Hot rods, typically old, classic American cars with large engines modified for linear speed. Yep!
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Reviving a 1959 Dodge D-300 Family Farm Truck
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
The Harolds Club 1949 Silver Dollar Buick Wagon
For its 1949 expansion, The Reno Harold’s Club introduced its 1949 “Silver Dollar” Buick Super Eight Woody Wagon. [More…]
A Fabulous 1951 Hudson Hornet
This is a 1951 Hudson Hornet powered by a 292 Chevrolet six cylinder with Offenhauser Intake Manifold and dual carburetors. [More…]
Poverty Express ~ 1940s Dodge Milk Truck Rat Rod
This unique 1948 Dodge Milk Truck from Holland Dairy has been put back on the streets with a few borrowed parts. [More…]
Griffin Steinfeld’s Twin Turbo 1963 Chevrolet C10
Holley Performance takes a closer look at Griffin Steinfeld’s strip and street driven 1963 Chevrolet C10 at Holley LS Fest West. [More…]
1933 Ford Roadster ~ Steampunk Hot Rod
Some art hauls ass. Mike Musto gets up close and personal with a 1933 Ford Roadster that started out as a Factory Five replica. [More…]
1962 Lincoln Continental ~ Executive Demo
The original Continental sold to his grandfather as a new car was in fact a used car, which was replaced with an “executive demo”. [More…]
1967 Jeep Commando and 1994 Ducati M900 ~ The Odd Couple
Proof that if you see a car in the street that speaks to you – you should always put a card on the windshield. [More…]
1949 Chevrolet 3100 Pickup Reborn
This truck has been in the family for more than 60 years and restored to its original state, just as when the family purchased it in 1955. [More…]
Home-Built Custom LS3 Powered 1965 Rambler Marlin
It might be hard to believe, but Bob Bruhn’s stunning ’65 Rambler Marlin is very much a home-built car. [More…]
Meet Filthy ~ The 900HP Custom Burnout Truck
Boasting a twin-turbo engine with more than 900hp — ‘Filthy’ is the world’s first full custom-road registered burnout truck. [More…]
Built To Destroy ~ 1941 General Motors Rat Rod Prerunner
The Terra Crew is in Southern California to meet up with Tim Shredarowich and check out his 1941 General Motors “Rat Rod Prerunner”. [More…]
1967 Mercury Cougar GT ~ All Motor 750HP Big Block Muscle Car
Sean at AutotopiaLA is with Doug at So Cal Classic Storage and take look and drive in Doug’s ’67 Mercury Cougar GT. [More…]
Steve Chopko’s 1969 Chevrolet C-10
The following was sent to us via our Facebook page. We love nothing more than hearing stories like this. Be inspired — Start a project, and get another one back on the road. [More…]
Shep Shepherd’s 1935 Ford Rat Rod “MoonShine”
This beautiful 1935 Ford rat rod dubbed “MoonShine” is an absolute monster, and is also featured in Rat Rod Magazine. [More…]
Hellcat Killer ~ 1953 Chevy Bel Air Sleeper
Besides the intercooler out front, the old green patina on top, and old smoothie wheels — this 1953 Bel Air is very unsuspecting. [More…]
Ron Berry’s Custom Cartoon Creations
Dennis Gage goes for a spin in a couple of epic cartoon custom creations built by Ron Berry: a Custom VW Bus and Custom Hot Rod Woody. [More…]
Heath Pinter’s 1929 Ford Sport Coupe
Heath Pinter stops by the Donut Garage with his 1929 Ford Sport Coupe. We swap stories and The Hoonigans pressure him into shredding tires. [More…]
Sinister ’56 Chevy Smokin’ Burnout in 1,000 HP Pickup
With a 1,000HP twin-turbo LS engine, a mean air bagged stance and perfect paint, the name “Sinister” fits this ’56 Chevy pickup perfectly. [More…]
1960 Twin Turbo C10 Stands on the Bumper
Street Car Takeover in Columbus, OH brought us an insane example of a C10 that put it up on the bumper. [More…]
Fast on Wheels 1969 Chevy Camaro Wagon
Keith Kaucher is building “what might have been” if the 1969 Chevy Camaro wagon really existed for SEMA 2013. [More…]
1941 Ford COE Custom Hauler Build
Popeye’s Rod Shop out of Southern Louisiana spent over a year and a half off-and-on building this spectacular 1941 Ford COE custom hauler. [More…]
Halfass Kustoms 1931 Model A Roadster Hot Rod
Its roadster weather in Halfass Kustoms’ neck of the woods — High time to get the 1931 Model A Roadster Hot Rod out on the road. [More…]
Brent Jennings’ 1964 Ford is the Ultimate Pro-Touring Falcon
The amount of custom touches and level of execution on this Father and Son project is rare for a garage build. [More…]
The Factory Built Experimental F-100 XL Prototype Drag Truck
Ford commissioned this one-off F100 XL prototype in 1963 to compete in NHRA’s Factory Experimental class. [More…]
Wes Smith’s 1934 Ford Truck, Trailer and After Hours Bike
Wes Smith has always been into cars, but he grew tired of cleaning his show cars every time he took them out. Then he discovered rat rods. [More…]
1954 Chevy 3100 Rat Rod ~ Craig Dolan’s Rustarado
Rustarado — a 1954 Chevrolet Pick-up Truck — is a first-rate Rat Rod Truck crafted by one Craig Dolan. This truck is simply stunning and demonstrates some handcrafted features that are very well done such as the leather-work and hand-worked and hammered copper panels. [More…]
Roadkill’s Mike Finnegan Brings Blasphemi and a Massive Burnout
Roadkill’s Mike Finnegan brings his infamous 900 horsepower drag car known as Blasphemi to the Donut Garage. [More…]
The Ultimate Race Camper ~ Big Block and Fridge Included!
While we have no idea what this beautiful Chevrolet C30 Pickup/Camper combo is capable of, but that doesn’t discredit the cool factor. [More…]
Coby Gewertz’s 1963 Ford Econoline “VanGo”
In this episode of Daily Transmission, Jon brings in Coby Gewertz, who shows us “VanGo”, his wild custom 1963 Ford Econoline van. [More…]
1941 Dodge Power Wagon ~ Stacey David’s Sergeant Rock Lives
A look back at a kid with a dream. Follow the design and fabrication of Stacey David’s 1941 Dodge Power Wagon, a childhood dream. [More…]
1967 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S ~ In Torque We Trust
The ‘Cuda Formula S was upgraded in-house by Plymouth with suspension and brakes that allow it to keep up with European sports cars. [More…]
1949 Hudson Coupe ~ An ICON Derelict
Come along for a ride with Jonathan Ward in the newest ICON Derelict build, a 1949 Hudson Coupe. This is a fun one. [More…]
Raw GoPro Gymkhana Highlights of Ken Block & Friends at GRID Poland
Check out 3 runs from Gymkhana GRID Poland featuring my Ford Escort Cossie V2, driver Daigo Saito, and armless drifter Bartosz Ostaloski. [More…]
WelderUp’s Haunted ’55 Chevy from Charles Manson’s Ranch
This Steve Darnell and WelderUp built ‘Haunted Rod’ is a 1955 Chevrolet that was found on Charles Manson’s ranch. [More…]
“The Hirohata Merc” ~ 1951 Mercury Sports Coupe Built by Barris Kustoms
The 1951 Mercury Sports Coupe built by Barris Kustoms aka “The Hirohata Merc” is the embodiment of the custom car craze that became popular in post-WWII America! [More…]
1936 Chevy Crew Cab Dually with 5.9L 24-Valve Cummins Diesel Engine
Chad Martin has been turning heads with his custom ’36 Chevy Master Sedan which he and his staff at Chad’s Custom Dreams custom built. [More…]
Redneck Repo ~ A 1954 Chevrolet 3100 Wrecker
The Redneck Repo shop truck is a 1954 Chevrolet 3100 with a 1953 front clip, a handmade wrecker box, and features a 1930’s hand crank boom… [More…]
The Coffin Shaker ~ G28T 4-Banger Model A Hot Rod
This G28T 4-Banger Model A hot rod woody was built almost entirely from scratch over a period of two years. [More…]
Ride Along ~ Jeff Brock’s Record-Setting Bonneville Run
Bonneville Salt Flats during Speedweek 2012 — In car footage shows Jeff’s world-record setting run clocking in at over 160 miles per hour… [More…]
Rustic Nail & Co’s 1948 Dodge 1-1/2 Ton Pilot House Shop Truck
Kyle Cochran from Rustic Nail & Co. gives us a tour of his custom 1948 Dodge 1-1/2 Ton Pilot House shop truck. [More…]
