We wouldn’t have the hot rodding we have today if not for those gearheads and innovators who came before us. They were the risk takers and the mavericks who refused to conform and follow the herd.

Drag racing's first comprehensive 1950-1981 "history book" isPetersen's History of Drag Racing, a 160-page volume recently released by Petersen Publishing Company. More than 500 rare photographs are ...

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 ...

Some of the very first self-propelled vehicles were products of engineers and the curious in private garages and workshops. Within a few decades of the invention of the first car, companies were ...

The hot rodding world is filled with common terms that gearheads throw around a lot. These terms are used throughout the hobby and describe many of the different customization techniques and parts ...