{"id":155,"date":"2026-03-15T07:46:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T07:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/?p=155"},"modified":"2026-03-15T07:46:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T07:46:11","slug":"sydney-sweeney-secretly-builds-classic-cars-when-shes-not-acting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/sydney-sweeney-secretly-builds-classic-cars-when-shes-not-acting\/","title":{"rendered":"SYDNEY SWEENEY SECRETLY BUILDS CLASSIC CARS WHEN SHE&#8217;S NOT ACTING!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>While the world knows her for her high-fashion red carpet looks and intense roles in <em>Euphoria<\/em> and <em>The White Lotus<\/em>, Sydney Sweeney has a &#8220;secret&#8221; life that involves more grease than glamour. When she isn&#8217;t on set, she is a legitimate mechanic who restores classic American muscle cars with her own two hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_71 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/sydney-sweeney-secretly-builds-classic-cars-when-shes-not-acting\/#The_Secret_Life_of_%E2%80%9CSyds_Garage%E2%80%9D\" title=\"The Secret Life of &#8220;Syd\u2019s Garage&#8221;\">The Secret Life of &#8220;Syd\u2019s Garage&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/sydney-sweeney-secretly-builds-classic-cars-when-shes-not-acting\/#The_Dream_Build_%E2%80%9CCherry%E2%80%9D_the_1969_Bronco\" title=\"The Dream Build: &#8220;Cherry&#8221; the 1969 Bronco\">The Dream Build: &#8220;Cherry&#8221; the 1969 Bronco<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/sydney-sweeney-secretly-builds-classic-cars-when-shes-not-acting\/#The_Famous_Transmission_Swap\" title=\"The Famous Transmission Swap\">The Famous Transmission Swap<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/sydney-sweeney-secretly-builds-classic-cars-when-shes-not-acting\/#The_1965_Mustang_%E2%80%9CBritney%E2%80%9D\" title=\"The 1965 Mustang: &#8220;Britney&#8221;\">The 1965 Mustang: &#8220;Britney&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/sydney-sweeney-secretly-builds-classic-cars-when-shes-not-acting\/#Built_Ford_Proud_Empowering_Women_in_the_Shop\" title=\"Built Ford Proud: Empowering Women in the Shop\">Built Ford Proud: Empowering Women in the Shop<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/sydney-sweeney-secretly-builds-classic-cars-when-shes-not-acting\/#Why_She_Refuses_to_Outsource_the_Work\" title=\"Why She Refuses to Outsource the Work?\">Why She Refuses to Outsource the Work?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Secret_Life_of_%E2%80%9CSyds_Garage%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><strong>The Secret Life of &#8220;Syd\u2019s Garage&#8221;<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In early 2021, fans discovered a TikTok account called Syds Garage. Instead of dance trends, the videos showed Sydney Sweeney in oversized overalls, covered in grease, and working in a shop. It wasn&#8217;t a role for a movie; it was her actual hobby. Sydney grew up in a family of mechanics in Washington state and learned her way around an engine long before she ever set foot on a film set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/crop_Sydney-Sweeney-x-Ford-Mustang_1920x1080_00-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/crop_Sydney-Sweeney-x-Ford-Mustang_1920x1080_00-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/crop_Sydney-Sweeney-x-Ford-Mustang_1920x1080_00-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/crop_Sydney-Sweeney-x-Ford-Mustang_1920x1080_00-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/crop_Sydney-Sweeney-x-Ford-Mustang_1920x1080_00.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Dream_Build_%E2%80%9CCherry%E2%80%9D_the_1969_Bronco\"><\/span><strong>The Dream Build: &#8220;Cherry&#8221; the 1969 Bronco<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sydney\u2019s pride and joy is a red <strong>1969 Ford Bronco<\/strong> she nicknamed &#8220;Cherry.&#8221; She bought the car at an auction during the pandemic and spent over a year restoring it. She didn&#8217;t just pick the paint color; she did the heavy lifting. Sydney famously wire-brushed the rust off the undercarriage, replaced the front and rear axles, and even upgraded the brakes from drums to discs to make it a safe daily driver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SS_eBay-Motors_credit-Sara-Jaye-Weiss-for-eBay-Motors-2-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SS_eBay-Motors_credit-Sara-Jaye-Weiss-for-eBay-Motors-2-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SS_eBay-Motors_credit-Sara-Jaye-Weiss-for-eBay-Motors-2-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SS_eBay-Motors_credit-Sara-Jaye-Weiss-for-eBay-Motors-2-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SS_eBay-Motors_credit-Sara-Jaye-Weiss-for-eBay-Motors-2-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SS_eBay-Motors_credit-Sara-Jaye-Weiss-for-eBay-Motors-2-2048x1152.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Famous_Transmission_Swap\"><\/span><strong>The Famous Transmission Swap<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the most talked-about moments in her restoration was her decision to swap the original manual transmission for an <strong>automatic<\/strong>. While &#8220;purists&#8221; (and even her own mother!) were skeptical, Sydney defended the move. She wanted the Bronco to be her &#8220;daily driver&#8221; in the hilly, traffic-heavy streets of Los Angeles. For her, car restoration isn&#8217;t about keeping a museum piece, it&#8217;s about making a piece of history usable for modern life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/01-_-Sydney-Sweeney-_-Announcement-_-Syd-Overall-Garage-Sitting-_-Social-_-Still_-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/01-_-Sydney-Sweeney-_-Announcement-_-Syd-Overall-Garage-Sitting-_-Social-_-Still_-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/01-_-Sydney-Sweeney-_-Announcement-_-Syd-Overall-Garage-Sitting-_-Social-_-Still_-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/01-_-Sydney-Sweeney-_-Announcement-_-Syd-Overall-Garage-Sitting-_-Social-_-Still_-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/01-_-Sydney-Sweeney-_-Announcement-_-Syd-Overall-Garage-Sitting-_-Social-_-Still_.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_1965_Mustang_%E2%80%9CBritney%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><strong>The 1965 Mustang: &#8220;Britney&#8221;<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After finishing the Bronco, Sydney moved on to her next project: a <strong>1965 Ford Mustang<\/strong> in &#8220;Brittany Blue,&#8221; which she affectionately named &#8220;Britney.&#8221; This car became the inspiration for her massive collaboration with Ford. Sydney has worked on everything from the Mustang&#8217;s suspension to the interior, proving that her mechanical skills weren&#8217;t just a &#8220;one-hit wonder&#8221; with the Bronco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sweeney05-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sweeney05-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sweeney05-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sweeney05-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sweeney05.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Built_Ford_Proud_Empowering_Women_in_the_Shop\"><\/span><strong>Built Ford Proud: Empowering Women in the Shop<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sydney\u2019s hobby turned into a powerful partnership with <strong>Ford and Dickies<\/strong>. Together, they released a line of &#8220;workwear for women&#8221; that sold out in less than 36 hours. Sydney used the platform to launch &#8220;Auto 101&#8221; tutorials, teaching her millions of followers how to check oil, change tires, and jump-start batteries. Her goal is to dismantle the stereotype that the garage is a &#8220;men-only&#8221; space.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sydney-Sweeney-Ford-Bronco-Heritage-Limited-Off-Roadeo-Moab-Exterior-001-Front-Three-Quarters-850x478-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sydney-Sweeney-Ford-Bronco-Heritage-Limited-Off-Roadeo-Moab-Exterior-001-Front-Three-Quarters-850x478-1.jpg 850w, https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sydney-Sweeney-Ford-Bronco-Heritage-Limited-Off-Roadeo-Moab-Exterior-001-Front-Three-Quarters-850x478-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sydney-Sweeney-Ford-Bronco-Heritage-Limited-Off-Roadeo-Moab-Exterior-001-Front-Three-Quarters-850x478-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_She_Refuses_to_Outsource_the_Work\"><\/span><strong>Why She Refuses to Outsource the Work<\/strong>?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Many celebrities buy vintage cars, but few actually build them. For Sydney, the garage is her sanctuary. She describes working on cars as a form of <strong>meditation<\/strong>, a place where she can solve physical problems with a wrench rather than emotional ones on a script. By documenting her bruises, broken fingers, and seized bolts, she has inspired a new generation of girls to realize they can be both a screen siren and a skilled mechanic.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SIOTJEKLKFDU5N2W6KHHNPQIYI.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SIOTJEKLKFDU5N2W6KHHNPQIYI.avif 980w, https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SIOTJEKLKFDU5N2W6KHHNPQIYI-300x185.avif 300w, https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SIOTJEKLKFDU5N2W6KHHNPQIYI-768x473.avif 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":156,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=155"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":164,"href":"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155\/revisions\/164"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=155"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=155"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/on4t.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}