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 ...

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 ...

With Ardun heads, a supercharger, vintage disc brakes, and a whole lot more, this Model A was tailor-made for high-speed runs. You may be asking yourself why Dennis Kilpatrick named his seriously ...

This 1970 Dodge Challenger is a 'signature project' for the Hot Rod Garage, and it also required a significant effort from other partners to complete and send it on its way with its trophy-hunting ...

The 2025 Shiny Rust Hot Rod show took place over the weekend at the Oakland Expo Center in Waterford, Michigan. It focused on classic cars, and shiny or rusty, big or small, they had them all on ...

Front 3/4 view of orange 1962 Pontiac Tempest cruising near car show. - Different_brian/Getty Images The hot rodding world is filled with common terms that gearheads throw around a lot. These terms ...

The shop handles everything from fabrication to paint for classic vehicles. Founders launched the business during the ...

EXHILARATING 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, RUNNING IN ...

The 2025 Shiny Rust Hot Rod show took place over the weekend at the Oakland Expo Center in Waterford, Michigan. It focused on classic cars, and shiny or rusty, big or small, they had them all on ...

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 ...