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…]
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…]
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…]
This 1961 427ci Buick Skylark is a Viper and GTR Destroyer
What started as a typical LS engine swap on this ’61 Buick Skylark quickly turned into a 200+ mph half-mile car. [More…]
1968 Mercedes-Benz 280SE ~ The Blau Coupe
This is the ultimate cruiser, a leather-swaddled land yacht that is equal parts engineering triumph and sensory indulgence. [More…]
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…]
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…]
World’s Fastest Indian ~ Hear Burt Munro’s Indian Run!
This is one of the most famous motorcycles in the world, the 1967 land speed record-breaking Indian “Burt Monro Special”… [More…]
Golden Sahara ~ The George Barris Built $1 Million Show Car
Hidden from public view for over 50 years, the Golden Sahara was one of America’s most famous cars back in the early 60s. [More…]
1955 Pontiac Star Chief Gets A New Lease On Life After Family Rebuild
From sitting in a field to commanding attention on the roads, this 1955 Pontiac Star Chief has undergone a serious transformation. [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…]
Is this ’32 Ford the World’s Most Advanced Hot Rod?
The Multimatic-designed ’32 Ford hot rod with in-wheel front suspension, Ford Racing motor, and, well, a pile of other goodies. [More…]
9 Incredible Restomods and Pro-Touring Cars
From DIY Garage ~ In this video you will see nine incredible Restomods and Pro-Touring Cars from top builders in the USA. [More…]
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…]
The AMC Gremlin ~ An American Motors Marvel
Though largely written off as a truncated Hornet, the Gremlin had a personality all its own and performed reasonably well during its first few years. [More…]
Deathwish LS Twin Turbo Hilux Goes Drag Racing
Josh Mazerolle and his crew have 9 days to convert the LS Twin Turbo Hilux into a Drag Car for the Fastest Car Season on Netflix. [More…]
1934 Ford Dirt Track Racecar Resurfaces After 50+ Years
This is a 1934 Ford five-window coupe, and it has some awesome vintage dirt track racing details, a center seat arrangement and more. [More…]
V8 Swapped 1966 Jaguar Mark 2 ~ Supercharged and Straight Piped
This is what happens when an engineer swaps the engine and running gear from a Supercharged V8 Jaguar XJR into the body of a 1966 Jaguar MK2. [More…]
Scratch Built 1957 Chevy Truck RestoMod ~ Snow White
Looking to promote their new 1955-59 Chevy truck cabs, Premier Street Rod built a truck that would catch attention at all the biggest events. [More…]
A Brief History of Hot Rods
Join David Grainger as he takes you on a 20-minute documentary deep dive journey through the exhilarating world of hot rodding. [More…]
The Gladiator ~ A Rat Rod Project by Otoresto
Meet “The Gladiator” ~ A radical rat rod dually Volkswagen project by Otoresto… [More…]
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…]
PRIUS REPELLANT ~ 1,000hp Diesel Rat Rod
Two of the BADDEST diesel rat rods in the world showed up at SEMA, both built by Steve Darnell and WELDERUP, the infamous shop featured on Discovery Channel’s Vegas Hotrods TV show. [More…]
Roadster Shop 1956 Ford F100 Pickup RestoMod
From RestoMod ~ 1956 Ford F100 Pickup RestoMod Project built by the Roadster Shop in Mundelein, IL. [More…]
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…]
Far From Stock ~ 1963 Ford Falcon Futura
This ’63 Ford Falcon gets daily drives in Los Angeles. This was a father + son build that should inspire you to teach your kids something. [More…]
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…]
The Curious Case Of The Secret Super Stock Mopar
This 426 Max Wedge Dodge began life as a Street Racer, then a Daily Driver, and ended up spending the last 35 years sitting in the woods… [More…]
