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WHERE TO FIND IT: ISSUE #30
OWNER: YO KOSTRZEWA
PHOTOGRAPHY: ARMAND
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While we’re not sure we’ve
spelled everyone’s names
right, Yo Kostrzewa’s beautiful
30 Ford known as “Nestor” is
downright perfect. A taste of
American hot rodding (or rat
rodding) that he has proudly
showcased right there in
Lorraine France. Yo’s shop,
Kos’Thor Motors, is one of the
coolest places on earth –
not even joking - and has been
heavily featured in French
media for its work with cars,
trucks, and bikes – all of which
You didn’t think we’d leave our fi rst ever cover car off this list,
have a certain badassery to
did you? Zach’s 31 Ford holds a special, symbolic, nostalgic,
and sentimental place in the magazine’s history – and is a great them. Yo and his lovely partner
in crime Laetti joined us for our
example of a true-blue prototypical rat rod. It’s a mix of old and
offi cial build-off drive-off in
new with all the old-school charm you’d expect in a Rat Rod
Magazine cover car, but with plenty of modern touches. We may ambassadors for Rat Rod
2014 and have been our French
not be “old” enough yet, but some day rides like this will be
The 2013 build-off introduced us to some amazing builders, but
considered “classic” rat rods, and we can’t think of a better way
Magazine ever since.
most importantly – those builders displayed great character and
to cap off an incredible list of traditional-styled rats.
wholly embraced the spirit of the competition, the comradery, and
the “no man left behind” mentality that shaped the entire event
for the years to follow. Robby is one of those guys, and his “Lab
Rat” 31 Chevy deserves a place on this list. It may not have won the
build-off, but he used his 30 days and $3000 to perfection.
WHERE TO FIND IT: COVER,
ISSUE #1
OWNER: ZACH KURTH
PHOTOGRAPHY: CHAD TRUSS

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