John and Maryann's 1955 Chevy Bel Air is an all stock and original car. The color is Dusk Rose over India Ivory, which is a somewhat rare color for the car since it was a fall color choice introduced in August and production ended a month later for the 1955 model. You see the color more often on wagons for some reason. Someday they hope to give it a fresh coat of paint as this one is showing its age a little. They also hope to put in an original interior and after that, they will call this car finished.

Tom's Cougar has been in his family since around 1973. It's powered by a 351 Cleveland engine bored out .040, balanced and blueprinted. It has a roller camshaft, a Holley 750 carb and an aluminum intake. The original valve covers have been chromed along with some other pieces under the hood. The C-6 transmission was also beefed up to be able to take the modifications to the engine. It has been repainted the original color, and the vinyl top is the original.

Bob & Linda bought this car in 2006 from Brian Darwas of "Atomic Hotrods," New York City, the Bronx. It's powered by a Chevy 350 with a 350 automatic tranny. Though delivered with a Rochester 2-bbl carb, Bob replaced the 2-bbl with a Holley 750 cfm 4-bbl in 2008. Bob also built the frame for the top from scratch, and had the top stitched locally by "Country Cousins" upholstery.

Gerald's F100 is a work in progress. The engine is a 1968 390 CID backed by a C6 automatic transmission. They have also installed a 9 inch rearend, a Lokar shifter kit and a Toyota power steering gear box. The truck has been lowered approximately 4 inches up front and 4 inches in the back. A 1986 Buick tilt hood mechanism has been installed so the hood tilts forward. Gerald says that was an experience!

Leon and Linda picked up their custom 1950 Chevrolet 3100 pickup truck while looking for a classic car in Irmo, South Carolina in 2010. Custom gauges, halogen headlights, a shaved hood, chrome wheels with simulated knock-off caps, big chrome exhaust tips and a diamond plate tool box give it a modern look. For a modern ride, the bucket seats, 350 CID engine, automatic transmission, front clip and rearend are all from a late model Camaro.

Sherman and Eva got their gorgeous 1975 Cadillac Eldorado convertible from his uncle in 1991. Color: "Roan Brown." Totally stock, it has an all leather interior. The body was in excellent condition , so nothing has been done to the body, but they had the car mechanically rebuilt and have only put a few thousand miles on it since. During the rebuild process, the 500 CID engine was re-bored to 503 CID.

When Bobby graduated, his dad bought him a '58 Chevrolet. Like all of us at one time or another, he was later forced to sell it. He has always wanted another one, and found this  beauty, complete with a 348 CID Tri-Power engine, in Wake Forest, North Carolina. A lifelong Gamecocks fan, Bobby nicknamed it the "Cock Mobile" and had a plate made up for the front bumper to identify it as such.

Jack bought his Pacer Station Wagon in 2011. He found it on-line in Mount Airy, North Carolina. It was totally original, with only 77,000 original miles on the speedometer. After driving it home he took it to Patrick's garage where he kept it for five weeks while looking for parts. Cardinal Tire put new tires on it and realigned it and it drove like a new one. Jack and his wife Letty owned a new Pacer in 1976 when they lived in New Orleans, and this car brought them back a lot of memories.

Sam says he didn't buy his 1992 GMC Sonoma pickup new, but has had "a long time." He bought it totally stock and used, with 95,000 miles on it; it now has over 124,000 miles on it. It has a 4.3 liter Vortec engine, and everything on it is original except for the new paint.

Bob bought his RS Z-28 Chevy Camaro in 1976, started the frame off restoration inside and out in 1990 and finished the car on 9/11/2001. He was in Ohio until 2004 when he drove it to Fort Myers, Florida and in 2007 he drove it to Florence where he was hoping to relocate. The 350 CID LT-1 engine sports a hydraulic cam, hydraulic lifters, flat-top pistons, and hardened seats in the heads.

Jean's "Techno Gray" 2008 Saturn Sky Red Line with red and black interior is a classic sports car with classic sports car running gear: rear-wheel drive, a fully independent suspension, powerful four-wheel disc brakes, high-performance tires, and a double overhead-cam engine. The 260 HP turbocharged engine is capable of 0 to 60 in 5.5 seconds and back to zero in just 116 feet.

Joe bought his '68 Mustang locally a couple of years ago. It sports a 289 CID motor with dual exhausts and automatic transmission. In addition to new wheels and tires, Joe has had some body work done to it and has had it repainted. Joe also owns a blue 1966 Mustang he bought recently that we hope to see more of  in the future.

Les bought his 289 CID V8 '55 Chevy in 2001, not running. It took a couple of years to get it running good before spending 2 1/2 years at a friend's body shop for restoration, including body & paint, engine cosmetics, electrical system upgrade and dress up and clean up work under the hood. Interior design is by Ciadella Interiors of Tempe, Arizona.

Chris just recently installed a 2002 Chevy Corvette LS engine in his little S10, and he did all of the work himself. The LS engine is all aluminum and bears little resemblance to the classic small-block V8 of yesteryear. A brand new engine design for 1997, the LS has been the standard engine for the Chevrolet Corvette since then. This truck ought to fly!

The original owner of Jimmy's Galaxie parked it in a field in 1972. A friend of Jimmy bought the car a few years later, but never got around to restoring it. Jimmy got the car sometime around 1990 and completely restored it. It sports a 289 engine with automatic transmission, vinyl upholstery and a dealer add-on A/C.

Randy and Kay bought their rare, all original Starliner in 1978 from Randy's uncle in Great Falls, SC for $125. It was up on cinder blocks at the time, but they've mostly restored it now, except for a few parts they've been unable to find. It has a 292 CID Thunderbird V8 engine and a three speed on the column straight drive.

Les bought his 1977 Corvette from a school teacher in 1983. In the mid-1990's he had it painted and the interior refurbished. Over the years the crew at Williams Corvette Shop in Sumter has helped to keep it on the road, plus, he says, from time to time Jean cleans out the carburetor for him. (Hey, do the police know about that?)

Steven's dad bought him this brand new Sheer Silver Metallic Chevy Silverado 1500 with Extended Cab, Vortec 5.3L V8 engine and 4-speed automatic transmission in Hartsville for his birthday... Steven's that is, not his dad's. Steven has since added chrome trim around the wheel wells, a chrome tailgate handle and dual exhausts with chrome tips.

Davy has had this 1957 Chevy Bel-Air four door sedan for about four years. It has a 327 CID Chevy engine with 300 heads and a Holley 650 CFM Double Pumper carburetor with an Edelbrock intake. Additional features include front disc brakes, a 700R4 automatic tranny with overdrive and an Extreme Flowmaster duel exhaust system with ceramic coated headers. It is still in the restoring stages and he recently completed the interior.

In 2005, Tom had wanted a T-Bird for over 20 years. For two months he searched the internet, ebay, newspapers and local dealerships. He was high bidder on ebay for several, but did not make the reserve. When he found this one listed on ebay, a Merlot colored 2004 with the tan and black interior, he called the dealer in the Atlanta area, made a deal and got the car on July 1, 2005. It was a year old with only 9,600 miles on it.

Joe had been looking for a mustang convertible when he came across this '66 advertised in The Carolina Trader. It was a one-owner, (bought new in West Columbia, SC), six cylinder and automatic with only 59,000 miles on it. When asked, "Why this one?" he said it was the only one he could find he could afford. We think he couldn't have found a nicer one.