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Troy Ladd
Troy Ladd (born April 4 in Newport Beach, CA) is an American designer and builder of custom cars and hot rods from Burbank, CA known for building traditional styled vehicles.[1] After obtaining a Bachelor's degree in Business from Vanguard University, Troy formulated a business plan for Hollywood Hot Rods, taking into account location, size of the building and equipment.[2] In 2002 Headquarters for Hollywood Hot Rods were set up in Burbank, CA.[3] Industry magazines took notice of the cars being built at Hollywood Hot Rods and titles such as Street Rodder Magazine, Hot Rod Magazine and Rod & Custom were responsible for getting the word out about Troy Ladd’s shop.[4] Car builderStarting at an early age, Troy Ladd began working on vintage vehicles with the desire to create unique cars.[5] Troy developed his building skills on his own cars and transferred them into a business building specialty cars for customers of his Hollywood Hot Rods, the business he established in 2002. Troy Ladd builds vehicles in a style inspired by hot rodding’s past that “Respects Tradition” at the same time looking forward into the future of specialty car building.[6] Building award winning vehicles for over a decade Troy Ladd has been recognized as the Goodguys Rod & Custom Association/SEMA 2007 Trendsetter Award Recipient, Grand National Roadster Show 2010 Builder of the Year and L.A. Roadsters 2012 Builder of the Year.[7] Troy Ladd builds vehicles that range from hot rods like the “Respect Tradition” 1932 Ford Roadster to customs like the “Ruby Deluxe” 1935 Ford Coupe. Troy Ladd has produced a series of noted hot rods including: The Mulholland Speedster 1936 Custom Coachbuilt Packard, The Long Beach Legend 1936 Ford Roadster, Full Metal Jacket 2014 Ford Mustang GT Convertble, the Street Rodder Road Tour ’40 Ford Coupe,[8] the Zulu T 1927 Ford Tall Model T Coupe,[9] The Brooklands Special 1932 Ford Roadster,[10] Coyote Comet 1963 Mercury Comet Convertible,[11] the Raybestos Coyote-powered 1932 Ford Roadster Pickup,[12] the Platinum Bomb 1932 Ford Roadster,[13] Ruby Deluxe 1935 Ford Coupe,[14] El Correcaminos 1931 Ford Roadster Pickup,[15] The Black Widow 1926 Ford Roadster Pickup,[16] Respect Tradition Hemi-powered and sectioned 1932 Ford Roadster [17] Awards
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