Introduced in the latter part of the 1930s, the DeLuxe – a.k.a. De Luxe – was meant to differentiate the Standard line of Ford passenger cars from Lincoln. This fellow here, however, is anything but standard or deluxe. First things first, let’s… Read More ›
Speedy metal: Metallica’s James Hetfield donates 10 of his custom hot rods to the Petersen In the band’s entire 38-year discography, Metallica has mentioned in its lyrics the Great Old One Cthulhu more times than it has name-dropped any automobile… Read More ›
AMERICA’S MOST BEAUTIFUL STREET ROD 2019 George Poteet is no stranger to the winner’s circle. His vehicles have won just about every honor, award, and accolade imaginable, from Detroit’s Ridler Award, to the Hot Rod Magazine trophy awarded to the… Read More ›
1950 Chevrolet 6 Cylinder with Speed Equipment 1950 Chevrolet 6 Cylinder with Speed Equipment, alternative Hot Rod power? Saw this engine for sale on Hemming’s and it occurred to me that this would make a really cost effective alternative to… Read More ›
With several projects from Kindig-it Design in his garage, Goodguys regular Ron Meis decided it was time for an open-wheeled car with a little more agility than his GTO and ’59 Buick. After hashing out a build plan they decided to use… Read More ›
Great article on Matt Murray of Irontrap Garage and his “find of the century” workshop from Automotale Matt Murray / Pottstown, PA When Matt Murray went looking for a new house, one of the key things he was looking for… Read More ›
Excellent video on Hot Rod front end building by Matt @Irontrap Garage Especially like the drop axle tip re Caster angle
An excellent well organised car show in a beautiful location, cars of all shapes sizes and ages were present. Here’s the US related contingent of attendees. Classic wise the Galaxy, and the early red Mustang deserve a particular mention…. Read More ›
Built from the discarded fuel tanks of WWII fighter planes, “belly tankers” are miniature speed demons and a major part of hot rod culture.
If you’re old enough, you may have seen this car before, perhaps when it was featured in the July 1958 issue of HOT ROD. Since then, the hot rod hill climber originally built by Bob Davis of Boone, North Carolina,… Read More ›