Hot rods, typically old, classic American cars with large engines modified for linear speed. Yep!
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…]
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…]
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Barry Weiss’ Cowboy Cadillac
Barry Weiss made his fortune selling wholesale produce and has used those resources to feed his collecting obsessions including his love of rare and unique automobiles, trucks and motorcycles. Barry has been a collector for most of his life, so he knows when he comes across something that’s the cream of the crop. [More…]
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Charles Darmanjian’s ’47 Plymouth
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…]
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Rat Rod Lawn Mower
Michael Snow from Horneytown, North Carolina saw our Farmer’s Chopper post and shared his old school rat rod lawn mower with us. He tells us that he had an old riding lawn mower sitting around for parts, and one day he just went crazy on it. He lowered the front end, chopped the hood and grill, and more. [More…]
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Aaron Anderson’s True Home Grown Rat Rod
The story of Aaron’s Rat Rod goes like this: In 2007 I worked at a dealership in the local town that had a 1936 Dodge dump truck sitting in a grass lot behind a building. I’d have to trim weeds around it when the dealership got slow. I’ve always bought rat rod magazines and always thought about building one, but… [More…]
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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. The build was completed with race-quality parts front-to-rear for superior performance and reliability. “DELIVERANCE” was completed in March, 2012. [More…]
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The NewMad – 1955 Chevrolet Nomad Custom
24,000 – That’s how many man-hours it took to build the “NewMad”. 24,000 hours and 1.3 million dollars. Hot rod designer Chris Ito was commissioned to pen the redesign. The NewMad began its life as the first generation Chevrolet Nomad, the halo model wagon derived from the Motorama Corvette of 1953-54. [More…]
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The 789 from n2a Motors
N2a Motors is a California based custom auto manufacturer with a mission of reviving the art of American coach building. Melding design elements from different Chevy models, the 789 shows the world that you really can’t have enough of a good thing. [More…]
Builds and Examples
The Roadkill Customs 1949 Studebaker Shop Truck
Build a Hot Rod in 30 Days for $1,000? This truck has been built twice — with a tear-down and cross-country move in between. The first build section documents the build mating the ’49 Studebaker [More…]
Builds and Examples
Big Bertha by South Texas Performance
This Turbo Diesel Rat Rod Truck from South Texas Performance, based in Victoria, Texas was built as the shop faced some top rat rod builders in The Rat Hard Build-Off. The contest, sponsored by Rat Hard [More…]
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Gary Dougherty’s Farmer’s Chopper
Gary tells us how his ride came about: I have always enjoyed watching the shows about fabrication – Monster Garage, Biker Build Off, American Chopper, etc. Of course knowing I could not afford to build a real Chopper, I decided to “manufacture” my own, but in a little different way… [More…]
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Home-Built Briggs & Stratton Based Bobber
Bob Decker’s handsome Briggs & Stratton based Bobber, designed and built to capture the looks of the classic Indian 101 Scout. [More…]
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1940 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…]
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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…]
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Barn Find ~ 1932 Ford “The Dewar Coupe”
“The Dewar Coupe” is a 1932 Ford 3 window coupe parked in the early 60’s in Pasadena, California and was last registered in 1961. [More…]
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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…]
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FAST FREDDY ~ Baddest C10 on the Planet?
Racing a Pro-Modded chassis of the vehicle his father picked him up from school in, Fast Freddy merges sentiment with serious SPEED. [More…]
Builds and Examples
1966 Buick Riviera GS Chop Top Build
You can’t get long and low without chopping the top and adding air ride, so that’s exactly what was done to this 1966 Buick Riviera GS. [More…]
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Rebel Custom Rods and Motorcycles Shop Truck
Rebel Custom Rods & Motorcycles rat rod shop truck owned by Michel Roy, aka “Destroyer Mike” of Quebec, Canada. This is the result of Michel’s winter 2011 project. [More…]
DIY Projects
Swedish Saddle-Maker Wraps Entire Car in Leather
Sybo, a Swedish leather-worker and saddle-maker is best known for his interior work in hot rods, custom cars, boats and on motorcycle saddles. Sybo however exercised his skills on the interior as well as exterior entirety [More…]
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1954 Chevrolet 3100 Pickup Truck ~ ICON Thriftmaster
Come along for a ride with Jonathan Ward as he explains this truck — It is a sports car hiding under vintage pickup truck sheet metal. [More…]
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Never Judge a Wagon by its Rust…
Taking 8 months of spare time and some help from close friends, Richie took this old Chevrolet wagon and made it a truly unique build! [More…]
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Original Unrestored ’59 Chevy 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…]
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A Chevy Impala that Defines Muscle Car
Mike Musto drives what may be THE quintessential muscle car. [More…]
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In Torque We Trust ~ 1967 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S
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…]
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Kevin Hart’s Wrecked 1970 Plymouth ‘Cuda aka “Menace” by SpeeKore
This SpeedKore built 1970 Barracuda debuted at SEMA 2016 ~ This is also the 700-HP ‘Cuda wrecked in the Kevin Hart crash on September 1st. Take a closer look at the car… [More…]
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RATical ~ A Completely Hand-Built Dually Rat Rod Truck
Sean Puz’s very cool, completely fabricated, dually rat rod truck with 454 big-block bored 30 over and a 4L80e overdrive transmission… [More…]
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Mr. Chevy ~ A Period Perfect Chevy Gasser
“Mr. Chevy” is a period-perfect example of a 1955 Chevy Hardtop gasser raced from 1968 through 1976 where it was parked. Larry Frees knew the original owner and rescued Mr. Chevy at an estate sale. Today, he shares the car with enthusiasts wherever he goes… [More…]
Builds and Examples
1959 Chevrolet Apache Sleeper ~ B-Body Chassis Swap
The gentleman that purchased the 1959 GMC Fleetside, our first B-Body chassis / body swap came back to us an basically asked for a clone. He brought us a running 125K mile Chevrolet Caprice [More…]
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Survivor: 1932 Ford 5 Window Coupe Hot Rod
Kenny Emberly tells the story behind his 1932 5 Window Coupe, an old California hot rod survivor… Also of Interest: Turbo Toyota Powered ’31 Ford Model A 1932 Ford Pick-up Truck and Trailer Shep Shepherd’s [More…]
Hot Rod Lifestyle
This 1927 Oakland Racer Fits Just Perfectly
Brian uses his Oakland as his surf wagon, driving it to San Onofre to catch waves. He also makes his own 1920s and ’30s style surfboards. [More…]
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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…]
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1962 Lincoln Continental ~ Executive Demo
From Petrolicious… Growing up in Pittsburgh, Rich Plavetich became a car enthusiast in his grandfather’s garage while the two of them worked on the white Lincoln Continental featured in this film. It came to the [More…]
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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…]
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Mike Musto’s Shape-Shifting Caddy
Don’t change cars, change the car. Mike Musto drives a Caddy that’s had several identities. [More…]
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1950 Chevrolet 3100 with NASCAR Roots
This 1950 Chevrolet 3100 pick-up retains little more than the sheet metal, much of which has been modified to accommodate a NASCAR chassis and drive-train — the truck’s original suspension, brakes, engine, gearbox, electrical and frame have all been ditched. [More…]
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The Original 1966 Pontiac GTO Monkeemobile
The Monkeemobile is a Pontiac GTO modified by Dean Jeffries. Mel Gutherie tells what it’s like to own and drive this piece of pop culture… [More…]
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Ken Block’s GYMKHANA TEN: The Ultimate Tire Slaying Tour
Ken Block and Hoonigan are pleased to present the latest and biggest video project of his career, Gymkhana TEN: Ultimate Tire Slaying Tour… [More…]
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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…]
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Born That Way ~ Phillip Huff’s 1964 Plymouth Barracuda Valiant
We look at Phillip Huff’s beautifully restored 1964 Plymouth Barracuda Valiant at the 2018 Holley Hot Rod Reunion in Bowling Green, KY. [More…]
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Flame Throwing Rolls-Royce Thunderbolt at Monterey
“International Car Hunter” J.P. van de Bundt’s fire-breathing 1928 Rolls-Royce with a Merlin V12, 27 liter, 650hp airplane engine. [More…]
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The Munster Koach with Eddie Munster
The Munster Koach appeared in over twenty episodes throughout the series’ two-year run, and was also seen in Munster, Go Home! using different wheels. [More…]
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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…]
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Sweet Pea ~ Turbo LS Four Door Nova Sleeper
Sleepers are our favorite type of build, and this 1968 Chevy Nova four door named “Sweet Pea” is a good one. It’s crusty, it appears to have been built on a budget, and it really rips! [More…]
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Meet Urchfab – A Turbo Saab Powered Ford Drift Rod
This is a 1953 Ford Anglia/Saab Turbo drifting machine from England where Anglias were the local version of the ’32 Ford. [More…]
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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.
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3 Most Significant Cars Of The 1970s
The 1970s had some diverse automobile offerings – massive cars could still be had and small micro-sized cars were gaining in popularity. [More…]
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Home-Built Hot Rods and Customs by Johnny Hotrod
Dennis Gage goes for a spin in a couple of Johnny Hotrod’s home-built creations, a ’32 Ford and a ’52 Chevy painted by Gene Winfield. [More…]
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David Freiburger’s Twin-Turbo 1973 “F-Bomb” Camaro
The F-Bomb Camaro is based on a 1973 F-body and was recreated as Vin Diesel’s ride for Fast & Furious 4 right down to the 1,500-hp twin-turbo 406 CID V8 Engine. [More…]
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Cartoon Junkie Turns ’94 Corvette into Speed Racer’s Mach 5
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. [More…]
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Patrick and Ethel’s 1946 Chevrolet Pickup
One of our roving hot rod hunters caught up with Patrick and Ethel from Illinois and their unique 1946 Chevrolet truck. This beauty was acquired in January 2013 and has been worked over from the ground up. Patrick dropped and chopped the truck and so much more. [More…]
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