Hot rods, typically old, classic American cars with large engines modified for linear speed. Yep!
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Barry Weiss’ Cowboy Cadillac
Barry Weiss made a fortune selling wholesale produce and feeds his unique car collection, including this ’47 Cadillac, with the proceeds. [More…]
Charles Darmanjian’s 1947 Plymouth ~ Flat Black Rat
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. [More…]
Doodlebugs, Scrambolas, Jitterbugs, Field Crawlers and Other Farm Rigs
Doodlebug is the colloquial name for a home-made tractor made during World War II when production tractors were in short supply. [More…]
Lil’ Rat ~ Rat Rod Lawnmower Built for $40 Bucks
Michael Snow from Horneytown, North Carolina saw our Farmer’s Chopper post and shared his old school rat rod lawnmower with us. [More…]
Aaron Anderson’s True Home Grown Rat Rod
This truck was self-built with some help from neighbors, friends, and family. All the parts — every piece, came from Wabash County, Indiana. [More…]
DELIVERANCE ~ 1947 Ford Pro-Street Rat Rod Pickup
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. [More…]
The NewMad ~ 1955 Chevrolet Nomad Custom
It took 24,000 hours and 1.3 million dollars to transform a ’55 Chevy Nomad into the award-winning Chevy “NewMad”. [More…]
Big Bertha by South Texas Performance
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. [More…]
The Roadkill Customs 1949 Studebaker Shop Truck
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. [More…]
California Man Merges Three 1950s Chevys Into One Iconic Car
Melding design elements from different Chevy models, the 789 shows the world that you really can’t have enough of a good thing. [More…]
Satan’s Rat Rod: Henry Kessler’s 1931 Ford
This ain’t no hybrid, instead, it’s a black smoke belching, gasoline guzzling, animal of a car that’s got some cool hidden engineering too. [More…]
Hell On Wheels: 1958 Chevy Bel Air Gasser “Daddy’s Thing”
Check out Brandon Beach as he puts his father’s gorgeous ’58 Chevy Belair gasser on the bumper! [More…]
This 1970 Dodge Charger RestoMod was “Charged”
This clean coupe took 3,000 hours to build — its nickname is “Charged” — the car was built and charged to the customer’s American Express! [More…]
Ken Block Hoonitruck Raw Test SHRED Session!
Hoonigan Bonus Published Dec 2, 2018, Raw test session video footage of Ken Block shredding in the Hoonitruck. [More…]
Behold This Original Unrestored 1959 Chevrolet Impala
Kevin Tetz takes a very rare 1959 Chevrolet Impala spotted at Wheels In Motion in Pottstown, PA. for a drive talks to owner Mike Yannessa. [More…]
Shawn Cormier’s TANKenstein and Black Widow Monster Trike
DEBOSS Garage’s Filthy Rich met up with fellow YouTuber ShawnCFarm to check out his TANKenstein rat rod tank and Black Widow Monster Trike. [More…]
Junk Car to Drag Car ~ Jon Chase’s 1955 Chevrolet
Jon saved this 1955 Chevrolet from a life on blocks to being NHRA certified drag car, able to run 8.50 in the quarter mile. [More…]
A Turbo SR20 Swapped & Dropped 1946 Jeep Willys
ho would think to take a 1946 Jeep Willy’s and swap the motor from a Nissan 240SX? AutotopiaLA’s friend Joel thought it was a great idea. [More…]
Jay Leno and John Travolta Cruise a ’55 Ford Thunderbird
The sky’s the limit for Jay Leno and John Travolta as they take a blue 1955 Ford Thunderbird convertible for a nice joyride! [More…]
Inheriting a Legacy: The Garvin’s ’29 Ford Model A Woody Wagon
Dave and Cheri Garvin’s 1929 Ford Model A wagon is more than just metal, wood, tires, wires, and an engine. It’s a daily reminder of Cheri’s dad. [More…]
The Other Pontiac ~ This is One Sinister ’67 Tempest
This sinister ’67 Tempest sports a naturally aspirated 455 with 6X heads which makes it a capable, and quite fun cruiser. [More…]
This 1964 Buick Riviera is a Stealth Custom
Dennis Gage spotted this sleek, stealth Buick Riviera with custom wheels, paint, and taillights at Cruisin’ the Coast. Here’s a closer look. [More…]
1939 Plymouth Air Radial Truck
Colorado Auto & Parts is home to the famous “Plymouth Air Radial Truck” — A 1939 Plymouth PT-81 truck with a seven-cylinder, air-cooled, radial engine from a 1954 Cessna 195 Airplane. [More…]
1933 Plymouth Hot Rod ~ Burnouts and Shredding Tires
This incredible build is TJ Russell’s amazing ’33 Plymouth, hand-built from the ground up ~ Photo gallery, video, and hella burnouts. [More…]
Kenny Hauk’s Wild ’48 Willys ~ Hauk .45
Kenny Hauk’s Hauk .45 combines the gun-slinging history of the Colt .45 with an old workhorse, a vintage 1948 Willys pickup truck. [More…]
2,600HP LS Engine Powered Land Speed Record Crusher Goes 460 MPH
BUILD BIOLOGY: What has 2,600 HP and goes 460 MPH? This LS Engine Powered Land Speed Record Crusher. [More…]
1972 Porsche 911S Targa ~ Preserved, Not Pristine
You find a rusty, dust-covered Targa that hasn’t moved for decades. The decision was simple: it had to be saved. Saved, but not restored. [More…]
1964 Ford Falcon $100 At a Time
The car was a shell when he got it, now a running classic car with a Ford 302 V8 and a 5-speed manual transmission out of a Mustang 5.0. [More…]
Standing Mile Racing ~ A 2000hp Camaro and an Empty Airfield
The guys from Hoonigan heads out to the ECTA standing mile race in Arkansas to see what this series is all about. [More…]
Mattel Crowns 2019 Hot Wheels Legends Tour Winner
Mattel unveiled the winner of the second annual Hot Wheels Legends Tour at the 2019 SEMA Show in Las Vegas. The Nash Metropolitan custom car, built by best friends Greg Salzillo and Dave Ford. [More…]
HEMI in the Basement ~ A 1970 ‘Cuda Drag Car with 149 Miles
Hot Rod Hoarders shows you the ultimate low mileage Mopar — a 1970 Plymouth ‘Cuda with 149 miles on it — and just as a bonus, it’s a drag car! [More…]
1,000 HP Twin Turbo Dodge Hand Controlled Hot Rod
Ever since Shawn Davis saw Corey beat his brother’s Ford GT on Netflix series “Fastest Car” he knew AutotopiaLA had to do a photoshoot and ride-along with him. [More…]
A 1955 Chevy Gasser Built by a Hot Wheels Designer
Brendon Vetuskey’s 1955 Chevy gasser is a vision from his childhood. Now that its built, it has also become a Hot Wheels car. [More…]
Homebuilt 1949 Ford Turbo Diesel Dually Hot Rod
Mitch Allread brings by his Homebuilt 1949 Ford Turbo Diesel Dually, a true hot rod custom built from 3 different trucks. [More…]
The McGee Roadster is Hot Rod Legend
1932 Ford Roadster ~ The quintessential hot rod. Industry pioneers celebrate the Bob McGee Roadster, a truly special car from a bygone era. [More…]
Keith Charvonia’s 1951 Kaiser Drag’n Home-Built Custom
Industrial designer Keith Charvonia stops by Jay Leno’s Garage with his amazing RestoMod it took 8 years to build in his home garage. [More…]
Diesel Rat Rod Gooseneck Hauler Pushes Over 100psi!
“Wild Torquey” 1931 Chevrolet Diesel Rat Rod ~ bagged, straight axle’d, Cummins diesel, nitrous, methanol, and a hell of a lot more. [More…]
Box Tube and Sheet Stock ~ Rob’s Hand Built from Scratch Rat Rod
Rat rod style but solid engineering, of stuff I think is cool; old-school hot rods, World War II aircraft, muscle cars —all wrapped together. [More…]
“BURNIE” ~ Smokin’ Diesel Turbo Rat Rod Pickup
We’ve seen it for several years now at Drag Week, and this diesel-powered Rat Rod just keeps getting better and better! [More…]
A Pretty Dead Girl ~ Valentino’s Cummins Turbo Diesel Rat Rod
Joe Valentino home-built his rat rod with a Craigslist ’89 Dodge RAM donor truck and very little money. Here’s what came of it. [More…]
Preserved Patina: Mark Parham’s 1961 Chevy Apache 10
To the average person, Mark Parham’s ’61 Chevy Apache 10 looks like a weathered farm truck long overdue for a paint job. But, to a keen-eyed truck enthusiast, it’s an absolute work of art. [More…]
Rusty Goat ~ LS Swapped 1964 Dodge D300 Pickup
It took 2 1/2 years to build, and there’s not anything that has not been touched on this ’64 Dodge Sweptline D300 Pro-Touring truck. [More…]
1967 Chevy C10 Built for 21 Year Old Cancer Survivor by Make-A-Wish
Cody is a 21-year-old kid who’s survived cancer three times and the Make-A-Wish Foundation helped him build his dream ’67 Chevrolet C10! [More…]
A Decade of Transformation: The Epic Journey of a 1965 Chevrolet Corvair Monza
John Ludwick embarked on a journey ten years ago with his 1965 Chevy Corvair Monza and turned the relic into a head-turning masterpiece. [More…]
Two Moons’ 1946 Ford with a Little Studebaker Rat Rod
The truck has the nose of a Studebaker and bobbed and narrowed 1970 bed. It sports a 302 motor, C6 automatic transmission and posi rear-end. [More…]
Custom Bubbletop “The Iron Lung” by Eric Goodrich
This is NOT a George Barris build. This is NOT an Ed “Big Daddy” Roth car. This is an one-off custom bubbletop build by Eric Goodrich. [More…]
1934 Plymouth Hot Rod Hidden for 30 Years
This 1934 Plymouth hot rod, built by Charles Berry in 1965, has been rescued and put back on the road after more than 30 years. [More…]
Zombie Body Shop Combines 5 Trucks Into “BIG BANDIT”
Zombie Body Shop from Canada combined 5 different trucks to form the basis of this unique truck, dubbed “BIG BANDIT”. [More…]
Jonathan Ward’s ICON Chevy Thriftmaster Truck
Automotive designer Jonathan Ward gives us an inside peek into the ICON 4×4 brand and his latest creation, the ICON Chevy Thriftmaster truck. [More…]
Crudebaker ~ 1946 Studebaker M16 Detroit Diesel Rat Rod
David Colvin’s 1946 Studebaker M16 Detroit Diesel Rat Rod ~ Originally a 12′ Dump Flat Bed Septic Service Truck. [More…]
