The infatuation with hot rods has been passed down from one generation to the next since the hobby took hold in the United States nearly a century ago. Here is the story of a father and a son, both of ...

If you always wanted to build a strong-running big-block Ford (or any other Henry, for that matter), but were holding back because of the parts availability problem, relax. The factory may be out of ...

Last year, the Ford Motor Company placed third overall among carmakers active in the US automotive market, with sales rising four percent to more than 2.078 million vehicles. It was third behind ...

The world of hot rods dates back to the 1920s and ’30s, when young guys would soup up Model A and Model T Fords in their garages. Each year, Ford seemed to crank out new cars faster and cheaper, ...

The hot rod market is a very peculiar one. Almost all of the projects that are built for this segment are to some among us the best the motoring world has to offer. Yet, not all of us are willing to ...

Invented by Frenchman Leon Levavasseur to power airplanes, the mighty V8 has become an icon of American automotive history. Cadillac introduced America to the V8 motor in 1914, and the car industry ...

I was pretty happy when the westbound custom hot rod I'd tailed from downtown Bloomington kept going straight where Kirkwood Avenue ends and pulled into Kleindorfer's Hardware and Variety Store's ...

It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood, which means it’s also too quiet. Time to disturb the peace with another Polaris RZR body swap. This one will make Henry Ford roll over in his grave…and try to ...

Usually, when it comes to blaming the kid for the sale of the hot rod, it’s Dad who is holding a bit of a grudge. Luckily, in the case of my father, his 1968 Pontiac GTO was gone long before I entered ...

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 ...

SANTA CRUZ — The smell of exhaust and motor oil filled the air alongside the loud growls of powerful, souped-up engines at the 26th annual Hot Rods at the Beach car show across from Neptune’s Kingdom ...