Drake Donovan
Ride Of The Week 11/06/2023: Paul Terlosky's 1971 Impala
THE MOPALA What happens when you cross a big 70s sedan with 2020s Mopar Muscle? You get an autocross monster known as the “Mopala”. It’s...
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Drake Donovan
Aug 28, 20232 min read
Ride Of The Week 08/28/2023: Brent Maletic's 1984 Monte Carlo SS
THE FULL MONTE Brent Maletic is a Car Show Life Customer. I’ve had the pleasure of doing show boards for both of his rides. One was for...
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Drake Donovan
Jul 19, 20232 min read
Ride Of The Week 07/17/2023: Jim & Pam Thompson's 1953 Custom Chevy Pickup
WHAT IS THAT? I unintentionally took a week off from posting #rideoftheweek because I was on the road at two consecutive all-Camaro...
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Drake Donovan
Jun 26, 20232 min read
Ride Of The Week 06/26/2023: Stewart Murray's 2002 Silverado
A TRUE PHANTOM In the collector car world a phantom is a car that the factory could have built but never did. Such is the case with Stew...
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Drake Donovan
Jun 19, 20231 min read
Ride Of The Week 06/19/2023: Brent & Chris Ankney's 1999 Suburban
SEA-BURBAN When I saw this creation being towed into the basement of Huntington Place for Autorama Extreme, I knew right away this had to...
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Drake Donovan
Jun 12, 20232 min read
Ride Of The Week 06/12/2023: Kevin Smith's 1949 Chevy Fleetline
THE CREEPY TIKI Autorama Extreme is the old school hot rod show that takes place in the basement of Huntington Place, the site of Detroit...
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Drake Donovan
May 29, 20231 min read
Ride Of The Week 05/29/2023:Bill Kniffen's1957 Chevy 210
A CORVETTE IN DISGUISE This is not your typical shoebox Chevy. This particular 1957 210 is a rare hard top in the mid-level trim of...
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Drake Donovan
May 21, 20232 min read
Ride Of The Week 05/22/2023: Elaine Smolnik's 2019 Corvette Stingray
WARRANTY VOIDED BY DAVE KINDIG Elaine Smolnik of Brookfield, OH is proud of her son. When Stevie began working at a dealership in the...
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Drake Donovan
May 1, 20231 min read
Ride Of The Week 05/01/2023: Gil Berry’s 1960 Corvette Restomod
A HIGHLY DECORATED HOT ROD Gil Berry is the 3rd owner of this 1960 Corvette and it’s been in his possession for the past 39 years. It...
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Drake Donovan
Feb 27, 20231 min read
Ride Of The Week 02/27/2023: Bill Thompson's Custom Trike
Waste Not, Want Not This hodgepodge of a trike grabbed me at the 2022 Steel City Nationals in Monroeville, PA last September. Bill...
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Drake Donovan
Feb 20, 20231 min read
Ride Of The Week 02/20/2023: Jason Keltz's 2021 Chevy Malibu
LATE MODEL LOVE It’s been my experience that late model cars don’t get the same amount of car show love as the classics that are on...
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Drake Donovan
Jan 30, 20231 min read
Ride Of The Week 01/30/2023: Celena & Brian Ruth's 1972 Chevelle
FAMILY OWNED SINCE 1972 (give or take a few years) The stripes on this 1972 Chevelle grabbed my attention across the show field at the...
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Drake Donovan
Jan 23, 20231 min read
Ride Of The Week 01/23/2023: The Cawthern Family's 1970 Corvette Stingray
ONE CAR, THREE GENERATIONS The Cawthern family of Altoona, PA has owned this 1970 Corvette Stingray since 1972. The original owner took...
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Drake Donovan
Jan 9, 20232 min read
Ride Of The Week 01/09/2023: Tim Rabenstein's 1980 Monza Spyder
"Who Makes That?" What is my favorite car to see at a car show? The one you don’t see at every car show. You’re guaranteed to see...
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Drake Donovan
Dec 19, 20222 min read
Ride Of The Week 12/19/2022: Gary Kmit's 1974 Vega Kammback
FROM TRASH DAY TO TRACK DAY Many #rideoftheweek profiles are of cars that I consider the oddballs. These are vehicles that are rarely...
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Drake Donovan
Dec 5, 20221 min read
Ride Of The Week 12/05/2022: Phil McCormick's 1969 Stingray
Yes, He Really Did Spend His Kid’s College Fund On A Vette Phil McCormick took best in show at the 2021 Corvettes at Carlisle event and...
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Drake Donovan
Nov 21, 20222 min read
Ride Of The Week 11/21/2022: Jerry Dykun's 1967 "Sox & Martin" Camaro
SOX & MARTIN CAMARO? There are two interesting stories behind this 1967 Camaro owned by Jerry Dykun of Economy, PA who has owned the car...
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Drake Donovan
Oct 11, 20221 min read
Ride Of The Week 10/10/2022: Melissa & John Faragotti's 1967 Chevelle
BETTER THAN A NEW MINIVAN The year was 1983. Dodge was releasing the brand-new, 1984 Dodge Caravan, but for Melissa & John Faragotti, the...
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Drake Donovan
Sep 20, 20222 min read
Ride Of The Week 09/19/2022: Kyle & Michelle Manseau's 1966 Corvette Sting Ray Roadster
ALL IN THE FAMILY At the 40th Corvettes at Carlisle I happened upon this stunning 1966 Sting Ray Roadster owned by Kyle and Michelle...
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Drake Donovan
Sep 6, 20221 min read
Ride Of The Week 09/5/2022: Beth Rhodes' 1968 Camaro Sport Coupe
A GRADUATION GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING Beth Rhodes it the original owner of this 1968 Camaro Sport Coupe. Upon her graduation from Penn...
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