Hot rods, typically old, classic American cars with large engines modified for linear speed. Yep!
Builds and Examples
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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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
5 of the Greatest Cadillac Cars Ever Produced Since 1902
This video showcases the five Cadillac cars that more than any of the other Cadillac cars helped Cadillac build its great reputation. [More…]
1956 Chevy ~ Riding the Streets in “UGLY SISTER”
Creating a monster from madness and attention to detail, this “Ugly Sister” may be one of the best looking 6-second cars we’ve EVER seen. [More…]
HELLRUNNER ~ 765HP Dyno-Tuned Hellcat 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner
This stellar 1969 Roadrunner RestoMod gets a 765HP Dyno-Tuned Hellcat powerplant and new chassis, and a whole lot more RestoMod. [More…]
Twin Turbo School Bus Does Wheelies!
Josh Mazerolle from Vague Industries and his gang are putting Twin Turbos on an LS-powered School Bus and shortening it 55 inches so it can do wheelies in this episode of Death Wish. [More…]
Suzanne Williams’ Chopped 1934 Ford Tudor Sedan
Suzanne Williams grew her craft until she found her true love: a 1934 Ford Tudor sedan she’s spent nearly half a century perfecting. [More…]
1939 Chevy Rat Rod Packs a Blown LS, Holley EFI, and AC
Conor Sheffield’s 1939 Chevrolet rat rod is completely home-built. It packs a 6-71 supercharged LS engine and rocks an AC system. [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…]
1941 International Cummins Diesel Powered Rat Rod
This 1941 International Harvester KB5 2-Ton Truck is a Dodge Cummins Diesel 91 powered Rat Rod. [More…]
A “Willy Cool” Hemi-powered 1938 Willys Pickup
Check Out “Willy Cool” ~ a HEMI Powered 1938 Willys Pickup spotted at the Holley Hot Rod Reunion. [More…]
1953 Chevrolet 210 Race Car/Daily Driver ~ The Blue Ghost
Chevy 210 bought for the Carrera Panamericana ~ Drew drove the car in the race 3 times from 1989-91 and made it a daily driver for 7 years. [More…]
Full Carbon Fiber 950HP 1970 Dodge Charger ~ Bumper 2 Bumper
The 1970 Speedkore Charger is totally absurd. Full carbon fiber everything. Dodge Demon V8. Dry sump. Pumps out 950HP. Just watch. [More…]
A Hot Rodded Horseless Carriage
We don’t really know what to call this or really even what to think of it. Either way, it’s hard to deny the craftsmanship and man-hours… [More…]
570hp LS3 Swapped ’64 Chevy Suburban Hot Rod
Humberto’s 1964 Chevy Suburban “Carryall” was built at home, in his own garage and with some help from friends. [More…]
Digging Out A 1947 Ford Coupe That Was Street Rodded In the 1970s
Two brothers street rodded this 1947 Ford Coupe back in the 70s with a 302 SBF, automatic transmission, and a 1955-57 Chevy rear end. [More…]
The Real Ken Miles Ford GT40
The Petersen Automotive Museum is with Steve Volk at the Shelby American Museum talking about the Le Mans Winning Ken Miles Ford GT40. [More…]
MADHAMR Rat Rod Spotted at the 2017 LA Auto Show
MADHAMR Rat Rod at the LA Auto Show. Joe says about his Rat Rod: “it’s a labor of love, it’s what the inside of my brain looks like.” [More…]
1959 Chevrolet Apache Corner-Carver
Wes bought the truck with the intention of making it his daily driver, but then else something happened. He discovered Auto-Cross. [More…]
Bad Daddy Braddy’s 1,000 HP LS Powered T-Bucket
This ’27 LS1 powered T-Bucket is a 1,000 HP backyard built bucket of death that slays the quarter-mile just a hair under 9 seconds. [More…]
Race Car and Aircraft Inspired 1931 Ford Model A Sedan Hot Rod
Over the past seven years Mason Mattocks has been building, driving and showing this awesome 1931 Ford Model A Sedan. [More…]
1966 Ford Mustero ~ The True Story of the Mustang Pickup
There’s no more unique Ford Mustang than the 1966 Mustero — It was a Mustang pickup and here’s the true story of how it came to be. [More…]
Rick Newberry’s Insane ’57 Chevy Nomad Rat Rod Wagon
This rod features a ratted out, chopped and channeled ’57 Wagon body on a custom built frame and a 355ci Small Block Chevy engine. [More…]
1952 Chevrolet Sedan ~ “I Built It To Drive”
Justin Meyer and his 1952 Chevrolet Sedan were caught up with at the Holley LS Fest West. [More…]
Foose Design ~ The Malone’s 1957 Chevy Bel Air RestoMod
Josh, Foose Design shop manager, walks you through the history and modifications of the 1957 Chevy Bel Air RestoMod, followed by beauty shots and video of the finished ride. [More…]
Built For Speed ~ A Photo Gallery by John Schultz
Every hot rodder knows that going fast IS looking good. Here’s a gallery of cars from John Schultz that were Built For Speed. [More…]
