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The F-94 Starfire Was the Cold War USAF’s Vision of a Tuned Hot Rod
The F-94 Starfire Was the Cold War USAF’s Vision of a Tuned Hot Rod

3 Nov 2021, 07:35 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Like a sporty model of a typical hatchback, the Lockheed F-94 had its origins in an older, slower design. That, of course, being the F-80 Shooting Star

 
Building This Eccentric LEGO Rat Rod Equals Hours of Rewarding Fun
Building This Eccentric LEGO Rat Rod Equals Hours of Rewarding Fun

2 Nov 2021, 14:41 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / This LEGO Rat Rod is a masterpiece made using 2,994 pieces and built just like a real car. It would make for an eccentric showpiece or a fun LEGO set.

 
1973 Pontiac Grand Am Is a Hurst Pro-Touring Tribute, Flaunts 600-HP LS7
1973 Pontiac Grand Am Is a Hurst Pro-Touring Tribute, Flaunts 600-HP LS7

26 Oct 2021, 12:51 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The first-gen Grand Am isn't the most desirable Pontiac classic out there, but it's an affordable base for a hot rod or a restomod

 
1,300 HP Turbo Axle Mustang Looks Ready for Virtual Launch Into Drag Stratosphere
1,300 HP Turbo Axle Mustang Looks Ready for Virtual Launch Into Drag Stratosphere

14 Oct 2021, 08:02 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Abimelec Arellano, aka “abimelecdesign” on social media, has worked with the good folks over at Donut Media to visually represent the infamous turbo axle case

 
Dual-Tone 1940 Ford De Luxe Coupe Looks Ready to Enjoy Hot (Rod) Days of Autumn
Dual-Tone 1940 Ford De Luxe Coupe Looks Ready to Enjoy Hot (Rod) Days of Autumn

23 Sep 2021, 13:01 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Unfortunately, it's just another virtual creation stemming from the mind and soul of pixel master Rostislav Prokop, aka “rostislav_prokop” on social media

 
CGI Caterpillar Backhoe Going the Hot Rod Dragster Route Is Plain Labor Day Fun
CGI Caterpillar Backhoe Going the Hot Rod Dragster Route Is Plain Labor Day Fun

8 Sep 2021, 10:46 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / With some spare time over the long Labor Day Weekend, Oscar Vargas - the pixel master behind the “wb.artist20” account on social media - has played with a CAT

 
Blown, Hemi-Powered International Dually Truck Is a Different Kind of Hot Rod
Blown, Hemi-Powered International Dually Truck Is a Different Kind of Hot Rod

29 Aug 2021, 19:10 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / A Hemi mill into an International truck is an extremely unlikely combo, but that's exactly what makes this hauler spectacular

 
1937 Dodge Pickup Truck Embraces the Rust Bucket Look, Runs 11s
1937 Dodge Pickup Truck Embraces the Rust Bucket Look, Runs 11s

25 Aug 2021, 09:54 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This old, seemingly rust Dodge truck is actually a hot rod that's powerful enough to cover the quarter-mile in 11 seconds

 
Gold 1941 Plymouth Coupe Is an Award-Winning Hot Rod That Will Knock Your Socks Off
Gold 1941 Plymouth Coupe Is an Award-Winning Hot Rod That Will Knock Your Socks Off

24 Aug 2021, 20:46 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This hot rod started life as a 1941 Plymouth De Luxe, but now it's a gold-painted show-stopped with a Camaro V8 under the hood

 
Porsche Chalk 1966 Ford F-100 Longbed Looks Pristine, Drives Like a Hot Rod Thanks to Dad
Porsche Chalk 1966 Ford F-100 Longbed Looks Pristine, Drives Like a Hot Rod Thanks to Dad

23 Aug 2021, 11:09 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The latest “What the Truck?” episode on the Ford Era channel on YouTube has a very subtle hero, a truck built over 18 months by a Hot Rod dad and his son

 
Gorgeous 1938 Pontiac Hot Rod Comes Out of Storage, Goes Summer Cruising
Gorgeous 1938 Pontiac Hot Rod Comes Out of Storage, Goes Summer Cruising

23 Aug 2021, 10:31 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Pontiac may be famous for the GTO, Trans Am, and Bonneville, but the late 1930s Deluxe should get just as much attention. It's basically a factory-built hot rod

 
1957 Chevy Tri-Five Drags Big Block 1948 Willys Jeepster Daily Driver, Someone Gets Smoked
1957 Chevy Tri-Five Drags Big Block 1948 Willys Jeepster Daily Driver, Someone Gets Smoked

19 Aug 2021, 07:19 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Apparently, the owner of the '48 is an engineer from New Berlin, Wisconsin. So, it's only natural the Willys Jeepster is as close to a prototype as it gets

 
1963 Chevrolet C10 Looks Like a Barn Find, Hides Whining V8
1963 Chevrolet C10 Looks Like a Barn Find, Hides Whining V8

2 Aug 2021, 20:33 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Imagine sitting at a stop light, and this old-school Chevrolet C10 pulls up next to you, supercharger whining and whatnot, how do you react?

 
Hot-Rodded, Supercharged 1971 Volvo 1800E Emerges Out of Storage, Is no Saint
Hot-Rodded, Supercharged 1971 Volvo 1800E Emerges Out of Storage, Is no Saint

2 Aug 2021, 11:50 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This 1800E looks pretty beat up, but it's no regular Volvo. Thanks to a supercharger and a Tremec gearbox, it's a hot-rodded Euro GT

 
1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Gets Unusual Turbo Swap, Goes Cruising Without the Hood
1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Gets Unusual Turbo Swap, Goes Cruising Without the Hood

1 Aug 2021, 16:25 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Dropping a truck-spec LS in a Chevy Bel Air might seem unusual, but nothing is forbidden when it comes to rat rods based on junkyard finds

 
Ford F-100 with Twin-Turbo Coyote Can't Go Any Lower, Pulls Massive Burnout
Ford F-100 with Twin-Turbo Coyote Can't Go Any Lower, Pulls Massive Burnout

30 Jul 2021, 16:46 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Perhaps the nastiest, low-riding rat rod truck out there. Also fitted with a twin-turbo Coyote V8 good for 600 horsepower

 
Beat-Up Chevrolet C10 Is a Deceiving, 1,200-Horsepower Monster of a Truck
Beat-Up Chevrolet C10 Is a Deceiving, 1,200-Horsepower Monster of a Truck

24 Jul 2021, 10:20 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This 1967 C10 may look like a barn find, but it hides something wild under the shell. I'm talking about a supercharged V8 that pumps out 1,200 horsepower

 
Candy Orange 1955 Chevrolet Nomad Is a Flashy, Big-Block Monster
Candy Orange 1955 Chevrolet Nomad Is a Flashy, Big-Block Monster

18 Jul 2021, 19:40 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Instead of the old 4.3-liter V8, this Nomad relies for oomph on a massive, 7.7-liter unit built by Beck Racing Engines. And it cranks out 625 horsepower!

 
1937 Plymouth P4 Rat Rod Has Mad Max Written All Over It
1937 Plymouth P4 Rat Rod Has Mad Max Written All Over It

15 Jul 2021, 19:51 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This rusty rat rod started life as a P4 Deluxe, Mopar's slightly fancier take on the Ford Three-Window coupe. Now it's ready to hit the Bonneville Salt Flats

 
1955 Chevrolet Gasser Comes Out of the Barn, Gets First Wash in 10 Years
1955 Chevrolet Gasser Comes Out of the Barn, Gets First Wash in 10 Years

7 Jul 2021, 09:23 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This Tri-Five gasser was drag raced until 2010, when it was parked waiting for an engine rebuild. Ignored for a decade, it's about to hit the road again