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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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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Erik Gagnon built his pro-touring patina 1966 mustang for the sole purpose of having fun, auto-crossing, and beating the hell out of it.
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We delve into the captivating world of Hudson Hornet race cars in this in-depth documentary by the Hagerty Drivers Foundation.
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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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This Volkswagen Karmann Ghia dubbed “the Ghiaru” was once headed towards the scrap heap. It was saved and got some Subaru power.
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Daddy’s Girl is a reminder of a late dad who kept it on the road (and off). Over 300k miles later, his family enjoys the truck every day.
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Jamie’s 1970 Plymouth Roadrunner was originally a stunt double for Steve Strope’s “Hammer” in Fast and Furious 3 “Tokyo Drift” and Fast 4.
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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.
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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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In the 40s, this once innocent Chevrolet pickup left a dealership’s lot to begin a life of hard work and faithful service. Now, look at it.
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Bob Carlberg took three full years to build and paint his 1963 Studebaker Daytona Lark Wagonaire and handled the entire process himself.
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Iconic doesn’t begin to describe this 1927 Bentley Jackson Special, affectionately referred to as “Mother Gun”.
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In this Build Breakdown, Manny F. brings his small block 51′ Ford Victoria by the Donut Garage — and he didn’t come to talk.
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This 1955 Ford F100 underwent a three and a half year transformation that cost in the neighborhood of $500,000!
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Eric and Greg chassis swap a Chevrolet Tahoe donor under a 1955 Chevy truck body utilizing the complete chassis, suspension, and drive-train.
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Cherry Bomb’s 1968 Chevy Camaro ~ 800 hp from is LSX 427 engine and in true Cherry Bomb style, it disturbs the peace everywhere it goes.
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Mad Scientist Garage breaks down the build of this insane widebody 1969 Charger Daytona with 740hp and a wild patina paint scheme.
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Barris Kustoms created the spooky hot rod dubbed the “Munster Koach” for the hit 1960’s TV show “The Munsters” ~ Take a Ride with Dennis Gage.
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Everything about this Mustang is aggressive, vicious, exceptional. It’s a completely different world, it’s like an epic event every time.
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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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In 1954 Edsel Ford handed control of Ford Motors to his son Henry Ford II, who was anxious to bring Ford back into the modern era.
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We’ve seen it for several years now at Drag Week, and this diesel-powered Rat Rod just keeps getting better and better!
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Roadkill’s Mike Finnegan brings his infamous 900 horsepower drag car known as Blasphemi to the Donut Garage.
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Kenny Hauk’s Hauk .45 combines the gun-slinging history of the Colt .45 with an old workhorse, a vintage 1948 Willys pickup truck.
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This 1958 Ford COE Truck is another sweet junkyard rescue project from the crew at Lourenco Customs.
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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
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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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