Troy Ladd

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Troy Ladd
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BornApril 4
Newport Beach, California, United States
Occupation(s)Hot Rod and Custom Car builder
Website www.hollywoodhotrods.com

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]

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Car builder

Starting 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]

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References

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  2. ↑ Carrol, John & Stuart, Garry, Chartwell Books, Inc./Regency House Publishing, Ltd (2006), ["Troy Ladd of Hollywood Hot Rods"], The Ultimate Guide to Hot Rods & Street Rods, p. 236 & 238
  3. ↑ Carrol, John & Stuart, Garry, Chartwell Books, Inc./Regency House Publishing, Ltd (2006), ["Troy Ladd of Hollywood Hot Rods"], The Ultimate Guide to Hot Rods & Street Rods, p. 238
  4. ↑ Carrol, John & Stuart, Garry, Chartwell Books, Inc./Regency House Publishing, Ltd (2006), ["Troy Ladd of Hollywood Hot Rods"], The Ultimate Guide to Hot Rods & Street Rods, p. 238
  5. ↑ John Pearly Huffman, ["Hollywood High Life"], Hot Rod Magazine, p. 67, Mar. 2008
  6. ↑ John Pearly Huffman, ["Hollywood High Life"], Hot Rod Magazine, p. 67, Mar. 2008
  7. ↑ Jim Aust, ["Hollywood Hot Rods- From the Beginning"], Street Rodder Magazine- Guide to Building a ’40 Ford (2013), p. 7-9
  8. ↑ Brian Brennan, ["2102 AMSOIL/Street Rodder Road Tour"], Street Rodder Magazine pg. 28-33, Dec. 2012
  9. ↑ Kev Elliot, ["Zulu Beat"], Rod and Custom Magazine pg. 16-19, May 2014
  10. ↑ Brian Brennan, ["When Right is Right"], Street Rodder Magazine pg.28-31, Jan. 2012
  11. ↑ Tim Bernsau, ["Tale of the Comet"], Street Rodder Magazine pg. 88-93, Oct. 2013
  12. ↑ Rob Kinnan, ["Coyote Ugly"], Hot Rod Magazine pg. 26-33, Feb. 2011
  13. ↑ Brian Bennan, ["Postwar Impression"], Street Rodder Magazine pg. 42-47, Aug. 2010
  14. ↑ Brian Brennan, ["Ruby Deluxe"], Street Rodder Premium pg. 12-19, Winter 2010
  15. ↑ David Frieburger, ["El Correcaminos"], Hot Rod Magazine pg. 22-27, May 2010
  16. ↑ Tim Bernsau, ["Black Widow"], Rod and Custom Magazine pg. 50-55, Sep. 2009
  17. ↑ Kev Elliot, ["Respect Tradition"], Rod and Custom Magazine pg. 58-63. Aug. 2007
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