From its aggressive stance, you know this '32 Ford highboy means business. Raked slightly to the front, its combination of function, beauty, and performance is aimed directly at the highway. The term ...

There’s a reason Len Palmeri’s silver two-seat convertible carries dual spare tires. Palmeri’s dad, Tony, loved cars from the 1930s, and dual spares weren’t unusual to see on the sides of cars in that ...

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 ...

Aaron Bedrosian's 1939 Willys Gasser is a one-of-a-kind home-built hot rod that combines a late-model Gen III Hemi and overdrive A518 transmission with classic looks of an all-steel Willys body. The ...

What exactly makes a lowboy different from a highboy, and why did T-buckets change hot rod culture? Here's the history every ...

The hot rodding world is filled with common terms that gearheads throw around a lot. These terms are used throughout the hobby and describe many of the different customization techniques and parts ...

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, ...

Len Palmeri has worked hard to maintain the car he built with his father almost six decades ago in his parents' east Detroit home. The car is based on a 1929 Mercedes. There’s a reason Len Palmeri’s ...