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1934 Ford 5-Window Street Rod Is Ready for the Next ZZ Top Video, Sounds Brutal
1934 Ford 5-Window Street Rod Is Ready for the Next ZZ Top Video, Sounds Brutal

2 Jul 2021, 20:52 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / That big hunk of a motor is a 5.7-liter V8 with dual Edelbrock, four-barrel carburetors topped by a Hampton 671 supercharger

 
1959 GMC Pickup Looks Like a Farm Truck, Hides Modern Surprise Under the Hood
1959 GMC Pickup Looks Like a Farm Truck, Hides Modern Surprise Under the Hood

17 Jun 2021, 20:10 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This old Blue Chip truck draws juice from a fuel-injected Vortec V8 and breathes through stainless-steel headers linked to a side-exiting exhaust system

 
Custom-Made Aluminum Trailer Is the Hot Rod of Teardrop Campers, It Can Be Yours
Custom-Made Aluminum Trailer Is the Hot Rod of Teardrop Campers, It Can Be Yours

9 Jun 2021, 20:29 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / At 11 feet long and four feet tall, it's not the type of camper you'd want to spend weeks in, but it's a really stylish option for a short vacation

 
Twin-Turbo 1969 Camaro SS Drags Tri-Five and Red Hot Rod, Blows Them 6s Kisses
Twin-Turbo 1969 Camaro SS Drags Tri-Five and Red Hot Rod, Blows Them 6s Kisses

3 Jun 2021, 11:08 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Here's a completely street-legal six-second monster dragster that poses as a vintage-looking 1969 Chevy Camaro SS, so it's no wonder that it can “eat” them all

 
1937 Buick Hot Rod Comes Out of Storage, Goes Spring Cruising
1937 Buick Hot Rod Comes Out of Storage, Goes Spring Cruising

12 May 2021, 10:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Getting hot rods out of winter storage is definitely a great way to spend your spring months, especially if you own a V8-powered 1930s coupe

 
One-Owner 1956 Chevy Bel Air Flexes Supercharged V8, Drag Racing Heritage
One-Owner 1956 Chevy Bel Air Flexes Supercharged V8, Drag Racing Heritage

11 May 2021, 13:15 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This 1956 Bel Air was drag raced and driven on a regular basis for many years; it now packs a supercharged V8, but it comes with the original drivetrain too

 
1962 Studebaker Lark Hides Vortec Surprise Under the Hood, Runs 9s
1962 Studebaker Lark Hides Vortec Surprise Under the Hood, Runs 9s

7 May 2021, 11:36 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This Studebaker Lark is not your regular dragster build. It packs a Vortec inline-six instead of a V8 and it runs the quarter mile in less than 10 seconds

 
Blown Rat Rod Looks Mean at the Drag Strip, Takes on the Big Boys
Blown Rat Rod Looks Mean at the Drag Strip, Takes on the Big Boys

22 Apr 2021, 11:09 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This blown rat rod doesn't set any speed record, but it's a cool tribute to that era; there's no rust either, but the matte black finish is appropriate

 
Eddie Van Halen’s 1934 Ford Hot Rod Is a Gorgeous Collectible, Now for Sale
Eddie Van Halen’s 1934 Ford Hot Rod Is a Gorgeous Collectible, Now for Sale

22 Apr 2021, 04:49 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The rocker bought the hot rod in 1991 and drove it for a while before selling it; it’s had at least two owners in between, but has been maintained impeccably

 
Pontiac Macho T/A, the Hot Trans Am You Never Knew Existed
Pontiac Macho T/A, the Hot Trans Am You Never Knew Existed

17 Apr 2021, 12:16 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The Macho T/A is an authentic dealer hot-rod from the late 1970s. With only 325 built over three years, this souped-up Pontiac is becoming a proper classic

 
1953 Buick Skylark Gets Reborn As Zero-Emissions Hot Rod in Polished Rendering
1953 Buick Skylark Gets Reborn As Zero-Emissions Hot Rod in Polished Rendering

13 Apr 2021, 10:27 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Pixel master Abimelec Arellano takes another swing at one of his favorite American car designs, the original Buick Skylark, which gets ready for an EV future

 
Twin-Engined 1948 Ford Hot-Rod Is Weird and Awesome at the Same Time
Twin-Engined 1948 Ford Hot-Rod Is Weird and Awesome at the Same Time

7 Apr 2021, 19:15 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / You can find all sorts of strange vehicles for sale nowadays, but this weird Ford hot-rod with a pair of Chevy V8 engines takes the cake

 
Tim Allen Gives Extensive Tour of His Gorgeous Car Collection
Tim Allen Gives Extensive Tour of His Gorgeous Car Collection

7 Apr 2021, 09:55 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Comprised of 27 vehicles in total, Allen’s pride and joy is an eclectic mix of Euro classics, vintage muscle and hot rods; it's a real joy to take in

 
1925 Dodge Hot Rod Has Magnum 440 Power Under That Long, Celery Hood
1925 Dodge Hot Rod Has Magnum 440 Power Under That Long, Celery Hood

26 Mar 2021, 10:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This 1925 Dodge Hot Rod convertible was one of Hotrod Magazines top ten builds of 2006, going under a virtual hammer in April

 
1968 Chevrolet Camaro Impulse Is an Ultra-Sleek Restomod With Bespoke Everything
1968 Chevrolet Camaro Impulse Is an Ultra-Sleek Restomod With Bespoke Everything

17 Mar 2021, 16:27 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / Showcased at SEMA 2015, this custom 1968 Chevy Camaro was designed by Bonnell’s Rod Shop not just to go faster but also look faster

 
Someone Was Crazy Enough to Drop a V8 Into a Citroen Traction Avant
Someone Was Crazy Enough to Drop a V8 Into a Citroen Traction Avant

15 Mar 2021, 17:09 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Citroën experimented with V8s in the 1960s, but it stuck to four- and six-cylinder mills; someone just fixed that by dropping a V8 engine in a Traction Avant

 
One-Off Hot Rod 1971 Porsche 911T With Exposed V8 Is Hitting the Market
One-Off Hot Rod 1971 Porsche 911T With Exposed V8 Is Hitting the Market

15 Mar 2021, 08:34 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Half the weight of the original Porsche, Alexandre Danton’s unique creation boasts a bare interior with aluminum bucket seats and a chopped top

 
1930 Ford Model A ‘Durty 30’ Is a Rolling Piece of Art
1930 Ford Model A ‘Durty 30’ Is a Rolling Piece of Art

10 Mar 2021, 21:55 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Believe it or not, this astonishing custom-built roadster is not the work of Chip Foose, but the designer liked it so much it even signed the dashboard

 
This 650-RWHP Willys Americar Is a Supercar-Killing Hot Rod With 1941 Roots
This 650-RWHP Willys Americar Is a Supercar-Killing Hot Rod With 1941 Roots

8 Mar 2021, 16:49 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / Powering this fully customized 1941 Willys Americar Pro Street is a supercharged Oldsmobile V8 engine, mated to a four-speed automatic transmission

 
Was Al Capone's 1928 Cadillac the World's First Civilian Armored Car?
Was Al Capone's 1928 Cadillac the World's First Civilian Armored Car?

8 Mar 2021, 13:21 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Following a drive-by ambush, Capone realized that he needed better protection against automatic weapons and commissioned the world's first civilian armored car