Vintage cars that would make great hot rods include the first-gen Pontiac Tempest, Ford Econoline pickup, and the Chevrolet ...

That’s right, the Shelby event, which has traditionally been largely Ford-centric (of course, Shelby-modified Dodge vehicles are recognized), will honor all Makes and Models of U.S.-made muscle cars.

Discover HOT ROD’s Top 10 Cars of 2025—our third year reviving this iconic list. See the trendsetting builds, top builders, and innovations shaping car culture. The HOT ROD staff had a busy 2025, to ...

Why hot rodders choose Cadillac 472 and 500 V8 engines over Chevy 454s. These luxury engines deliver 525-550 lb-ft torque at ...

Goodguys Rod & Custom Association is bringing custom cars, lowriders, modern muscle machines and classic trucks to ...

The American hot rod craze is believed to have originated in Southern California during the interwar years and into the early Cold War period. A time when the playbook detailing how to shove large ...

The sleepy streets of Victoria were anything but quiet this past weekend, as the engines roared and chrome gleamed for the highly anticipated 15th Annual Hot Rod Riot Car Show. Hosted and masterfully ...

American Hot Rod is a reality television series that originally aired between 2004 and 2008 on The Learning Channel and Discovery Channel. The unique series documented the crew at Boyd Coddington's ...

Boyd's next mission starts with the unlikely discovery of a '65 Ford Mustang in an old barn. But as the team begins to tear apart this ailing American classic, full of holes and rusted metal parts, ...

A new wave of coverage from Jalopnik and Fast Lane Only is shining a light on both hot rod traditions dating back to the 1920s and underappreciated muscle cars from the late 1960s and early 1970s.

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.