I bought a broken Porsche 911SC and rebuilt it into a twin-plug, carbureted hot rod in our garage. For the first time on the ...

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 ...

Mattel designer Brendon Vetuskey builds magazine-worthy hot rods out of a two-car garage—with nothing but hustle and skill. Brendon has lived at this property since 2009, and since taking ownership, ...

With Ardun heads, a supercharger, vintage disc brakes, and a whole lot more, this Model A was tailor-made for high-speed runs. You may be asking yourself why Dennis Kilpatrick named his seriously ...

Len Palmeri was honored with the Preservation Award at the 2026 Detroit Autorama for his one-of-a-kind steel car named ...

Ultimately, it’s truly impressive that Silvers was able to put together such a fine quality, budget build in his own garage, and have it turn out just as nice as something that may have otherwise been ...