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 ...

Craig May, of Vaughnsville, enjoys a ride in his 1929 Willy’s-Overland Whippet. Production of the roadster began at the Toledo Jeep plant in 1927. A year later it finished third in sales behind Ford ...

There’s something about old Fords that just hits us differently. Besides the legacy and history of the brand, we love the old gen Ford models and when you turn them into a hot rod, they just stand out ...