Our exclusive render design makes this Ford rat rod meaner than everything else.

Discover HOT ROD’s Top 10 Cars of 2025—our third year reviving this iconic list. See the trendsetting builds, top builders, and innovations shaping car culture. The HOT ROD staff had a busy 2025, to ...

The 73rd Detroit Autorama brought the Great 8 Ridler Award finalists, world-class show cars, rat rods, drag builds, and vintage collectibles to Huntington Place for a must-see winter automotive event.

It feels that every other hot rod is a 1930s Ford, so it's worth thinking outside the box. Here are five cool alternatives to ...

More than 3,000 cars showed up to celebrate seven decades of HOT ROD, including no small number of cover cars and world-famous builds. David Freiburger guided us through the best ones.

On this episode of HOT ROD Garage presented by Lincoln tech, we deliver the basics of Fabrication! You’ve seen us build all sorts of things in the HOT ROD garage; engine mounts, exhausts, brackets, ...

Will joined the TopSpeed team over two and a half years ago, bringing his lifelong automotive passion, writing experience, and editorial expertise along with him. Whether classic or modern, American ...

MACUNGIE, Pa. - More than 1,500 hot rods and custom builds have rolling into Macungie Memorial Park this weekend for the 46th annual Wheels of Time Jamboree. It's not just cars, there's a flea market, ...

Car enthusiasts have a special place in their hearts for high-quality, high-power crate engines. These engines offer something for everyone: whether that's restoring a classic ride, building a hot rod ...