By Jim Aust/Hollywood Hot Rods Every since the first sleek new 1949 Mercury hit the street crafty restylers have lusted after examples with the roof a bit lower than the factory offerings. Sam Barris was among the first to chop his own personal Mercury, and the process would be repeated […]
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Hot Rod Homecoming 65th Anniversary Show Coverage- Part 1
It’s no secret that the west coast, specifically southern California or “SoCal” has been the hotbed for Hot Rodding. Many of the legendary customizers, race drivers, companies, and magazines called SoCal their home. By far the biggest magazine in the world of hot rodding is the one and only Hot […]
Car people are good people… but you already knew that- Saving John’s 1947 Mercury
Here at Eastwood, we hear stories like this every once in a while. But a new heartwarming story recently came to light out of Happy Valley, Oregon that we thought we’d share with you. It’s just a great human interest story that happens to revolve around classic car restoration. The […]
The Debris-Capri Project, Knee Deep in Rust!
Product Managers J.R. and Mark R. have been busy on their lunch breaks here at Eastwood! They are now deep into rust repair on J.R.’s Capri project. Because of how rare these cars are, they have been forced to use a mix of Mustang and custom made replacement panels for […]
J.R.’s Dream Car Gets some Love
Some of you may have caught the short promo video we did for our Vegas Dream Ride Tour. It showcased J.R.’s recently acquired Mercury Capri project car. Well, this week he finally started digging into the car in the first of many restoration projects on the car. Check out the […]