Based on the bones of Chrysler’s first-generation Hemi engine from 1951 to 1958, HOT ROD had a pretty good sense that the new version from 1964 was going to kick ass. Don’t get too excited, fellows, ...

The LM7 is one of those fly-under-the-radar performance engines. We've seen tuners get four-figure horsepower ratings out of this motor, but to most drivers this is the 295-hp motor found in Chevy ...

View post: DeWalt's Wet and Dry Shop Vacuum Has 'Plenty of Power' — And It's 56% Off at Amazon Ford's Model A name confusion stems from shared chassis and hot rod modifications. This 1933 hot rod ...

Internationally renowned builder of bespoke customer cars, Paul Bacon, has completed his most ambitious project yet – a ...

In hot rodding circles, we’re often told to respect our elders. But what happens when your elders have elders to respect? The complete lineage of American hot rodding stretches back the better part of ...

The Isky story is in many ways the story of the American century. Edward “Isky” Iskenderian was born before the Great Depression, and his parents lost their vineyard in the Central Valley of ...

After World War II, in the days before the internet and cable television, young people spent their free time customizing their cars, with engineers like hot rod pioneer Ed Iskenderian turning ...

If there is one thing tracking car auctions for years on end has taught us, it is that it rarely happens for a custom vehicle, especially a very well-crafted one, to remain unsold. Yet, Mecum's ...

This 1932 Ford Roadster has been transformed with a period-correct Highboy hot rod conversion and is now offered for sale. In 1932, Ford retired its second nameplate to be called the Model A (the ...

As Craig Callum approaches his second anniversary as Design Manager at Hot Wheels, I caught up with him to discuss his personal car collection and what inspires him as a designer. Trinity Francis: ...