There are some car builds that completely redefine what is possible in the world of custom work and modification. It’s rare, but they do happen, and they’re often the product of a strong team with the ...

Do you feel the need, the need for speed? Or do you dream of having the bad-dest-looking street ride in the city? If you do, then you're already a hot rodder at heart. Now all you need to do is put ...

What more can you say about a car that's received more notoriety, media coverage, and public praise than most could've ever imagined? It's a tough nut to crack from the surface, but when it's the ...

The Triple Crown of Rodding, held annually in Lebanon, was ranked the No. 2 car show in the country as part of the USA TODAY 10Best Reader's Choice awards for 2025. This is the third consecutive year ...

During the late 1940s, the hobby of hot-rodding was attracting automotive enthusiasts who valued one-off styling and performance over period-correct, classic restoration. By 1950, hot-rodding had ...

Building custom cars to a certain aesthetic and performance has been a favored pastime since not long after Karl Benz puttered out of his garage on the Motorwagen. Ever since that fateful day, ...

Hot rodders get a bad rep as dinosaurs and averse to change. They'll cling to their pushrods and carburetors until they die, they say. While that may be true of some, the real hot rodders only care ...

In hot rodding circles, we’re often told to respect our elders. But what happens when your elders have elders to respect? The complete lineage of American hot rodding stretches back the better part of ...