When NASA's space shuttle first went into service 30 years ago-yes, it's been that long-nobody ever intended it to be flying for three decades.
more
|
You may remember that last month I installed a Vintage Air evaporator under the dash (almost!) in my project '49 Chevy, converted the stock heater controls to operate the air conditioning, and fabricated a bulkhead fitting...
more
|
The term "hot rod" has been used for decades to describe a car that epitomizes individual performance. Whether it be acceleration, braking, or handling, it's all part of one hot rodder's dream...
more
|
Chris Conly wasn't one of those "typical" customers-at least not from the start. A few years back, he'd approached Barry to see if he'd whip out a chassis and rough in some of the bodywork for a '34 Ford cabriolet...
more
|
Sometimes it seems that all the cool new engine accessory parts are made for small-block Chevys, and even if you do find stuff for other makes, it's often only available for the most...
more
|
What happened at the 61st running of the fastest show on wheels. Plus, we explain how Bonneville racing works.
more
|
You might not expect a 37-year-old to have 20 years experience in building hot rods, but once you see the work Jason Graham turns out of his shop in Portland, Tennessee, you soon become a believer...
more
|
The 61st annual Grand National Roadster Show (GNRS) - which will be held January 29-31, 2010 - is proud to honor one of the industry's youngest and most talented builders, Troy Ladd of Hollywood Hot Rods, as the...
more
|
The long out-of-print hot rod construction manual, "How to Build a T-Bucket Roadster for Under $3000" is now available as an eBook from...
more
|
Though there has been a lot of talk recently about how some car shows exclude cars from the '50s and '60s, the Goodguys Rod and Custom Association has been practicing equality for all rodders...
more
|
These days, it's hard to argue the merits of modern conveniences like independent suspension, fuel injection, power steering, and air conditioning without someone mentioning how it's not traditional...
more
|
Revamping our famous project car from the mid-'90s with a gnarly late-'70s/early-'80s vibe. Groovy.
more
|
Throughout the history of SRM, we've built just about everything under the sun; from roadsters to coupes to sedans to phaetons, hell we've even built a school bus (see SRM August 1993), but classic trucks...
more
|
What started back in January has come full circle, as the saying goes, with our Factory Five Racing '33 hot rod going from a really big box of parts to a driving hot rod...
more
|
Every year one of the most contested competitions at the NSRA's Street Rod Nationals in Louisville, Kentucky, isn't found outside in the parking lot but rather in an air conditioned room...
more
|
Fabricating, or building, goes hand in hand when building a hot rod. But for many of us, we don't have welding skills, nor do we have a shop full of fabrication equipment...
more
|
Recently a company called RCD Classics figured out a way to install a conventional cover on a Bilstein shock. It's actually a noteworthy achievement. Though a Bilstein looks like most other shocks...
more
|
With the 40th Anniversary of the Street Rod Nationals, it was a perfect time for Street Rodder and Ford Racing's recognition of street rodders who install a late-model Ford engine in a Ford hot rod...
more
|
It was Friday, the 14 of August 1970, and the first Street Rod Nationals was about to begin. Six hundred street rods and many more rodders were coming from across the country to see how other rodders...
more
|
The Model T has always been a major force in the world of street rodding and it was quite apparent everywhere you looked throughout the weekend at Henry's most simple offering. With nearly every body type...
more
|
The starting point of the AMSOIL Road Tour was the NHRA Hot Rod Reunion with the end being the famous St. Ignace Car Show in St. Ignace, Michigan. After our Sunday morning driver's meeting the AMSOIL tour...
more
|
For George Veracka of Stow, Massachusetts, time has indeed managed to stand still, at least when he climbs into his '32 Ford five-window coupe that he built over a three-year period that started in 1957...
more
|
For the third installation of our "dream build" series, we sent Josh a series of swap meet photos in the hopes of conceptually building one of the most popular styles as of late: a highboy A-V8 coupe...
more
|
Dan Olsen has a modest way of describing his striking '37 Ford sedan. "It's just a basic street rod with fancy paint," he says...
more
|
It's hard to imagine that there has been a '32 Ford highboy sedan built in the last 27 years that doesn't take some trace of influence, directly or indirectly, from the famous Eastwood & Barakat sedan...
more
|