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 ...

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Sometimes we are so close to the action that we don't really see what's happening. Case in point: the current and future direction of rat rodding. As entrenched insiders with decades of experience and ...

We have been following with a lot of attention the lemonade Rich Benoit is preparing with parts of an irrecoverable Zero S electric motorcycle and a 1930’s Ford Model A rat rod. In the last video, we ...

This Ford rat rod looks amazing and has a nice big block V8, but even more incredible is how it was built in just 15 days. That’s a testament to how continuing to wrench will make you better and ...

If so, your opinion on rat rods—and by extension, diesel rat rods—may be informed by whether you are already invested in traditional hot rod building (pre-1949 hot rods) and the long history of ...

“I get an endless amount of garbage from people about buildingrat rods, but I get just as much about them being diesel powered,” Steve says. “I grew up in the steel industry, so I was used to watching ...

When it comes to 1920s and 1930s hot rods, people rarely talk about Plymouths. It's usually Fords and Chevrolets that stand out. But that's mostly because these brands simply built a lot more vehicles ...

EVER wondered what happens when you put an electric motorcycle motor into a rat rod? Well, one car fanatic has the answer.

Dim’s fascination with cars began when he was just six. Born into a family of car enthusiasts and racing drivers, he started learning basic mechanics and driving from an early age. While he loves ...

Jerry Riley of Florissant had an Opal GT in high school, which he sold after joining the US Air Force and being sent to Germany. His sister also purchased one and then sold it to a friend of the ...