RodRides
Experience the ride with a community built around classic connections.
Build Share
Track the projects and builds in home and commercial garages and shops. Create an account to share your project or build.
COMMUNITY BUILT
Our non-profit entity that brings together multigenerational communities to complete car builds and restoration projects.
EXPERIENCE THE RIDE
Get upclose and personal with the hottest rides on the road or the shows. Join our community and show your ride.
Donate Now to get this grandpa’s truck rebuilt for his grandson. Learn more.
RodRides Community
RodRides is a community that centers on the real cars, real people, and real stories preserving our history on roads and in garages throughout your community. Our goal is to build connections that continue to keep tradition alive and thriving through experiences that are real.
Not only do we share and connect the community we love, we also have a non-profit foundation to help continue the tradition among the generations.
RodRides Community Built
A 501c3 non-profit that helps families complete restorations of some of the greatest heirloom of all.
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What I have found is that the enjoyment of a project is not in the end. The exciting part is laying in bed at night and dreaming and thinking about it…It was exciting when they’d have to problem-solve and fix it, not when they got to finish it, not when they got done with it.
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RodRides Community Built
MEET THE MAN, THE OPA
Our project named “Opa” arose out from a Grandpa, Mel Lee Ellenwood, with Stage 4 cancer (aka Opa) eager to see his grandson learn craftsmanship and mechanics. Our RodRides Community Built ’35 Chevy Truck was in his barn and when he decided to sell his truck to RodRides, we jumped at the chance.
We took the opportunity to sit down with Mel and get to know the amazing man behind our current RodRides Community Built project.
WHY DONATE TO RODRIDES COMMUNITY BUILT?
RodRides Community Built embraces the history, culture, and craftsmanship of cars, people, and their stories. We continue the tradition among the generations.
Our mission is to bring together multi-generational communities to complete heirloom car builds that are important for families.
We believe in the restoration and preservation of our history, trades, skills, and craftsmanship.
We provide hands-on educational and mentoring opportunities for youth and various community activities for adults and seniors that are funded through community support and donations.
501c3 NON-PROFIT
COMMUNITY CENTERED
EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH
