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 ...

The Jonesboro, Arkansas, native has owned the car for 15 years, saying it was in rough shape when he first bought it. Originally a six-cylinder Bel Air, it had been parked in the woods for years and ...

A one-off 1927 Ford Model T hot rod built in the late 1990s with a mid-mounted Pontiac Fiero V6, custom independent ...

There's a reason Len Palmeri's silver two-seat convertible carries dual spare tires. Palmeri's dad, Tony, loved cars from the 1930s, and dual spares weren't unusual to see on the sides of cars in that ...

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 ...