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Ogden man's low-rider paint job too good for what he paid
Brian Champagne for KSL.com | Posted Oct. 10 - 11:05 a.m.
The paint job on Andy Turrubiartez's pickup truck was so good that he paid the painter more than he was billed.
Manti man designed Utah license plates, loves Utah roads' history
Brian Champagne for KSL.com | Posted May 2 - 10:58 a.m.
He's loved road trips and their history in Utah, and is driving and drawing on that history.
Layton man shows what an '80s icon could have been
Brian Champagne for KSL.com | Posted April 4 - 12:33 p.m.
General Motors held Pontiac engineers back when they designed the 1980s Fiero; a Layton man shows what it could have been.
Cool Cars: Logan man takes small expeditions using Land Rovers that have taken bigger ones
Brian Champagne for KSL.com | Posted March 7 - 9:34 a.m.
Jeremy Jenkins has traveled extensively and is bringing home the iconic Land Rover off-roaders he has seen all over the world.
Cool Cars: Orem man saves to build his own dream rally car
Brian Champagne for KSL.com | Posted Oct. 12 - 11:55 a.m.
Thanks to research and practice, this Fiat rally replica is better than the original and could be getting more Italian in the future.
Cool Cars: Orem man owns a tank — not just because it's cool to own a tank
| Posted Aug. 3 - 11:10 a.m.
Orem man is restoring a World War II tank, and wants to give you a chance to drive it.
Cool Cars: Can you see WWII warplanes' influence in this unique truck?
Brian Champagne for KSL.com | Posted July 20 - 11:44 a.m.
Gregg Johnson is an artist by day, truck artist in his time off.
Cool cars: 2 brothers love old trucks so much, they've lost count of how many they own
Brian Champagne for KSL.com | Posted June 15 - 10:50 a.m.
The Carrillos grew up loving old trucks and now have the literal poster model for the old truck movement.
Utah veteran plans cross-country trip with vintage Jeep, seeks help with drive, funds
Brian Champagne for KSL.com | Posted May 18 - 5:22 p.m.
Marine captain Scott Montefusco's cross-country drive to honor veterans is running short on funds and drivers.
Cache County man out to save the 'whales' of your childhood road trips
Brian Champagne for KSL.com | Posted May 11 - 3:29 p.m.
They are some of the largest family vehicles ever made, once crushed; now they're coming back.
Vintage Mustang was already rare — the meeting in front of it, even rarer
Brian Champagne for KSL.com | Posted April 20 - 12:16 p.m.
When the Hoxers brought their Mustang to a car show, they met someone who literally knew the ride inside and out.
Safe Passage Initiative aims to make students feel 'safe and supported' on their school commutes
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Posted Aug. 29 - 4:12 p.m.
The Salt Lake City Police Department is partnering with the Salt Lake City School District to enhance police patrols along the routes students take to and from school.
Back to School is cool with this 1957 Pontiac-driving teacher
Brian Champagne for KSL.com | Posted Aug. 5 - 12:04 p.m.
It's tough going back to school, but easier when your teacher drives a 1957 Pontiac and dresses retro.
62 years and counting: How a Utah man has kept his 1929 Ford going for decades
Brian Champagne for KSL.com | Posted July 14 - 10:53 a.m.
Americans are now holding onto their cars for an average of 12 years, a new record. For Manti's Bill Thompson, that's less than a fourth of the time he's had his.
Celica or Mustang? How simple curiosity turned into a big restoration project for Draper man
Brian Champagne for KSL.com | Posted June 2 - 7:46 p.m.
In 2005, Josh Wheeler saw a 1977 Toyota Celica and thought it was a Ford Mustang. He loved the lines so much that he went and found one in 2016, finishing its restoration in 2022.
1955 DeSoto that saved Coalville farm in 1983 still mourned today
Brian Champagne for KSL.com | Posted March 10 - 2:35 p.m.
During the floods of 1983, a Coalville family farm was in danger of being washed away until a 1955 DeSoto came to the unwilling rescue.
Accidental art project: American Fork man's Chalk Bus bringing people together
Brian Champagne for KSL.com | Posted Feb. 10 - 10:43 a.m.
When his 12-year-old daughter drew on his black-primered VW, Jonathan Sherman made it into an interactive mobile art project.
The thrill of the parts hunt results in beautiful rare show car
Brian Champagne for KSL.com | Posted Jan. 6 - 8:32 p.m.
A Murray architect stumbled on the parts challenge of a lifetime. Taking on that challenge changed his life.
Strangers' love of VWs prompts pro bono rebuild of Utahn's 1960 Beetle named Bettie
Brian Champagne for KSL.com | Posted Dec. 9 - 5:49 p.m.
Baby-blue Bettie is the dream car Ann Argyle could not pass up. And when it didn't run well, and ultimately caught fire, she couldn't give it up. Thanks to some new-found friends with a similar love of VWs, Anne's Bettie is once again beautiful and running strong.
West Jordan father and son restore one of the most hated cars of the 1970s
Brian Champagne for KSL.com | Posted Nov. 4 - 2:31 p.m.
Car buyers abandoned the Chevrolet Vega with good reason in the 1970s, which made it a rare build for a West Jordan father and son.
Father and son's Celica Supra project spans generations
Brian Champagne for KSL.com | Posted Oct. 9 - 6:19 p.m.
A West Jordan father gave his son the same experience he had of bonding with a father over the rebuild of a car. Now, their car travels to shows and similarly unites generations.
Lehi man's classic British convertible speeds past competition over and over again
Brian Champagne for KSL.com | Posted Sept. 9 - 8:00 p.m.
Most people showed their rare British sports cars off at a recent weekend car show in Salt Lake City; a few, like Skyler Sisson of Lehi, pushed them on the event's autocross course.
Fun or freaky? Richmond man combines tail-finned Plymouth and off-road truck to make 'Maxine'
Brian Champagne for KSL.com | Posted Aug. 5 - 11:27 a.m.
If you think Tyler Merrill was wrong to build a car that looks like it's from the movie "Mad Max" instead of "Christine" out of his 1958 Plymouth, check out the car's roots before pronouncing your verdict.
Beloved wagon leads Salt Lake family to collect 9 more cars and counting
Brian Champagne for KSL.com | Posted July 2 - 10:30 a.m.
This weekend you can see the restored family wagon and a half-dozen of the Jeeps and cars it led a family to collect.
