Hot rods, typically old, classic American cars with large engines modified for linear speed. Yep!
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[More...] The origin of the term “hot rod” is unclear. For example, some claim that the term “hot” refers to the vehicle being stolen. Other origin stories include replacing the engine’s camshaft or “rod” with a higher performance version. Regardless, these are some of our favorites…
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Barry Weiss made a fortune selling wholesale produce and feeds his unique car collection, including this ’47 Cadillac, with the proceeds.
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Charles is a one-man-show in a small three bay shop in North Troy, New York. He primarily designs and fabricates parts for cars that are far from rat rods, his project car is a 1947 Plymouth. While his business caters to newer cars, Charles admits that it’s the classics he really enjoys working on.
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Doodlebug is the colloquial name for a home-made tractor made during World War II when production tractors were in short supply.
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Michael Snow from Horneytown, North Carolina saw our Farmer’s Chopper post and shared his old school rat rod lawnmower with us.
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This truck was self-built with some help from neighbors, friends, and family. All the parts — every piece, came from Wabash County, Indiana.
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It took 24,000 hours and 1.3 million dollars to transform a ’55 Chevy Nomad into the award-winning Chevy “NewMad”.
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This is no ordinary Rat Rod. It was designed and built by an experienced Winston Cup race car builder with race-quality parts front-to-rear.
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South Texas Performance Turbo Diesel Rat Rod Truck built for The Rat Hard Build-Off ~ Builders get 30 days and $3,000 to build a Rat Rod.
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Melding design elements from different Chevy models, the 789 shows the world that you really can’t have enough of a good thing.
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The Roadkill Shop Truck Project: Take a ’77 Camaro and S-10 frame rails and build a new soul for the ’49 Studebaker in 30 days for $1,000.
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Originally planned as a super streamlined car, Harley Earl’s legendary Buick Le Sabre was aimed at winning over a world audience.
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Petrolicious caught up with Christopher Mejia and his favorite, a Chevrolet Corvair Monza out of a collection that’s 25 cars strong.
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Bonneville Salt Flats during Speedweek 2012 — In car footage shows Jeff’s world-record setting run clocking in at over 160 miles per hour…
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Kyle Cochran from Rustic Nail & Co. gives us a tour of his custom 1948 Dodge 1-1/2 Ton Pilot House shop truck.
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BUILD BIOLOGY: What has 2,600 HP and goes 460 MPH? This LS Engine Powered Land Speed Record Crusher.
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Casey J. Porter from Combustion Chamber meets with Jay Ruiz and goes over his stunning 1969 Chevy Impala restomod.
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Though largely written off as a truncated Hornet, the Gremlin had a personality all its own and performed reasonably well during its first few years.
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The Automatron is a horse-drawn carriage inspired hot rod, boasting a 3.5L supercharged V8 engine with an estimated top speed of up to 110mph.
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With pure patina and a supremely executed right-hand drive conversion, this ’64 Chevy C10 simply blows our minds.
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Shawn Davis meets up with Martin Guero and his badass ’68 C10, an original shortbed Chevy that was backyard built with Martin’s brothers.
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Luis built this Chevelle into a menacing car powered by an LS3 and with some serious suspension deserving the name “War Machine”.
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The “Siren Of TI” Chopper is a 900-pound masterpiece constructed as a tribute to the Sirens of Treasure Island Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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This classic 1950 Chevrolet Sedan Delivery is chassis swapped on 4th Gen GM B-Body ’93 Caprice Classic that will provide modern everything.
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This beautiful 1935 Ford rat rod dubbed “MoonShine” is an absolute monster, and is also featured in Rat Rod Magazine.
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A barn find 1949 GMC truck hiding a sports car under perfect patina! Come along for a ride to learn what makes an ICON Derelict so special!
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Two of the BADDEST diesel rat rods in the world showed up at SEMA, both built by Steve Darnell and WELDERUP, the infamous shop featured on Discovery Channel’s Vegas Hotrods TV show.
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Meet FR100 ~ Tim Allen’s New Toy, a 1953 Ford F-100 Custom Pickup purchased at Barrett-Jackson Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona 2019
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From Walley World to Palm Beach, Florida. Watch the family Truckster (and Aunt Edna) cross the Barrett-Jackson block…
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This ’63 Ford Falcon gets daily drives in Los Angeles. This was a father + son build that should inspire you to teach your kids something.
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The Munster Koach appeared in over twenty episodes throughout the series’ two-year run, and was also seen in Munster, Go Home! using different wheels.
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Humberto’s 1964 Chevy Suburban “Carryall” was built at home, in his own garage and with some help from friends.
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The new owner of Dave Freiburger’s ’71 Roadrunner let a couple fans drive both the ’71 Plymouth and a home-brewed Charger R/T Ute.
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From sitting in a field to commanding attention on the roads, this 1955 Pontiac Star Chief has undergone a serious transformation.
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Danny Love shared this story and photos with us ~ This pristine 1947 Ford Pickup belonged to his Dad, aka Jiggs.
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It’s big, it’s black, it’s smooth, it brushes the asphalt and rides on four monstrous wheels that tuck cleanly into the rear fenders.
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Detroit Speed transforms this ’41 Willys Americar Coupe into a Pro-Touring street cruiser with a hand formed steel body.
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Connor bought this 1948 Plymouth Special Deluxe Club Coupe from his uncle to replace his 2010 Mazda 3 as a daily driver.
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Cars and Cameras introduce you to the build, add a foot clutch, relocate the brake, and go for a ride — 100+ MPH capable.
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Dennis goes for a spin in the George Barris-built Fireball 500 and the Tom Daniel’s designed Red Baron built by Chuck Miller.
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“Defiant!” is the wildest ride crafted yet thanks to its extreme appearance, cutting-edge construction techniques and four-digit hp output…
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When the build is done, it’s time to take the cars out for their inaugural drive. And once in a while, the cars run great…
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An expert car customizer has transformed a ’94 Corvette into a stunning replica of the Mach 5 from the iconic 1960’s cartoon Speed Racer.
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This is J.R Drake’s 1932 Ford Prison Bus Rat Rod which was built by the Kick Ass Rod Shop in Hickory, North Carolina.
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This is Hotaka Saito’s custom hand-built 913 ~ A five-year project that mashed up a ’68 Porsche 912 and a Volkswagen Type 3 Fastback.
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The Rusty Truck, built by the late Aza Ziegler, is 1942 Chevrolet 1 ½ ton Hillbilly Hauler and Fifth Wheel Camper.
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Check out Brandon Beach as he puts his father’s gorgeous ’58 Chevy Belair gasser on the bumper!
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“Fast, dangerous, and heavy” describes cars like the 1908 Mors; they truly were born out of the desire to push the boundaries of the then-fledgling internal combustion engine.
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One of the most incredible junkyards in the history of junk is Turner’s Auto Wrecking in Fresno, California — and on this episode of Roadkill, Freiburger and Finnegan hit those 100 acres of vintage sheet
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Ken Block and Hoonigan are pleased to present the latest and biggest video project of his career, Gymkhana TEN: Ultimate Tire Slaying Tour.
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We journey to the 1960s to see the Ford Motor Company’s factory-built race cars that were completely street legal.
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Wheelstanding Dump Truck! Stubby Bob’s Comeback - Roadkill Ep. 52
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1927 Ford: Double-Trouble -- /BIG MUSCLE
Satan's Rat-Rod: 1931 Ford - /BIG MUSCLE
1939 Plymouth Radial Air - Jay Leno's Garage
1942 Dodge Power Wagon Restomod - Jay Leno's Garage
A Steampunk Hot Rod That...Turns? - /BIG MUSCLE
Not a Rat-Rod: 1922 Ford Roadster -/BIG MUSCLE
You Must Drive This - /BIG MUSCLE
A Scratch-Built Hot Rod / Rat Rod from Cutworm Specialties
1951 Ford Coupe - Jay Leno's Garage
1951 Kaiser Drag'n - Jay Leno's Garage
Rat Rod vs Lamborghini Aventador! Roadkill Episode 5
Badass Diesel Turbo RAT ROD Pickup
INSANE 57 Chevy Wagon RAT ROD!
PRIUS REPELLANT - 1,000hp Diesel Rat Rod
BAD A$$ Custom Peterbilt HOT ROD SEMI
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