From wiring and cooling to brakes and steering geometry, these boring hot rod upgrades dramatically improve drivability, reliability, and comfort.

In the Summer 2025 issue of HOT ROD, we celebrated home-built cars—built not bought, as some would say—and that is a large part of HOT ROD’s legacy. Since the first issue, our mantra has been to ...

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, ...

Internationally renowned builder of bespoke customer cars, Paul Bacon, has completed his most ambitious project yet – a steampunk hot rod built from scratch. The Automatron is a horse-drawn carriage ...

On this episode of HOT ROD Garage, presented by Lincoln Tech we’re welcoming a new Project car to the show, a 1970 Chevelle that we’re building for the owner of OPG. Original Parts Group sells just ...

If you can name a make and model of a car, odds are you could find it in the Memorial Coliseum parking lot Wednesday as part of the 31st annual Hot Rod Power Tour. “To put it simply, it’s car Nirvana, ...