HIGHLAND FALLS, N.Y. - The Storm King Highway, a twisting two-lane ribbon carved into a mountainside here nine decades ago, hardly seemed the place to test the roadworthiness of a hot rod that looked ...

The phrase is a spin-off of "rat bike," which was in reference to custom motorcycles built on the cheap. The late Gray Baskerville, venerated hot rod writer, is said to have been the first to apply ...

I have a conflicted relationship with patina. In fact, I'm annoying myself by writing this editorial column on a hackneyed subject while simultaneously feeling the pride of having a hand in the ...

Although the dictionary describes patina as "a green or brown film on the surface of bronze or similar metals, produced by oxidation over a long period," we see it differently. Every August, during ...

Tucsonan Artimus Gil has no problem driving a vehicle that looks like it came straight out of “Mad Max: Fury Road.” In fact, it is kind of his thing. Over the last decade, one of Gil’s primary rides ...

Today's Nice Price or No Dice 220S has been styled to look like a vintage rally racer. Its perposely-patina'd roof even has a whimsical "Better Late Than Never" painted in Spanish for an extra bit of ...