by Boyd and new designs introduced by Chris. When you buy from HRBB, you are buying a product made by a Coddington, not a licensed product. We support American labor on American soil and aim to provide the finest parts in America.

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Thanks to the team at AutoTopiaLA, you are going to get a real look at this cool build. We dig this car, and hope the owner beats on it like it was built for.

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Anyone that knows me knows I’m a massive fan of Chris Ashton and his builds from Ruffian Cars. This is the 3rd build we’ve shot with Chris and truly one of the most exceptional purpose built vehicles I’ve ever experienced. Full race chassis, powered by a Shelby 526 cubic inch FE engine with a dogbox transmission and every single inch of this build is to have a semi streetable fully capable big track car so sit back and enjoy the ride.

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1. I’ve got my car and I don’t need to go out hunting anymore (my wife has a cast-iron skillet with my name on it if I drag any more hopeless wrecks home).

2. What shouldn’t be a shock to anyone, is that the original premise of the Rough Start series ($5,000, ready to drive or with one hell of an excuse why not) has been trashed. Blame economic factors, blame sellers who only see dollar signs.

3. …what’s left to buy even if you found something?

A daunting task, but I figured “what the hell” and went for it. This time, my restrictions were simple: $1000-$8000 price range, older than 1996. That’s it. And even that didn’t seem like a big enough net to cast up until I saw this thing. No, I haven’t lost my senses. In fact, this tiny little wind-up toy makes me smile.

Because the only thing that Kia sold in the United States at the time were bicycles (I know, my first bike was a Kia), you know this car better as a Ford Festiva and not as a Kia Pride. Whatever…it was a three-door hatchback meant to play the role of subcompact and fuel economy champion in Ford’s lineup. The last role I saw it play was in the movie Idiocracy as the car Joe has to drive during his “rehabilitation”. (Don’t ask about the hood ornament.)

But I have a reason to dig this. Back in my youth I took the Festiva’s predecessor, an early-1980s Fiesta, and made the same pickup-truck conversion. Only I didn’t install a dump bed. That would’ve been handy. No matter…the Fiesta made for a tiny little truck that sipped fuel and moved more weight than Ford Europe ever would’ve believed. This Festiva has the same things going for it: Road legality (ahem), frugal powertrain, and tiny size helps. It’s cheaper than a UTV, too. Need a pit car for your drag team? Need to haul things across your farm? The answer to both is “Festiva”.

Who would’ve ever believed that sentence?

Facebook Marketplace link: 1990 Ford Festiva truck conversion

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Tony Angelo has been messing with this silver soap bar of a Mark VIII for a while now. A turbocharger has been forcing the Lincoln to power realms that nobody at Ford ever would have believed, but that came at the cost of at least one engine. With a fresh bullet in the engine bay (and a fresh turbocharger to take the place of the one that also got smoked), it’s time to see if the last of the personal luxury coupes can throw down a solid number on the dyno.

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Matt has had a 1939 Mercury for a few years, and with the recent addition of his 1939 Ford, we can now take a closer look at them side by side. The coupes looks similar when you first glance but there is very little that is shared between the two cars!!

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