It's not like the roads are littered with hot rods, far from it. In fact, each time you see a hot rod out in the wild, it's a cool experience — even the best factory hot rods are few and far between.

In 1930, Lee Chapel set aside space in his Broken Drum Auto Salvage—on San Fernando Road south of Glendale—for his first "speed shop." The fenderless car at right was a Chevy "single-seater" that he ...

The 1932 Ford might be the classic hot rod vehicle, but there are many more vintage cars out there that would make great hot rods if modified correctly.

EXHILARATING FEELING I’VE EVER HAD. LONG BEFORE. FAST AND FURIOUS TURNED MODERN STREET RACING INTO A MOVIE FRANCHISE. THE TIE RODS WERE BURNING RUBBER FROM CONCORD MASS TO THE WEST COAST, RUNNING IN ...

Anyone who is at least passingly familiar with custom cars has probably at least heard of the concept of a hot rod. A hot rod is, of course, a custom car designed with the express purpose of going as ...