Hot Rod Articles

1968 Chevy Chevelle Steering Adjuster Sleeves- Bum Steer

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

1971 Plymouth Barracuda - Kuda With A K

Shafi Keisler describes his '71 Barracuda project car as a rolling road show of manufacturers' cooperative effort more

12th Goodguys PPG Nationals Columbus

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

Vintage Air Climate Control Unit - (No More) Sweatin' To The Oldies - Tech

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

EFI System Conversion - EZ-EFI

We test the new EZ-EFI from FAST more

First-Gen Camaro Makeover - Retrograde

Revamping our famous project car from the mid-'90s with a gnarly late-'70s/early-'80s vibe. Groovy. more

Factory Five Racing 1933 Hot Rod - Ready For Delivery

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

NSRA New Products - 40th Street Rod Nationals

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

Roll Control Mount and Electric Fuel Pump - Making Little Stuff For Next To Nothing

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

Bilstein Shock Cover - The Big Cover-Up - Tech

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

1934 Ford Sedan - 40th Street Rod Nationals

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

NSRA Street Rod Nationals Louisville - 40th Street Rod Nationals

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

Ford Model T - 40th Street Rod Nationals

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 2009 Amsoil/Street Rodder - Road Tour Leg 3

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

Ford Model A - Concept Quantum Chimera Tres - Budget Build

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

1937 Ford Two-Door Sedan - Standout Sedan

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

1932 Ford Highboy Sedan - Back Then Again

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

1936 Ford Roadster - Rising To The Top

The story of Roger O'Dell's custom project begins with a phone call from a friend complaining about a '36 Ford roadster... more

Four Cylinder Flathead - Big 'Banger Theory

Even before Henry's breakthrough V-8s, and decades before the introduction of the Chevy small-block... more

1950 Chevy Fleetline - Fleetline In Time

Earl Jones knew he married the right woman when she gave him a '50 Chevy for a wedding present. more

2009 SEMA Show Coverage from Las Vegas

HOT ROD is back at SEMA and we'll be trying to give you a glimpse of all that's crammed in and around the Las Vegas Convention Center more

SEMA and California Agencies Solve Titling Dilemma for Hobbyist Vehicles

Diamond Bar, CA (November 2, 2009) -- SEMA, the Specialty Equipment Market Association, working on behalf of California enthusiasts of specialty vehicles (street rods, custom vehicles, kit cars and replicas) and in cooperation... more

2009 Turtle Wax / Street Rodder Top 100

Should you find yourself at one of the ten Top 100 events you and your street rod could be selected for a Top 100 pick which brings with... more

Jerry Nocar's '33 Ford coupe - Ocean City Turtle Wax Top 100

As slick as they get, Jerry Nocar's '33 Ford Speedstar coupe from Finksburg, Maryland was a true crowd pleaser with its heavily raked stance. Starting with an Alloway's Hot Rod Shop chassis, the coupe received nothing but the best... more

Roger & Nancy Winterbotham's '38 Chevrolet 2-door sedan - Ocean City Turtle Wax Top 100

Rolling into Ocean City as members of the Street Rodder Road Tour, Roger and Nancy Winterbotham of New Lebanon, Ohio, were veterans of the high-mile club. Having participated in three Road Tour segments, the couple once again... more