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 [...]

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 such machines, [...]

The Bugatti Renaissance design project is designer John Mark Vicente’s vision for the supercar that will replace the (al)mighty Bugatti Veyron. Since the concept has really large shoes to fill, it works hard to carry the virtues of the Veyron along. There isn’t a radical change in the looks department, and we think there won’t [...]

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 the finalists [...]

With This ‘80 Z28, George Paul Unintentionally Raised The Bar When It Comes To Building Late Second-Gens.
By Nick Licata
Photography by Robert McGaffin

Hit any car show these days-from a colossal spread like the Detroit Autorama to an intimate gathering at the local Fuddruckers-the chance of coming across a stunning late second-gen is somewhere between slim [...]

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 contrasting stripe [...]

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 Bumperette with parking [...]

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 118 mph [...]

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, [...]

By Jim Aust
Photography by Kevin Lee

As with so many hot rodders, the seed was planted very early for Lynn Bird. While his earliest memories would be of his uncle’s fixed up cars when he was very young, Lynn would forever be a builder after he was introduced to scale model car kits in the Fifties [...]

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 the latest ZR1 [...]

EXTERIOR MODS:hood scoop has been molded closed, fog lamps have been moved down, custom upper and lower grills, all lamps manufactured by piaa, custom installed side exhaust kits, headlight bezels modified by adding and molded in driving lamps, fiberglass racing apron with molded spoiler, maier racing has a 67-68 racing apron with molded spoiler in [...]

Forty Years Ago, Pontiac Handed Out A Special Brand Of Justice With The GTO Judge.
By Paul Zazarine
Photography by Paul Zazarine

In early 1969, the underdog New York Jets upset the favored Baltimore Colts to win Super Bowl III; Led Zeppelin I, the first heavy-metal album was released; the Beatles gave their last public performance on the roof [...]