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…]
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…]
1950 Chevrolet Sedan Delivery GM B-Body Chassis Swap
This classic 1950 Chevrolet Sedan Delivery is chassis swapped on 4th Gen GM B-Body ’93 Caprice Classic that will provide modern everything. [More…]
El Gringo Sucio ~ Billy Toledo’s 1955 Chevy 3100 5-Window
El Gringo Sucio (or “Dirty White Boy”) is Billy Toledo’s 8 year labor of love, a 1955 (1st Series) Chevrolet 3100 5-Window. [More…]
Gene Winfield’s Legendary Customs with Dennis Gage
Travel with Dennis Gage to Mojave, California to meet legendary racer and custom car builder Gene Winfield. [More…]
1940 Chevrolet Special Deluxe Coupe Hot Rod Build
This handsome 1940 Chevrolet Special Deluxe Coupe was restyled by Alex Gambino at Gambino Kustoms for John Ricabona. [More…]
This 1969 Chevy Impala SS Defines Muscle Car
Mike Musto drives a Chevrolet Impala that may be THE quintessential muscle car. [More…]
A New Life for an Old Truck
For Andy, driving a 66-year-old truck isn’t a hassle, it’s an experience in itself. Watch how Andy modified his truck into his dream ride. [More…]
Jeff Allen’s LS Swapped 1963 Volvo Amazon
We ran into Jeff Allen at LS Fest West and took some time to talk to Jeff and share some of the highlights from his build. [More…]
Top 5 Craziest Rides From Jay Leno’s Garage Season 5
From a log on wheels to a high-speed Barbie jeep — these Top 5 Craziest Rides From Season 5 are far from run-of-the-mill! Watch the mashup. [More…]
Mark “TheLowLifeCo” Salinas and his Custom Chevy Apache
Mark Salinas’ story of his custom Chevy Apache that started with a ’55 plus scavenged parts and how he built his dream Patina Chevy Apache. [More…]
There’s Budget Home-Built Badassery in this Old School ’67 Ford Mustang
Gabe is not a builder or fabricator and was able to put this stellar Mustang together in his home garage over a period of time. [More…]
1938 International Harvester is a Blown 392 Hemi Powered Dually
Robert’s 1938 International Harvester sports a blown 392 Hemi that breathes through an 871 blower and exhales through sizable stacks. [More…]
Patrick and Ethel’s 1946 Chevrolet Pickup
This1946 Chevy was acquired in 2013 and has been worked over from the ground up. Patrick dropped and chopped the truck and so much more. [More…]
Ursala Deville ~ A 1966 Cadillac
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. [More…]
1967 Ford F100 Cobra by the Roadster Shop
This gorgeous pro-touring truck features an original patina, is powered by an Edelbrock-carbureted 289ci Cobra V8 mated to a T5 transmission. [More…]
Patina ~ A Bagged 1956 Chevrolet Step Side Truck
3 1/2 Minute Movie Short via Loud & Rowdy ~ Jacques Mouton’s bagged 1956 Chevy Step-Side is an absolute killer ride. [More…]
This Hot Rod VW Doesn’t Follow the Rules
Jamie Lathwell tells the story behind his home-built Hot Rod VW and where his inspiration came from for “Shear Heart Attack”. [More…]
Ignore the Internet ~ Build a “Pro Daily” Camaro
Ignore the Internet. Build a “Pro Daily” Camaro – Here is why you don’t need 1,000HP [More…]
ICON Thriftmaster 1952 Chevy 3100 Five Window ~ Final Test Drive
Come along for a test drive in the ICON Thriftmaster 1952 Chevy 3100 Five Window. This one has some extra special details and options. [More…]
The World’s Fastest Shed
This project was built from a VW Passat purchased for parts, but it ended up being too good of a car to scrap and there the story begins. [More…]
Luis Gonzales’ 1930 Ford Model A Sport Coupe
Take a closer look and a ride in life-long hot rodder Luis Gonzales’ 1930 Ford Model A Sport Coupe. [More…]
Vicious ~ The $1 Million Mustang
Everything about this Mustang is aggressive, vicious, exceptional. It’s a completely different world, it’s like an epic event every time. [More…]
A Famous Roadrunner, A Hemi Ute, and a Near Arrest
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. [More…]
1938 Dodge Rat Rod Survived the Wild West to Roam the Streets
This 1938 Dodge rat rod was punished at one time with 100s of bullet holes. Somehow, it survived that barrage of hot lead to drive again. [More…]
Wheels of History ~ 1960 Plymouth XNR Concept Car
Designed by Virgil Exner Sr., the 1960 Plymouth XNR concept car was built on a modified Valiant chassis to rival Corvettes of the late 50s. [More…]
Survivor: 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 LTD
This all original >70K mile 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 sat at the back of our lot for a whole lot of years — but it didn’t belong to us. [More…]
“Red Morning” with Frankenstein Ford, a 1968 F100
See what it’s like to go on a morning errand with KC Mathieu in his 1968 Ford F100, aka Frankenstein Ford. [More…]
Blastolene’s Piss’d Off Pete
From Jay Leno’s Garage ~ Blastolene’s Piss’d Off Pete. Automotive artist Randy Grubb chops a Peterbilt into drivable sculpture. [More…]
Penny Hemi ~ 500hp HEMI Powered 1927 Ford Model T
500hp HEMI Powered 1927 Ford Model T dubbed “Penny Hemi” ~ “As long as you don’t crash it’s safe” [More…]
Barry Clemons’ 1964 Ford Fairlane ~ No Bottle. No Blower. No Bull.
Life In The Fairlane ~ Barry Clemons’ 1964 Ford Fairlane at the Holley Hot Rod Reunion ~ No Bottle. No Blower. No Bull. [More…]
This ’61 Skylark was NEVER meant to go THIS FAST!
The 1961 Buick Skylark is back, this time at Pikes Peak Airstrip Attack, for a half-mile run — which is what this car was BUILT to do. [More…]
Rat Rod RZR ~ 1925 Ford Model TT Cab Meets 2015 Polaris RZR 1000
Larry Bruns put a 1925 Model TT Ford Truck cab with a 2015 Polaris RZR XP 1000 for a mix of rat rod style and hill climb ability. [More…]
Davey Hamilton’s Ass-Backwards ’52 Ford Pick-Up Truck
A former race car driver has built a one-of-a-kind 1952 Ford pick-up truck — that drives Backwards! [More…]
Old Yeller ~ The Junkyard Racer that Inspired the Shelby Cobra
Before sweeping LeMans with the GT40 or building the first Cobra, Carrol Shelby drove this car. You won’t find it in any museum, because it’s still being raced today. [More…]
1949 Packard 4×4 Dually Welding Rig ~ ‘Rescue Pig’
As it’s known, Rescue Pig started out as a 1949 Packard passenger car body that was dropped on top of a ’96 Dodge RAM truck chassis. [More…]
The 5 Rarest American V8 Muscle Wagons
Americans have a rich history of producing some of the most formidable V8 muscle wagons. Here are 5 of the rarest. [More…]
1963 Studebaker Daytona Lark Wagonaire
Bob Carlberg took three full years to build and paint his 1963 Studebaker Daytona Lark Wagonaire and handled the entire process himself. [More…]
The 57 ~ Steve Darnell’s Tri-5 Chevy Build… and Burn Outs
Dubbed simply “The 57”, this a Car Biography of Steve Darnell’s Welderup built tri-five Chevrolet. [More…]
ALL of Ken Block’s Gymkhana Cars: In-Depth with Ken and Scotto!
Ken Block and Brian Scotto go through every single car that was used from Gymkhana Practice to Gymkhana NINE – yep, even the Subarus! [More…]
1967 Ford “Black Ops” Fairlane Built by Steve Strope
The Hoonigans get a visit from car designer Steve Strope and his ’67 Ford “Black Ops” Fairlane, and they get him to do a few burnouts. [More…]
Honda S2000 Engine Swapped Ford Model A
Inside Ricky Boada’s Ford Model A with a Honda S2000 engine swap. Ricky shows you around, drives around, and goes over future turbo plans. [More…]
