It’s time to Cruise!

We stay busy around here. You can probably tell from all of the pictures and videos that we post, but we really do stay buried in work. It takes a lot of hard work to get all of the products and services that we offer out the door and to our car buddies all over…

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Check out the Promo Video for Backroad Gold TV Show!

This is it! We’re super excited to show you guys the promo video for our new TV show, “Backroad Gold” which debuts on the Travel Channel Wednesday, February 5th at 9:30pm EST. The first season features eight awesome episodes, so you can look forward to watching us fix up old Barn Finds for eight straight…

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Honest Charley Featured in New TV Show “Backroad Gold”

We are very excited to announce that “Backroad Gold” will debut on the Travel Channel on Wednesday, February 5, 2014, airing at 9:30pm EST. The show follows Corky Coker and his son-in-law, Greg Cunningham (Honest Charley Garage Shop Manager), as they seek out barn finds across the Southeast. Honest Charley is featured throughout the TV…

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Lencki Six–An Indy Legend Lives Again

Indy car racing, much like all other forms of motorsports, has transformed into a multi-million dollar industry, and if you consider the high tech machines from the F1 series in the “Indy car” world, then you’re looking as some big time dollar signs. As a throwback to the good ol’ days of Indy racing, Corky…

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SEMA 2013 Coverage

We didn’t have a booth setup at the 2013 SEMA Show, but our neighbors at Coker Tire sent us some cool pictures to post here. Our guys in the Honest Charley Garage had a lot of work to do to help prepare Coker for its big SEMA event, so we were proud to see our…

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The Road Tour Passes through Chattanooga!

We gave you the inside scoop on the 2013 Street Rodder Road Tour car, as it was being fabricated, assembled and finished by Honest Charley Garage. And now, the ’51 Ford Custom is doing its thing, traveling from city to city and stopping at a bunch of awesome car shows and shops. The Road Tour…

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Street Rodder Road Tour–1951 Ford

Almost a year in the making, the 2013 Street Rodder Road Tour car is complete! We thrashed to get it finished in time for the Hot Rod Power Tour’s visit here in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and then put the finishing touches on it before it headed out to St. Paul, Minnesota for its first true outing.…

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Street Rodder Road Tour–Custom Trim

With the big stuff out of the way (top chop, body channel, and other body modifications), we could concentrate on some of the smaller details on the car, such as the side trim. In the Eric Black rendering, a thin piece of trim is shown running down the side of the car, with a stylish…

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Street Rodder Road Tour–Body Mods

We’re plugging along on the Street Rodder Road Tour project with a few more modifications. This time, we’re working on the front end to smooth out some of the lines and give the car a custom look. The idea is to give the headlights and grille the traditional custom look, by molding in the headlight…

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Street Rodder Road Tour–Going In

Last week, we told you about the high tech Ford EcoBoost engine and massive overdrive transmission. This week, we’re gonna show you what it took to put this twin turbo V6 into the 1951 Ford engine bay. And believe us, it was more than simply welding some new mounts into place! Continue reading to find…

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