Meet “The Seven Year Itch”. This 1967 Chevrolet “Hot Wheels” style is a completely frame off restored truck and has so many tasteful and custom attributes it hurts just thinking about them. Seven Year Itch = a seven year project. It would take a complete evening to simply take all of this truck in and [...]

“3rd Annual Chicago’s Historic Route 66 Classic Car Show”. This is Chicago’s only Classic car show on Historic Route 66 “The Mother Road”. Great Food and Fun Games and raffles for the Entire Family. Free Public Admission. Registration fee is $15 per car. There’s a 50/50, Raffle Door Prizes, Goody Bags & over 20 trophies [...]

By Bill McGuire Photography by Wes AlIison Good news, HOT ROD readers. You just thought you were crazy. In truth, you’re only mildly colorful. Oh sure, you’ve often reflected on how your taste in transportation trends toward the outlandish, if not the extreme. And given all those long hours you’ve spent in the garage building [...]

By Tim Bernsau Photography by Kevin Lee Spectators at the ’09 Grand National Roadster Show (GNRS) were the first to see Jim Benitez’s Model A roadster pickup in finished form. Jim’s newest and greatest creation, nicknamed Faster Pussycat, made its first formal appearance in Pomona, California, last winter-and not just in the show, but among [...]

One Bad Bowtie! – A 1967 Chevy Camaro RS This bad boy sports a 454 Cu In, Automatic Transmission, aluminum performer RPM intake, Holley dual feed carb, MSD ignition, Big Tube headers, aluminum radiator, and engine dress-up kit complete the engine compartment. The bumble bee exterior is finished in bright yellow accented by a bold [...]

Nothing says custom more than this 1950 Mercury Lead Sled. This classy machine was built on tubular frame. It sports a ’74 Camaro Front End, ’72 Monte Carlo Rear End, Tilted Post T-Bird Interior, Air Ride Technology Suspension. This Merc will lay all the way on the ground too! Other features include a ’54 Chevrolet [...]

A 700HP, 11-Second, Diesel-Powered ’28 Dodge By Jason Sands Photography by Jason Sands Steve Darnell’s ’28 Dodge Bros. sedan is quite an attention getter. While rat rods are nothing new, Steve’s 693-rwhp, Cummins turbodiesel-powered rat rod is indeed something different. All that power isn’t for show, either, as the 3,800-pound rat has run 11.69 at [...]

In the Pantheon of American Muscle Cars, the Chevelle has staked a rock-solid position. When it first rolled off the production lines in 1964 you get it with 120hp V6 or, either a 283- or 327- V8, that with the SS set-up would produce 300 bhp. Chevrolet would continue to produce the Chevelle until 1977, [...]

Engine Make: Ford Engine Size: DOHC Cobra 4.6l Transmission Type: T-45 (5 speed) Rear End Type: Ford 9″ Body Color: Black Interior Color: Black/Saddle Wheel Type: Billet Specialties Price: $90,000 Pricing Info: Negotiable Trades: No Trades Comments: This is one Bad ’37. It was featured on NBC’s hit show Whipnotic. For all the details please [...]

Factory Five’s Latest Kit Looks Like A ’33 Ford But Handles Like An Indycar. Here’s Part 1 Of The Buildup: How To Prep And Paint The Fiberglass. You know of Factory Five Racing (FFR) as the creator of you-assemble-them roadsters (don’t call them Cobras-Shelby gets really territorial), Daytona coupes, and the GTM supercar, but its [...]

A Model Becomes A Reality By Gray Baskerville Photography by Gray Baskerville Since 1950, the promoters of the Grand National Roadster Show have presented the America’s Most Beautiful Roadster (AMBR) award to the top The initial recipients were home-brews based on race-car motifs. As the Oakland gathering became more spectator-driven, the entrants changed to purpose-built [...]

Mark Stielow’s Latest Camaro Is The First Recipient Of An LS9 Engine Swap-And This One Makes More Than 700 HP By Will Handzell Photography by Mike Yoksich, Mark Stielow You are looking at the first hot rod powered by the LS9 V-8 crate engine sold by GM Performance Parts, the same supercharged, 6.2L mill used in [...]

By Stephen Kim, David Freiburger Photography by Randy Lorentzen/Planet R In these days of editorial upheaval there’s a daily banter in the office as to what does and does not constitute a HOT ROD magazine car. It’s accepted that each vehicle we feature should be a standout in its realm, but which are the acceptable [...]