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 ...

Hot-rodding is an iconic American automotive pass-time, but such a specialized hobby has no shortage of jargon and lingo — here's what some of it means.

Although car culture is worldwide, there aren’t many places on earth that scream hot-rodding like Southern California. To a lot of enthusiasts, Los Angeles and its surroundings are a mecca, the ...

Between June and August 1949, the streamliner was taken to four different dry-lakes points meets to allow Dean to get used to the car. During their last meet before Bonneville, the team ran a two-way ...

Murray Pfaff's photorealistic renderings have appeared in HOT ROD and many other enthusiast outlets for more than 20 years. Some 400 vehicle designs have gone from brainstorm to so-real-you-can-almost ...

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 ...

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 ...