The goals of Motorheadmen.com
About Us
A small group of men and women who felt there were a few things missing from the Old school automotive culture on the Web. So we decided to bring a new look to the old times. A time when Old school car building was different, and finding the parts to build your ride was a journey filled with the stories from the men who wanted to help with other people’s builds.
A New Beginning to An Old Life
From the 50’s until the 80’s life was different. Motor parts were not as easily available and we went to Salvage yards to find what we needed to build our rides. In fact, half the fun of building the old machines was sifting through the Salvage yards for hours for that single part; listening to the seasoned builders, who always had a tip to help the build or a fascinating tale that went along with that little part. As time goes on, we are losing those stories as well as the Salvage yards that made it possible to find what we needed. And so, a few old Motorheads decided to document and share those old stories and to save and share the images from the yards that are left today, before they are all gone. It was a battle to find parts, but it was a fun battle at times to walk the yards. So, we started documenting the stories and the men and women who still live the old school ways.
Our Purpose
This site is a tribute to the old school Motorheads of the world. Men and women who love turning wrenches and getting their hands dirty for building their own rides. It does not matter if it’s a hot rod, a truck, a bike or a muscle car. If you are a Motorhead you are welcome. We are not after the most popular or the everyday wrencher. Our goal is to provide stories of the men who build cars from scratch during a time when every part had to be found. Their stories are priceless. The guys who always helped other to learn and build their rides from whatever they had to use. These men always had a good lesson to help the men and women and always had a story to go along with their lesson.
Also, there are many men and women today working to preserve the history and we are glad to help them bring it to one spot on the Web.
Our Story
Long ago, when life was simple and motor parts were not so easily found; a fervent group of men established a community to gather people with a passion of building old-school vehicles. And so sprang the idea of Motorheadmen.com. Initially, it was focused on interviewing old school men and women who had spent their lives building the cars since the days when you spent as much time searching for parts as you did building. Back in the late 70s, all through the 80s and the early 90s; when it was way harder to build those vehicles. Back when every little town had that one good-old, motor- guy who shared their skill and advice to help others build their dream cars; who knew all the stories; all the salvage yards, and all the tricks to make it possible. Also, to show and share the stories of the men that went out of their way to find parts and cars in order to save them in hope someone would need that part or that old car. Now we are losing the salvage yards and all the stories that go along with them.
Sadly though, these treasures of old-school veterans are being lost to the world. And people like us, just cannot bear this loss. Hence began, motorheadmen.com; a website dedicated to the lost stories of building old-school vehicles. To offer our skills and mindset to anyone who’s interested.
Our Efforts
We sought out to interview some really cool veterans of this art. Masters of motoring with intriguing accounts of their lives and builds; leading to more old-timers and even greater stories. We strongly felt that this needed to be preserved on video and continued our quest. Today, after only a year or so, we have more than 100 leads and still more pouring in every day. We also have been able to get some pretty awesome stories from the men that remember those days and the true efforts of these men in order to preserve them.
We hope you stay tuned to our channels and enjoy our work.
A side Note about today’s builders
We are not here to bash anyone or put down today’s art of the builds. But simply to share the way it was in the past There are many many men and women out there doing amazing builds with everything the world has to offer. In ways we wish we had the resource available today to build the machinery. The world of building cars has change in the last 15 years. There are some incredible retro builds today and talented men and women with the passion to see them through. We salute all the true machinery builders today.
Being able to build the right ride the way we want it is a true passion; a passion that we hope is passed on to all the young men and women that love cars and old machinery. With out the stories and the history we have nothing. The true young builders today need to see and learn where it all started.
Meet the Team
It is our vision as a team to help the young car lovers meet the old car lovers; to help them understand the way it was in the past and to help anyone that needs it whether it be a new Hot Rod or a old Hot Rod. Here, we all share the view that we decide what we want to bring to the Web. We all work together from all different areas of the world to build and maintain the Motorheadmen Networks.
WE ARE A SMALL TEAM RIGHT NOW BUT ARE GROWING IN LEAPS AND BOUNDS EVERY WEEK. WE HOPE TO PROVIDE SOME GREAT ENTERTAINMENT AND LEARN AS WE GO; TO BE A GREAT OLD SCHOOL MOTORS TYPE OF WEBSITE!
WE HOPE YOU ENJOY WHAT WE ARE DOING AND HOW WE DO IT.
Bringing the Right Team Together
To ensure this project’s success, we’ve assembled a team of experienced individuals.
If you take the time to read these profiles, you will start to see how all the pieces fell together to make this foundation
As with any set of goals, it is going to make a big difference if you have the right team. and in my opinion, all the team members I need are slowly falling into place.
We have a great mix of young and old hot rodders who have many skills, experience, and wisdom to offer this foundation.
William A. Stokesbury V
Also known as “Cuda Bill”
Creator / C E O
Bill in the picture above, in his element Searching Carlisle pa for car parts he needs
Cuda Bill , after years of trying to find the right spots to build his cars and help other like minded men and women build there , came up with this idea.
40 years experience Restoring and repairing muscle cars and running his own shop and facility.
Also a You Tube and Tic Toc creator for MotorHeadMen.com
See More about William A Stokesbury V (aka CudaBill) and his family that taught him to be a builder and entrepreneur
Brain Mast
Temp. Acting Foundation Secretary
Brian Mast (my son-in-law) has spent his life loving, repairing, and building trucks and cars.
He has run his own very successful diesel repair shop for the last 15 years.
He is currently the fire chief of the Cheswold Delaware Fire Department and is an avid drag racer.
Judy Gormley
Our Foundation Treasure
Miss Judy is also a key player in this foundation as she will be our chief financial officer. she has been an avid car lover for 35 years.
This picture above is her with her 1973 dodge dart current build.
She has retired from Dart First State, where she was in the H.R. department for 25 years and also worked in the accounting division
Brittany Stokesbury Mast
Seen here with her idol and friend “Funny car driver Bunny Burkett” this picture was take the day she was sworn in to the United States Army
Brittany being bills youngest daughter , brings many many things to the foundation. not only is she a muscle car builder , lover , and accomplished builder
She served with the United States Army and was trained to be a diesel mechanic. She currently handles a multi-million dollar payroll for Dart First State. the state of Delaware’s bus transport service.
Joe Monahan
Mr. Joe has been involved with cars one way or the other for most of his life.
He has owned many types of classic cars, Mostly classic Corvettes. He was a street racer in the late 60s with a stingray Corvette. (his favorite being his 1966 Corvette) .
He is an accomplished and successful business man in many ranges of business
Meet the other Hard working Motor Heads that are serious about this project.
George Haldas
Additionally, we’ll work closely with George Haldas,
A civil engineer who oversees billion-dollar state road contracts, to design and plan the property layout.
Mr. Haldas is not only an avid car collector, he owns 8 muscle cars; he is also a builder and has raised four kids who all own their own muscle cars and build with him. He was the first bodyman I ever hired and has worked closely with me for over 40 years. and is usually my go-to guy.
He brings expertise to the foundations as a Chief roads engineer for the state of Delaware for over 25 years and will help ensure the property’s development is done right.
Tommy Haldas
Tommy is an accomplished road course racer and avid classic car builder who helped his father build many old muscle cars.
He is also a very successful Businessman in the Automotive field
Many new members to come soon
As we walk thru the project we are looking to ad many jobs.
Mechanic and mechanic Helpers
new member will be added to help prep cars for the museum as well as help process new cars coming into the museum
Website developers and helpers
we plan to continue our web presence, but bring it to a more professional level. as seen on You Tube and Tic Toc
History techs
There will be staff needed to go through the hundred of items needed to be put into the museum along with the items we purchase to help fill out the building
See how to Join us on our journey
MotorHeadMen was started in 2017 through social media channels
The Foundation was founded in January 2025.
soon to be announced
Web Producer
