Hot rods have left an indelible mark on automotive history, evolving from post-war curiosities into enduring symbols of creativity and freedom. Their journey from the fringes of the automotive world ...

In the Summer 2025 issue of HOT ROD, we celebrated home-built cars—built not bought, as some would say—and that is a large part of HOT ROD’s legacy. Since the first issue, our mantra has been to ...

Automotive enthusiasts might mostly remember the 1980s as a time of square Japanese econoboxes, fake wood American station wagons and minivans, the occasional C4 Corvette, and smatterings of European ...

Welcome to the Roadster House. Originally built and owned by Ray Nelson, this has been a personal restoration and hobby shop since 1935. Ray expanded the garage several times, once in 1938 and again ...

After World War II, in the days before the internet and cable television, young people spent their free time customizing their cars, with engineers like hot rod pioneer Ed Iskenderian turning ...

The hot rod dates way back to the 1920s, but found its cultural footing in post-World War II America. Soldiers armed with mechanical training picked up cheap Ford Model Ts and found ways to make them ...

Station wagons aren't everybody's cup of tea. And you know what? That's fine. This 1959 Kingswood wagon isn't supposed to appeal to all restoration guys out there. It's part of a niche that sometimes ...

Thousands of vintage, classic and custom cars and trucks from around the country are converging on Pueblo this weekend for the 40th Annual Rocky Mountain Street Rod Nationals. The shining, colorful ...

FEELING I’VE EVER HAD LONG BEFORE. FAST AND FURIOUS TURNED MODERN STREET RACING INTO A MOVIE FRANCHISE. THE TIE RODS WERE BURNING RUBBER FROM CONCORD MASS TO THE WEST COAST, EILER RUNNING IN CIRCLES ...