Tangerine Scream

Kevin Tully doesn't mess around. With a technical background in the military to shape his work and quality ethics, automotive training at a shop that built drag cars, and an affinity for traditionally styled hot rods, it was only a matter of time before he decided that if he wanted something done right, he had to do it himself. Thus, Hot Rod Chassis & Cycle was formed. Located in Addison, Illinois, it's the kind of raw, no B.S. shop that beats on the cars they build so you know you won't break it when it's delivered. If Kevin can't break it, it's ready for his stamp of approval and you know you have a quality hot rod. Specializing in hardcore fabrication, the shop can handle any project, and like this '33 Ford, they are freakin' bullet proof when finished.

This one changed hands in midstream with the current owners Scott and Jane Billish seeing it to completion. It began with the eBay purchase of a project truck that needed a major amount of "redoing." After looking it over, Kevin knew that starting from scratch would be better in the long run. So the truck was sold to make way for a stalled restoration project purchased from the Indiana barn of a 70-year-old man who finally realized that time was running out. The truck came complete with some extras like a second set of doors, but it was paired down to just the cab in the end, with the stock parts being sold off to fund a portion of the build. The passenger door is a conglomeration of three doors and a new outer skin.

Read the rest of this article in ISSUE 22: Tangerine Scream