Popular Hot Rodding Readers' Rides Projects Wanted!

[MilesSpeed]

Right now, you’re probably “digging” snow, while your unfinished project sits happy as a clam in your garage. I want to give you some added motivation this winter to get that ride in finished form by spring, so here’s the deal: I want you to snap some digital pictures of your unfinished project, and send them to me. You’ll probably have to stand outside and shoot into your garage to make your car fit totally in the picture, but that’s ok. Engine on the stand, body on the rotisserie, fenders off, trans on the bench, interior stripped, body work in progress, “before” shots, rendering, send it all in.

So who qualifies, and who doesn’t? The answer is simple: if you’ve got a muscle car project that is not finished yet, or is being refurbished, or is being upgraded, you qualify. If you just bought a project and haven’t started, you qualify too, as long as you’ve got a specific plan. We like renderings too, so we can show readers what the end product will look like, but it’s not a requirement. Above everything else, we need good solid photography to print. Here are the guidelines:

-Get the whole car in the frame. Move stuff if you have to. It’s cool if you roll it outside.
-Turn on all the lights and use your flash. The more light, the better.
-No blurry shots! It helps to use a tripod or set the camera on something steady.
-Send key detail shots, like engine, interior, and special fabricated parts.
-If you’ve got a rendering, send it to us also (a digital copy only—we can’t return drawings).
-Include a detailed list of specs. The more detail, the better.
-Include your story! Who are you, and what’s making you build this? Why this style?
-Include a photo of you with your car (you’ll need someone to help you take this photo).
-Tell us how to contact you (daytime phone and email address). Do you have a website?
-Send lots of pictures! Put them on a CD, and include prints. Please, no emailed photos.

Send your photo CD, prints, specs, and cover letter to my editorial address: Source Interlink Media, attention: Johnny Hunkins—Reader Projects, 774 S. Placentia Ave., Placentia, CA 92870. In order to make the cutoff for the Reader Projects issue (August 2009), we need them no later than April 2nd. And remember, we will print EVERY car you send, as long as you follow the guidelines. And check this out: we’re picking one lucky unfinished project to photograph for our cover. We’ll even come to your house to shoot it!

Feel free to email me questions but please do not submit your projects electronically.

[email protected]

[Steve1968LS2]

Hey, stop by my office I have one for you.

[Yelcamino]

Hey Liz, I'll send you some pics of my Chevelle!

[1969CamaroRS]

What about past Reader's rides? Before all I had was an engine and a few picks of the car apart, now its all back together, thou not running yet. :smoke:

Just throwing it out there since you said you would print all that applied. :idea:

[Takid455]

I have one for you but its not a chevy or a ford. :enguard:I guess my chances of publication are out. :) Its a Trans Am (commonly referred to/ misidentified as a Camaro). Its on the ground now, so i'll be taking some overall shots soon.

[GMachineDartGT]

Is Popular Hotrodding focusing on Pro-Touring cars again? Last I looked, it was back to drag cars?

[Bill Howell]

Hey Steve, didn't you take a couple of a certain Charger in September?

[1badchevelle]

Im in I will start napping away.

[carguy502]

X2. You guys take daily drivers that will be getting "freshened"?

[novanutcase]

Can I submit even though I've already been featured in Readers Rides?

John

[JEFFTATE]

Liz,
My car is always a work in progress.
It will never be finished.
Can I put it in just like it is ???

[trapin]

That's a great offer Liz, and everyone here deserves a shot at it. I got mine in a couple years ago and it was a real thrill. I'd love to submit again but it's someone elses turn. Good luck everyone. And thanks again Liz.

[Munster]

When I read this short blurb in my subscription I noticed it said that they would print "all" readers rides that were submitted for their next readers ride special. In the issue that they are setting up for it. Seem like he said he had a hard time choosing for the last article and thought about running all cars he received for the next time.
Says nearly the same thing again in this thread. I will snap away some pics and follow their criteria for submittle. Finger crossed.

[MilesSpeed]

First, "everything will print" are Johnny's words not mine, but he does out-rank me.

As for this being a drag racing magazine, I would double-check the last several issues and see how much turning cars are in there.

I have personally written up several Trans Ams in readers rides, and I am happy to write up more.

If its just your "finished" car is just being freshened up, I would need to see some pictures of some surgery, not just new seats and a gauge or two.

Keep in mind its ALL that meet the criteria in Johnny's eyes. We ran ALL of the readers rides we got for this year's contest that had a decent picture, so it looks good for this Under Construction "contest."

[Ron L]

I missed the part that explains how we get the "motivation this winter to get that ride in finished form by spring". Sounds like rolling it out to take pictures is going to create more work for the procrastinating folk. I've been saying "finished by next month" for the past 2 years.

Prints are really necessary?

[MilesSpeed]

We don't need prints, we are looking for a CD with the photos. Is that what you meant?

[novanutcase]

If its just your "finished" car is just being freshened up, I would need to see some pictures of some surgery, not just new seats and a gauge or two.

Keep in mind its ALL that meet the criteria in Johnny's eyes. We ran ALL of the readers rides we got for this year's contest that had a decent picture, so it looks good for this Under Construction "contest."

So your looking for something that's still in the construction stages? Something like this?

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/02/1282008shoppics003-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2008/08/shoppics8112008027-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2008/06/Onthelift-1.jpg

John

[JEFFTATE]

WOW !
WOW !!!!

That Nova is beautiful !
Nice work !

[Bigblue73]

Oh man, that metal work is awsome. Great to see it....I love raw metal....Keep up the fantastic work.

[Ron L]

We don't need prints, we are looking for a CD with the photos. Is that what you meant?Yes that's what I meant, since it says "Put them on a CD, and include prints."

[MilesSpeed]

that Nova is great! add 1 pic of the entire car and I'm sold!

[Finch]

Liz,

If you want you can pull what you need from my website, lots of pictures to choose from and most of the details are in the progress edits. If you must have a CD then I may be able to find the time to do that as well.

http://hotrodtransformations.com/67%20mustang.html

[novanutcase]

Don't have many good full on shots. I can always set one up though.

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2007/12/Nova8-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2007/12/Nova5-1.jpg

Probably the best full on I have for now....

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2007/06/HammersonNova-1.jpg

John

[MilesSpeed]

that last picture of the Nova should be good for what we're doing. Johnny was pretty firm on having everything physically mailed, not my call here.

[MickMc]

Just a funny note

I met this sweet heart at SEMA, in front of the Miller welding booth. We chatted, I acted like a gitty school kid, she gave me her business card. And we went our separate ways. Months later I'm flipping thru a bunch of business cards and I find her card, and it has her cell number on it. Maybe it was her work cell, but still it was HER cell number.
Thanks Liz



Mick

[MilesSpeed]

Just a funny note

I met this sweet heart at SEMA, in front of the Miller welding booth. We chatted, I acted like a gitty school kid, she gave me her business card. And we went our separate ways. Months later I'm flipping thru a bunch of business cards and I find her card, and it has her cell number on it. Maybe it was her work cell, but still it was HER cell number.
Thanks Liz



Mick


What you trying to say ?!?!? :)

[IrvJr]

Is this the same girl who built her car, and was featured in one the rodding mags and has the hurst 4 speed shift pattern tattoed on her palm?
Im going to get some pics together of my new ride, which i put in the new ride thread, and submit to the mag.

Scott

[MilesSpeed]

that's me!

[MickMc]

I'm saying I was too smitten to look at the card and see your phone number.

Or smart enough to not look and risk calling and looking like a fool.

I bet a million guys are thinking 'wouldn't it be cool to have a girl friend who's into cars and bikes too'. And she's hot.


Mick

[stealth71]

Don't have many good full on shots. I can always set one up though.

Probably the best full on I have for now....

John

Holy sh*t. This is no fun anymore.

*Drops CD into shredder.

[novanutcase]

It's a lot further along as far as the rear end sheetmetal and stuff. Let me shoot a newer full on and get it to you or are you on a time crunch? Do you need me to get this too you in CD format or are you going to just pull the pics down from the thread?

John

[scogin918]

I'll try to get them all on a CD and send them off tomorrow. Sounds pretty cool!

[MilesSpeed]

I have to say I'm disappointed that some of you are so discouraged by the requirements to be a part of this. I know some of your projects are buried, but is it really not worth pulling them out for 15 mins to get a nice picture?

When else are you pretty much guaranteed a spot in a magazine? I submitted information on my Camaro to CHP for 2 years before I got my 2X4-inch readers rides spot and I was ecstatic!

Where has the joy gone guys?

[rjsjea]

I Dont think the "requirements" are out of line..

Working on getting my car most of the way back together for submission.....thanks:1st:

[IrvJr]

I have to say I'm disappointed that some of you are so discouraged by the requirements to be a part of this. I know some of your projects are buried, but is it really not worth pulling them out for 15 mins to get a nice picture?

When else are you pretty much guaranteed a spot in a magazine? I submitted information on my Camaro to CHP for 2 years before I got my 2X4-inch readers rides spot and I was ecstatic!

Where has the joy gone guys?

I have the joy! After finally getting a new toy after losing my other "baby", im ecstatic about getting some pics and extra motivation to get the drivetrain from the old GN into the new T Type.

Scott

[wmhjr]

I have to say I'm disappointed that some of you are so discouraged by the requirements to be a part of this. I know some of your projects are buried, but is it really not worth pulling them out for 15 mins to get a nice picture?

When else are you pretty much guaranteed a spot in a magazine? I submitted information on my Camaro to CHP for 2 years before I got my 2X4-inch readers rides spot and I was ecstatic!

Where has the joy gone guys?

Don't fret - I'll have stuff on the way. I appreciate it!

[1969CamaroRS]

I don't think the requirements are out of line Liz. I think people are crazy for not jumping all over this great offer.

I thought about what Tony said earlier in this thread about letting those that haven't had a shot get in. But if people aren't sending in what you need, I can send another CD :smoke: So come on guys take some pics and send them in, if you haven't been already. Its not that hard to take a few pics and burn em to CD and throw it all in the mail to see your project like this:
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2008/11/PHRsm-1.jpg

I know it was worth it to me :jump: (Thanks again Liz).

[stealth71]

The Nova pictures killed it for me. That is just on a different level. When you say work in progress I think about people at home building cars in their garage. That thing blows most of our stuff out of the water.

It is definitely badass.

My car is driving, but far from finished. I'll try to get some more pics this weekend and put something together, just isn't close to comparing to the Nova.
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/02/DSC03597_cJPG-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2008/12/DSC03499JPG-1.jpg

[motorheadmike]

Not a chance!

The last time a female asked me for pictures via the internet and I sent them; the wife found out and beat me! :scared:

I can see it now:
Michael! Who is Liz Miles and why did she thank you for the pictures you sent her?!

[MilesSpeed]

haha you guys are great :)
cant wait to see this stuff come in

[novanutcase]

Not a chance!

The last time a female asked me for pictures via the internet and I sent them; the wife found out and beat me! :scared:

I can see it now:
Michael! Who is Liz Miles and why did she thank you for the pictures you sent her?!

Now THATS funny!!!

John

[ProMav71]

I don't think the requirements are asking to much. I mean my God they are guaranteeing you a spot in a national mag for a few minutes of your time. We all take pics of our rides anyway. :idea:I think some are just skeerd cause they dont want Liz to see pics of there junk...I'll be sending in some pics of the Maverick for sure.

[Flash68]

I don't think the requirements are asking to much. I mean my God they are guaranteeing you a spot in a national mag for a few minutes of your time. We all take pics of our rides anyway. :idea:I think some are just skeerd cause they dont want Liz to see pics of there junk...I'll be sending in some pics of the Maverick for sure.

No, I think people are annoyed that you have to manually send in photos and a CD in the internet era. This isn't 1992.

It's like writing a letter to your friend and mailing it "snail mail" style vs sending an email.

[wmhjr]

It's not '92, but for them getting a CD is FAR easier than downloading pics. And it's faster, and easier to deal with and manipulate.

These folks are helping everyone out. We ought to be thankful for the interest. I for one will be packaging up some material for submission.

[Flash68]

It's not '92, but for them getting a CD is FAR easier than downloading pics. And it's faster, and easier to deal with and manipulate.

These folks are helping everyone out. We ought to be thankful for the interest. I for one will be packaging up some material for submission.

I completely disagree with your first statement about what is faster and easier. I don't know of anyone who uses CD's to store and manipulate pictures anymore. Not a soul.

I do agree with your 2nd statement however, and I did not mean to imply otherwise. This is a great opportunity for some people. Maybe it is a nice natural filter for them as many will not make the time (like me) to put photos on a CD and mail it.

I was mostly replying to the post directly before mine.

[minendrews68]

MAN! is this that hard? It seems simple to me, follow the directions of the person that is trying to put your rides in a magazine and they're there. If you don't want to follow her directions, don't, and your rides don't appear. Simple to me.

[MilesSpeed]

Trust me, if it weren't necessary to have the stuff mailed in, we wouldn't request it.

[Flash68]

MAN! is this that hard? It seems simple to me, follow the directions of the person that is trying to put your rides in a magazine and they're there. If you don't want to follow her directions, don't, and your rides don't appear. Simple to me.

I agree, Carl.

[wmhjr]

I completely disagree with your first statement about what is faster and easier. I don't know of anyone who uses CD's to store and manipulate pictures anymore. Not a soul.


You're unfortunately looking at this like a home PC user. I call it the "Best Buy" mentality. Let's look at the reasons why submission via CD/DVD makes sense, shall we?

1) Legal. By having us submit via CD and mail, we are clearly providing legal permission to use our images in a commercial publication, and provide evidence that protects the magazines from getting in trouble.

2) Email. Have you considered the size of the attachments that you would have to submit via email? Example: Each of my images are more than 3mb in size. I may submit 50 images. That's 150mb. Most email systems have limits on file sizes of attachments. For very good reasons. So, my submission would get bounced, and Liz or somebody has to spend valuable time trying to troubleshoot why my submission didn't get in.

3) Bandwidth. Again - 150mb. Multiply that times the number of of potential submissions? Bandwidth aint cheap in the corporate world.

I'm retired from the military and am in the middle of my second career - which happens to be IT. I run a pretty large global IT operations group. You have no idea how many times people assume that what is best for them in their home MUST be best for the corporate/business world. Just not so. You can buy a 1TB consumer grade network storage device for a few hundred dollars. 1TB of Tier 1 SAN storage such as a Hitachi 9900 class or EMC will be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Just real world examples.

I'd be willing to bet SERIOUS money that the intent for having us submit via CD is NOT to discourage people from participating.

[Flash68]

You're unfortunately looking at this like a home PC user. I call it the "Best Buy" mentality. Let's look at the reasons why submission via CD/DVD makes sense, shall we?

1) Legal. By having us submit via CD and mail, we are clearly providing legal permission to use our images in a commercial publication, and provide evidence that protects the magazines from getting in trouble.

2) Email. Have you considered the size of the attachments that you would have to submit via email? Example: Each of my images are more than 3mb in size. I may submit 50 images. That's 150mb. Most email systems have limits on file sizes of attachments. For very good reasons. So, my submission would get bounced, and Liz or somebody has to spend valuable time trying to troubleshoot why my submission didn't get in.

3) Bandwidth. Again - 150mb. Multiply that times the number of of potential submissions? Bandwidth aint cheap in the corporate world.

I'm retired from the military and am in the middle of my second career - which happens to be IT. I run a pretty large global IT operations group. You have no idea how many times people assume that what is best for them in their home MUST be best for the corporate/business world. Just not so. You can buy a 1TB consumer grade network storage device for a few hundred dollars. 1TB of Tier 1 SAN storage such as a Hitachi 9900 class or EMC will be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Just real world examples.

I'd be willing to bet SERIOUS money that the intent for having us submit via CD is NOT to discourage people from participating.

I hear what you are saying, and even though I understand some of what you typed from a technical standpoint, I typed what I did because I know a lot of people felt that way but were not conveying it well in their posts.

I understand the legal aspect, and I understand the email issues (although gmail allows 20mb free per email - that is not too hard to accommodate). Do you really need to send 50 images?

Anyway, thanks for the thesis and your point of view. :)

[HectorM52]

Liz, thanks for the opportunity. I'm gonna try to get all the stuff together.

Adam

[novanutcase]

Do you really need to send 50 images?

Yes, you do! The magazine is not going to print the few photos YOU feel are approriate. They have a specific idea as to how it will work with their print. They will go through your photos and choose which ones work for them.

John

[ironworks]

I loaded up 200 plus pics of your 66 today as a matter a fact

[6'9"Witha69]

You're unfortunately looking at this like a home PC user. I call it the "Best Buy" mentality. Let's look at the reasons why submission via CD/DVD makes sense, shall we?

1) Legal. By having us submit via CD and mail, we are clearly providing legal permission to use our images in a commercial publication, and provide evidence that protects the magazines from getting in trouble.

2) Email. Have you considered the size of the attachments that you would have to submit via email? Example: Each of my images are more than 3mb in size. I may submit 50 images. That's 150mb. Most email systems have limits on file sizes of attachments. For very good reasons. So, my submission would get bounced, and Liz or somebody has to spend valuable time trying to troubleshoot why my submission didn't get in.

3) Bandwidth. Again - 150mb. Multiply that times the number of of potential submissions? Bandwidth aint cheap in the corporate world.

I'm retired from the military and am in the middle of my second career - which happens to be IT. I run a pretty large global IT operations group. You have no idea how many times people assume that what is best for them in their home MUST be best for the corporate/business world. Just not so. You can buy a 1TB consumer grade network storage device for a few hundred dollars. 1TB of Tier 1 SAN storage such as a Hitachi 9900 class or EMC will be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Just real world examples.

I'd be willing to bet SERIOUS money that the intent for having us submit via CD is NOT to discourage people from participating.Yes, SAN is very expensive. I've actually had app. architects wonder why they couldn't plug in a SCSI drive on a server for increased Disk. He was about laughed out of the Network Ops area.
/:offtopic:

[rob07002]

Just saw this Liz. You still looking for cars?

[trapin]

Uhh...wow. Liz you might want to put this one in the "Holy Mother Of God!" section of the magazine.

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2007/06/HammersonNova-1.jpg

[MilesSpeed]

:) yes! send in more cars!

[ironworks]

Liz I have a bunch of pics for you, but no address to send them to. Can you help me out with that?

Rodger

[novanutcase]

Send your photo CD, prints, specs, and cover letter to my editorial address: Source Interlink Media, attention: Johnny Hunkins—Reader Projects, 774 S. Placentia Ave., Placentia, CA 92870. In order to make the cutoff for the Reader Projects issue (August 2009), we need them no later than April 2nd. And remember, we will print EVERY car you send, as long as you follow the guidelines. And check this out: we’re picking one lucky unfinished project to photograph for our cover. We’ll even come to your house to shoot it!

Feel free to email me questions but please do not submit your projects electronically.

[email protected]

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif

Just kidding!

John

[MilesSpeed]

thanks nutcase :)

[Gtrpunk23]

I will have pictures sent to you on thursday

[Jim Nilsen]

Hi Liz, I am putting together a disc and am wondering what is really the best size for pics to be taken. I can set the camera to take pics in many different formats and if 300KB pics are too big I can make them smaller. I just want to make it easier on you so sizing pics isn't as time consuming.

Thanks

[Henry D]

Hi Liz, I am putting together a disc and am wondering what is really the best size for pics to be taken. I can set the camera to take pics in many different formats and if 300KB pics are too big I can make them smaller. I just want to make it easier on you so sizing pics isn't as time consuming.

Thanks

It's best to submit the largest format you have. Time consuming or not, in this case, bigger is better.

[Steve1968LS2]

It's best to submit the largest format you have. Time consuming or not, in this case, bigger is better.

Amen brother.. I can't tell you how many times I get a cool shot and it's either 78kb in size or the sender cropped the crap out of it.

Just send us the untouched high-res shots.

[Steve1968LS2]

Hi Liz, I am putting together a disc and am wondering what is really the best size for pics to be taken. I can set the camera to take pics in many different formats and if 300KB pics are too big I can make them smaller. I just want to make it easier on you so sizing pics isn't as time consuming.

Thanks

300kb is the minium size I would want. Remember that the internet runs on 72dpi and we run on 300dpi. Again, like Henry said, bigger is better when it comes to file sizes.

If it's a Camaro be sure to send me a copy ;)

[mikelspower]

So your looking for something that's still in the construction stages? Something like this?

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/02/1282008shoppics003-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2008/08/shoppics8112008027-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2008/06/Onthelift-1.jpg

John
THat is really nice! Have you done must of the work?

[novanutcase]

THat is really nice! Have you done must of the work?

Nope!! These guys have:

http://www.ironworksspeedandkustom.com

John

[AUTODYNAMICS]

Hey Steve, didn't you take a couple of a certain Charger in September?
did someone say charger?????

[MilesSpeed]

Thanks Rupp for chiming on on this, the highest-quality, un-cropped photos are preferred!