Drake Donovan
Ride Of The Week 10/24/2022: Gordon Ries' 1947 Dodge Pickup
A RESTOMOD DODGE Living the Car Show Life, I’ve encountered a fair share of restomod Chevy & Ford Pickups, but it’s unusual to see a...
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Drake Donovan
Oct 17, 20222 min read
Ride Of The Week 10/17/2022: Glenn Welling's 1927 Nash Light Six
A FINE WAY TO GET A CAR I spotted this pre-war classic at the Pittsburgh Area Camaro Enthusiast’s charity show in Baden, PA back in...
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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 26, 20221 min read
Ride Of The Week 09/26/2022: Katrina McDonald's 1967 Jaguar E-Type Roadster
KAT’S CAT It is said that the Jaguar E-Type was considered to be the most beautiful car in the world by one Enzo Ferrari. That is indeed...
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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 14, 20222 min read
Ride Of The Week 09/12/2022: Dave Johnson's 1969 Dodge Super Bee
EPIC BEE In my opinion, muscle cars are the coolest. However, this 1969 Super Bee has a great back story that ups its cool factor...
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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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Drake Donovan
Aug 22, 20222 min read
Ride Of The Week 08/22/2022: Gary Radford's 1965 Corvette
LIVING FOR THE FALLEN When I witnessed this beautiful mid-year Vette back into a space at a recent cars & coffee event, it grabbed my...
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Drake Donovan
Aug 17, 20222 min read
Ride Of The Week 08/15/2022: Paul Campbell's Corvair 95 Rampside
WHAT THE HELL IS THAT? While attending the first car event in my new hometown, I heard several spectators remarking on this particular...
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Drake Donovan
Jul 4, 20222 min read
Ride Of The Week 07/4/2022: Bob Bachman's 1969 GTO Restomod
YOU CAN GO HOME AGAIN I’m jealous of those people who have managed to hold on to their first car. I’m just as envious of those folks...
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Drake Donovan
Jun 13, 20221 min read
Ride Of The Week 06/13/2022: Wally Melvin's 1951 Kaiser Henry J
THE HEMI J Regular Car Show Life #rideoftheweek readers know I love the car show oddball. That car that you just don’t see every day. So,...
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Drake Donovan
Jun 6, 20221 min read
Ride Of The Week 6/6/2022: Andy Deegan's 1926 Model T
ALL IT NEEDED WAS…EVERYTHING! This 1926 Model T hot rod caught my eye at the Cavalcade of Cars in Hamburg, NY this past March. It had all...
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Drake Donovan
May 29, 20221 min read
Ride Of The Week 05/30/2022: Posie's 1949 Olds 76
Post War Resto Mod Restomods are my favorite segment of the collector car hobby. Classic lines with more modern, more reliable...
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Drake Donovan
May 25, 20221 min read
Ride Of The Week 05/23/2022: John Shaireman's 1986 Corvette Indy Pace Car Edition
BACK HOME AGAIN IN INDIANA... In honor of the Indy 500 race week, we’re featuring an Indy Pace Car Edition as our #rideoftheweek! When I...
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Drake Donovan
May 16, 20222 min read
Ride Of The Week 05/16/2022: Jeff Nolt's 1983 Dodge D-150
ONE HELL OF A FLIP Jeff Nolt loves to build cars. Once he’s done, he’s in search of the next project. For the past two years, he’s been...
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Drake Donovan
May 12, 20221 min read
Ride Of The Week 05/09/2022: Marlin Spotts' 1970 Yenko Deuce
THE DEUCE THAT’S DONE IT ALL The story behind this #rideoftheweek is a car that’s done it all: daily driver, drag racer, show car and...
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Drake Donovan
May 11, 20221 min read
Ride Of The Week 04/25/2022: Ken Mack's 1970 Chevelle SS
One-Owner SS Our #ride of the week for this week is a new Car Show Life Custom. Ken Mack of Chesterfield, OH came to us for a show board...
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Drake Donovan
Apr 18, 20222 min read
Ride Of The Week 04/18/2022: Tawnya LaMark's 1981 Z28
PURPLE BITCH While chatting with Tawnya La Mark at a car show last summer, I got the low-down on the history of her 1981 Z28. Turns out,...
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Drake Donovan
Apr 11, 20222 min read
Ride Of The Week 04/11/2022: Harry Lynn's 1968 Mustang 2+2
NAVAL TAXI When Harry Lynn of Saxton, PA was in the Navy and stationed in California in the mid 80s, he bought a 1968 Mustang 2+2 from...
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Drake Donovan
Apr 3, 20222 min read
Ride Of The Week 04/04/2022: Barb & Dick Moore's 1970 Opel GT
IT WAS “A HAPPY LITTLE ACCIDENT” Just as painter Bob Ross, would say about any mistake he made while painting, Barb & Dick Moore’s...
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