In the beginning, hot rods were street cars built to go fast—on the street, at the dry lakes, and (later) at the dragstrip. As the movement "matured," to many people form became more important than ...

In stock form, the 1980 Ford F-150 ran a quarter-mile best of 18.97 at 71 miles per hour. Modern pickup trucks are the best thing since 33-cent gasoline. They offer the comfort of a car and the ...

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 1932 Ford might be the classic hot rod vehicle, but there are many more vintage cars out there that would make great hot ...

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 ...

What are the most famous hot rods? The most influential, history-changing cars in this hobby? The 2020 Detroit Autorama organizers presented their selections this year with an exhibition called "The ...

It's not like the roads are littered with hot rods, far from it. In fact, each time you see a hot rod out in the wild, it's a cool experience — even the best factory hot rods are few and far between.

Building custom cars to a certain aesthetic and performance has been a favored pastime since not long after Karl Benz puttered out of his garage on the Motorwagen. Ever since that fateful day, ...