Ian Roussel's newest build, the Bucket O Fun

and the engine is a Diamond REO, not a Rio. You know that, REO was a company from waayyy back in 1904 when Ransom E Olds made the REO company to make cars and trucks, busses were made too. Diamond T made trucks and semis (tractor trailer / 18 wheelers / (or whatever you call them)) and REO and Diamond T merged in 1967. The White trucking company bought that, and that is how a Diamond REO engine comes from a White truck. As soon as I read Rio, I knew that some explanation would be a good thing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_Reo_Trucks

if you can't remember where you heard the name Ian Roussel, it might have been from the Space Junkie at Gene Winfield's open house http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/10/space-junkie-by-ian-roussel-was-at-gene.html  or the video http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/03/ian-roussel-kustom-cars-lead-sleds-54.html

Wild vehicles, from an email gallery that Randy sent me

the 68 AMX at SEMA, tubbed, and customized more than any other AMX I've seen. Fuel tank filler relocated to behind the AMX badge on the C pillar mod is perfect

Hyundai Service Engineering Trackday Veloster

For about 5000 dollars the engineers at the So Cal Hyundai headquarters did all the mods they could, because the parts were expensive and labor was free. It's amazing how much they did. 

Under the start button, and in front of the shifter a Google Nexus tablet was installed.

here are all the things they got it to do!

Gene Winfield's 1960 Ford van, Pacifica was at SEMA 2012