Raybestos ’32 Ford Pickup

The Hollywood Hot Rods Shop owner, Troy Ladd, leads by design. Just take a walk through any custom car show and you can’t help but appreciate the current quality of cool cars being cranked out by America’s top-level car builders. Enthusiast magazines celebrate the achievements of these creative artists and massive trophies adorn the show car displays validating the hundreds of hours of time spent hand crafting these automotive sculptures. So when your peers and media bestow special acclaim on a custom builder, you know there is something truly innovative occurring.

Such is the case with Troy Ladd, owner of Hollywood Hot Rods in Los Angeles. Named 2007 Trendsetter of the Year and the 2010 Builder of the Year, Ladd’s cars are truly unique. They blend a combination of cool exterior design and color with, in Troy’s case, engineering that often goes overlooked upon first glance.

Troy’s most recent creation, the Raybestos ’32 Ford pickup, is a plenty cool machine true to the original concept with throwback ’32 styling,