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Who Says Minivans Can't Be Cool?

Posted March 13 2009 03:46 PM by Edward A. Sanchez

For whatever reason, minivans have gotten stuck with the stigma of being "uncool" or mommy-mobiles. Instead, everyone has gone to SUVs or this newfangled thing than nobody knows exactly how to define, called a "crossover."

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Twin-turbo, 700 hp, 12 second Quarter, And oh Yeah, it's a Van

Two Brothers' Twin-Turbo Terror

Posted March 13 2009 03:25 PM by Edward A. Sanchez

At the 2007 Resolutions show in Blythe, California, a couple of vehicles caught my attention. One of which was Two Brothers Automotive's 1966 Chevy. The creative mural work and custom taillight and headlamp treatment...

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Top 3 Vans from last 3 years

Late-model custom Vans

Posted March 9 2009 10:42 AM by DanWard-Editor

Response from the VAN community has been great recently and it got me thinking of the 3 best vans we have featured in the last 3 years. Here they are. Notice all 3 combine current custom trends.

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Talk is cheap, trucks are not

What are you "building"?

Posted March 2 2009 05:51 PM by DanWard-Editor

Sitting on a shop stool and shooting the bull, it's easy to bench race and "build" the perfect truck. More trucks get started and never finished, and then there's the trucks that never even see a wrench...

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Under It All

'50 Sub Gets Framed

Posted February 27 2009 03:46 PM by Bob Ryder

The strength of any object is it's foundation or base. The same goes for trucks. A truck's strength is created from its frame. The truck's cab, fenders, bed, engine, transmission, radiator, suspension, and steering...

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Are Vans Coming Back?

New Trend this Show Season?

Posted February 25 2009 08:22 PM by DanWard-Editor

At a recent truck show in Arizona, I came across this cool van that was 'bagged, flamed, and ready to cruise. It made me wonder... are vans coming back?

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Awesome '65 Corvair Van

Corvair Van

Posted December 30 2008 09:41 AM by DanWard-Editor

Walking the aisles of shows, we get used to seeing the same 'ol thing, but when I locked eyes on this cool '65 Chevy Corvair 95 Greenbrier van, I started drooling.

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Issue 2 Alternate Cover Shots

Chevy Silverado

Posted December 20 2008 03:28 PM by DanWard-Editor

When we have to pick a cover shot, there are always outtakes that end up on the cutting room floor. Take a minute to pick your favorite.

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Truckin': On Location

Chevy Ford Dodge GMC RBP

Posted December 3 2008 04:07 PM by John_Mata_Jr

Feature Editor Brandan Gillogly and I hit the road toward Temecula, CA to meet up with UFC brawler Dan Henderson and RBP founder Roland Trudel.

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Project SSR

I still smell like burnt clutch

Posted October 3 2008 11:47 AM by DanWard-Editor

It's been 2 years and we had to say goodbye to our Project SSR. What would you do if your truck had an LS2 V-8 and a 6-speed?....we thought so

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Major League

Black Gold

Posted September 12 2008 05:51 PM by Bob Ryder

If you are going to build a custom truck, you want to build it to the best of your ability, or have someone build it to their professional capibilities.

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Small cars not so nice

Hybrids

Posted September 11 2008 11:40 AM by DanWard-Editor

A good buddy emailed this to me and said he thought I'd laugh. I did, but for a different reason than you might think.

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What's the best way to sell a truck?

Chevy S-10

Posted September 9 2008 03:16 PM by DanWard-Editor

A classified listing in the newspaper won't sell a truck anymore, so what is the best way to sell a truck?

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GM: Half of all plants to be landfill free by 2010

43 Landfill-free plants in two years

Posted September 5 2008 04:01 PM by Brandan

GM plans to make 80 of its global manufacturing centers landfill-free by the end of 2010, while 43 have already reached the benchmark. Thirty-three are recent additions.

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