New Mexico

Warren Dorrill's 1949 Ford - The Shark

Pete Chiello's 1951 Ford Victoria

Gil Ayala's 1951 GMC was found on a wrecking yard in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Bob Sanchez' 1954 Mercury

Glen Hooker's 1939 Mercury Convertible of Burbank, California. Known as "The Caribbean," the car was restyled by Valley Custom in 1954. Eddie Corbin of Albuquerque, New Mexico bought the car around 1962.

Gabe Naccarato's 1932 Ford 3-Window Coupe of Aravada, Colorado. The chopped and channeled coupe is believed to be a well-known hot rod in New Mexico during the 1950s. From that late 1960s until 2023 it resided on a single property in New Mexico. It was sold to a young man in South Texas before Gabe purchased it in 2023.

John Lane's 1924 Ford Model T Roadster Pickup of San Leandro, California. Lane purchased the Model T in the 1940s. The build was started in 1951 and completed late in 1956. It made its debut at the 1957 National Roadster Show in Oakland. After Lane passed away in 1989, his daughter brought the car to her place in Albuquerque.

Ron Maxwell's 1934 Ford 5-Window Coupe of Salt Lake City, Utah. The build was started in 1954, when Ron was 15 years old. The first iteration of the coupe was completed in 1955. Ron's coupe ran under flathead and later Cadillac power, competing in B/Altered at strips around Utah. In 2006 the coupe was located in Albuquerque, New Mexico.