Rodding Around
By Brian Brennan
The Newest Major Show of 2023
The Triple Crown of Rodding (TCR) continues its march to be one of the exclusive events within...
How To Build An LS Engine: Short Block Assembly Part 3
Bare Block Performance Package - Part 3: Big Power From a Conservative Package
For Part 1, click here. - For Part 2, click here.
By Ryan Manson ...
How To Build An LS Engine: Short Block Assembly Part 2
Bare Block Performance Package
Part 2: Wrapping Up the Rotating Assembly on Our Summit Racing 5.3 Iron Block Engine Package
By Ryan Manson - Photography By...
How To Build An LS Engine: Short Block Assembly Part 1
Part 1: Prepping, Inspecting, and Assembling the 5.3 Iron Block of Our Summit Racing LS engine package
By Ryan Manson - Photography By Brian Brennan ...
1950 Merc Goes Home With Ridler Award
A Full Custom Mercury Goes from Great 8 to Ridler Winner
By Brian Brennan - Photography By Eric Geisert
It’s time to announce the Don Ridler...
2023 Detroit Autorama The Great 8
The ‘50s and ‘60s Are Back
By Brian Brennan - Photography By Eric Geisert
It’s time for the 70th Annual Detroit Autorama sponsored by Meguiar’s and...
Barrett-Jackson Cup 2023
Known for Auctioning the Most Desirable Cars, They Now Recognize the Greatest Hot Rod Builds
By Brian Brennan - Photography by the Author
The Barrett-Jackson auctions...
How To Chop A Top With Minimal Effort and Maximum Accuracy Part 2
Hot Rods by Dean’s Easier Method For Chopping On 1933 Ford DeLuxe coupe
By Chris Shelton - Photography By Brian Brennan
Missed Part 1? Check it...
How To Chop A Top With Minimal Effort and Maximum Accuracy Part 1
Hot Rods by Dean’s Easier Method For Chopping On 1933 Ford DeLuxe coupe
By Chris Shelton - Photography By Brian Brennan
The world really doesn’t need...
How To Stop Rust On a Trailer
POR-15’s Three Must Use Rust Remover Products
By John Gilbert - Photography By the Author
Sometimes a plan goes sideways. The first step to turning a...
Seasoned Show Car: 1950 Mercury Custom
Kevin’s Candy Cobalt Blue 1950 Mercury Custom Has a Long and Storied Past
By Brian Brennan - Photography By John Jackson
Customs have long been a...
Everything You Need To Know About a Ford 9 Inch Rear End
Our 1957 Ford Ranch Wagon Gets Rear End Components From Strange Engineering
By Ron Ceridono - Photography by Tate Radford
If you’ve been following the construction...
Deep Blue Bel Air With Big Block Performance
An Incomplete 1958 Chevy Bel Air Proved to be a Dream Project Car for Todd Nelson
By Tommy Lee Byrd - Photography By the Author
When...
How To Install Firewall On A 1964 Ford Galaxie
Auto Metal Direct Supplies Replacement Firewalls For Your Classic Car
By Brian Brennan - Photography By Jason Chandler
Dealing with the hot rods from the ’50s...
Street Rod Rarity: Chevy Nomad Wagon
Jeff Calley’s ZZ4 Crate Engine Powered 1956 Chevy Nomad Packs a Punch
By Chuck Vranas - Photography & Videography by the Author
Exclusivity can create something...
How to Install Heidts’ 4 Link Suspension On A Tri-Five (1955-1957) Chevy
Improving the Handling and Ride Quality On This 1956 Chevy Nomad
By Tommy Lee Byrd - Photography By Brian Brennan
Leaf Removal - We Upgrade a Tri-Five...
Hot Rod Restoration: 1932 Ford Panel Truck
West Coast Built Bauder Restoration Panel Truck
By Eric Geisert - Photography By Wes Allison
Bob Bauder was what you'd call a “real hot rodder.” The...
Garrets Rod Shop Built 1933 Speedstar Roadster
Vintage Vibes, Fighter Plane Style, & Hot Rod Performance
By Brian Brennan - Photography By John Jackson
Hot Rods and fighter planes for as different as...
The 2023 Al Slonaker Memorial Award Winner is a ’60 Buick Invicta
A Look at the 2023 Grand National Roadster Show's Al Slonaker Memorial Winner, … ’60 Buick Invicta Custom.
By Brian Brennan - Photography By The...
2023 America’s Most Beautiful Roadster… ’32 Ford Highboy Roadster
This Year’s Grand National Roadster Show Keeps Hot Rodding Moving
By Brian Brennan - Photography By Author
This year's America's Most Beautiful Roadster winner is the...
Dan Duffy’s Big Oak Garage Built Bubbletop 1961 Chevy Impala
Triple Crown of Rodding: Best Street Cruiser
By Brian Brennan - Photography By John Jackson
Artwork By Tavis Highlander
If there was ever a ‘61 Chevy Impala...
Triple Crown of Rodding 2022: Best Street Rod Winner
Sonny Freeman Takes Home Top Honors for His Three-Window ’32 Ford Coupe
By Brian Brennan - Photography By John Jackson
Artwork By Eric Brockmeyer Design
Owning a...
Triple Crown of Rodding: Best Street Machine
A 200mph, 1,200-plus horsepower twin-turbo 482-inch Pontiac 1969 Firebird
By Brian Brennan - Photography By John Jackson
Artwork By Victor Fulton Designs
If you grew up near...
It’s All Grand … National Roadster Show Early Move-In
Take a Look Before the Doors Open to the Public
By Brian Brennan - Photography By Author
It’s a “grand” weekend with spectacular weather to welcome...
2023 Grand National Roadster Show Move-In
First Look at the 2023 America’s Most Beautiful Roadster Entries and the Al Slonaker Award
By Brian Brennan - Photography By The Author
The 73rd Annual...
2023 Barrett-Jackson Cup Awarded to a 1969 Pontiac Firebird
By Brian Brennan - Photography By Author
It’s Saturday afternoon of a record setting Barrett-Jackson Auction here in Scottsdale, Arizona and one of the major...
How To Custom Build and Upholster Custom Seat Cushions
Budget Custom Interior Part 2: Tips & Tricks for DIY Upholstery Custom Seats
By Ron Ceridono - Photography By John Winter
Back in the Oct. ’22...
Barrett-Jackson Cup 2023 Top 5 From 2023 Scottsdale
By Brian Brennan – Photography By Author
The Barrett-Jackson Cup 2023 winner, which includes a very nice check for $20,000, is getting ever so close. Leading...
War Surplus On Wheels Show 2022
How The Aftermath Of WWII Influenced The Hot Rod Culture
By Eric Geisert - Photography By the Author
It’s a very rare occurrence when such a...
Arctic White LS Swapped 1972 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser
How Tom Thomas Built This Daily Driven Vista Cruiser Wagon One Step At A Time
By John Machaqueiro - Photographer By the Author
Before the SUV...
The 2023 Barrett-Jackson Cup Shows Off 50 of the Country’s Top Builds in Competition
By Brian Brennan - Photography By the Author
It’s January and the Barrett-Jackson Auction in Scottsdale, Arizona, has become a decades-long tradition. The nine-day event...
Canadian Muscle, 1965 Pontiac Acadian
Canada’s Nova, a 1965 Pontiac Acadian Canso Sport Deluxe
By Fuelish Media - Photography by the Author
Have you ever seen an Acadian Canso Sport Deluxe...
A 1965 Dodge Dart with Modern Mopar Performance
A Dodge Dart with 5.7 Hemi engine reliability, built to pay homage to 1960s Dodge engineers
By Tommy Lee Byrd - Photography By the Author
The...
Design and Fabricate a New Roof, Hood, and Grille on our 1947 Dodge Project...
Restyled In Hot Rod Fashion, Fabricating a New Roofline, Hood, and Grille.
By Curt Iseli - Photography By Cody Walls
This 1947 Dodge Sedan was shuffled...
Why This 1927 Ford Roadster Was Ahead Of Its Time
Restoring Dick Williams’ Memorable Channeled ‘27 Ford Roadster
By Brian Brennan - Photography By Tim Sutton
We must all take a moment and be thankful for...
How To Install A Custom Chassis On A ‘47 Ford Convertible
This 1947 Ford Super Deluxe Convertible Gets a New Look, Thanks to Scott's Hotrods ‘N Customs
By Tommy Lee Byrd - Photography by Camren Beattie
Hot...
Parting Shot: Tribute To Tommy Ivo’s Iconic T-Bucket
“TV Tommy” Ivo’s Ford T-Bucket is an Iconic Hot Rod … But There’s an Equally Impressive Tribute Model T Coming
By Brian Brennan
This month’s Parting...
The Scott’s LS Swapped 1969 Chevy Camaro
This ’69 Camaro has a Supercharged LSA for Power and a Custom Chassis for Handling
By Brian Brennan - Photography By John Jackson
Hot rod dads...
Period Correct Style For An Overlooked Classic Coupe
This ’37 Ford Coupe is No Ugly Duckling
By Dale Moreau - Photography By the Author
In the early days of the street rodding era, the...
Parts You Need For A Crate Engine Swap
Prepping Our 302 Crate Engine From Ford Performance Parts
By Ron Ceridono - Photography By Brian Brennan
It was a great day for hot rodders when...
Rodding Around: Modern Rodding News December 2022
Steele Rubber Products Named NSRA Manufacturer of the Year
By Brian Brennan
Steele Rubber Products has been named Manufacturer of the Year by the National Street...
MR’s Featured New Products For December 2022
Our Pick Of Classic Car Parts For Your Ride
Granatelli Billet Aluminum Hose Clamps
These compression-style hose clamps provide five times the clamping force of a...
The Studillac; a Studebaker Commander with Supercharged Cadillac Power
Born from the body of a 1953 Studebaker, the roofline of a Barracuda and the power of a late-model Cadillac.
By Dale Moreau - Photography...
Mike Green’s Unique 1950 Mercury Coupe
This Full-Custom Coyote Swapped Mercury Coupe Leaves Us Green With Envy
By Gerry Burger - Photography By E.J. Talik
Mike Green has many interests in life;...
Ford Roadster Pickup, The Forgotten Hot Rod
The Roadster Pickup Has a Long and Storied Hot Rod Heritage
By Brian Brennan - Photography By John Jackson
The Ford Roadster Pickup, whether it be...
Creating A Nimble Chevy Nomad
Installing Heidts Independent Front Suspension and Wilwood Brakes Upgrades on a Tri-Five Chevy
By Tommy Lee Byrd - Photography By Brian Brennan
We’re sure you can...
Parting Shot: Lil’ John Buttera, A True Innovator
Buttera & His 1926 Ford Model T Set a Standard In The Hot Rod Scene
By Brian Brennan - Photography By the Author
As we wrap...
Fabricating Model A Roof Inserts With Craftworks Fabrication!
Roof Inserts: Natalie’s Distinctive Deuce Coupe
By Ron Covell - Photography By Not Stock Photos and Courtesy of Craftworks Fabrication
Ford Model A coupes have an...
How To Upholster Panels On Your Hot Rod
Budget Custom Interior Part 1: Stitching Model A Panels at Home
By Ron Ceridono - Photography by John Winter
Like many homebuilders putting a hot rod...
Dream Big
Charley Hutton’s Color Studio Takes Dream Cars One Step Further
By Tommy Lee Byrd - Photography & Videography by Ryan Foss Productions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghqFMEklpv8
Having the vision and...
Modern Rodding Featured New Products
Slim-Fitting Under Dash Louver Kit
Vintage Air now offers its all-new Under Dash Slimline Universal Louver Panel with Brushed Aluminum Trim Kit. The kit includes...
Parting Shot
When TV Paid Attention … the Ricky Nelson ’32 Ford Roadster Belonging to Tony La Masa
By Brian Brennan
How much television do any of us...
Rodding Around: Art Morrison Milestone & Goodguys 2022 Winners
Art Morrison Enterprises Surpasses Chassis Milestone
By Brian Brennan
The team at Art Morrison Enterprises (AME) just turned a milestone page as they celebrated a major...
Latest Parts For Your Hot Rod November 2022
OE-Quality Sensors For Your Hot Rod
With ’80s muscle cars and trucks showing up more in the hot rod world there are bound to be...
This LS Swapped Tri-Five Chevy Is a Sleeper Hot Rod
Aubrey King’s 1956 Chevy Is a Wolf In Sheep's Clothing
By Brian Brennan - Photography by Shawn Brereton
A ’56 Chevy may look like all...
1961 Chevy Brookwood Wagon Hot Rod Family Hauler
This Chevy Station Wagon is the perfect hot rod for the whole family!
By Brian Brennan - Photography by Grant Cox
One of the realities of...
Function and Form: The Art Of Channeling a Hot Rod
How to Channel a 1932 Ford Coupe
By Curt Iseli - Photography by Cody Walls
In the earliest days of our hobby, innovative hot rodders identified...
Steering Solutions: How To Install Variable Angle Gear (VDOG) and Microsteer
Solving Steering Issues On This Lexus V8 Swapped 1932 Ford Roadster
By Brian Brennan - Photography by Author
https://youtu.be/imz5pEvLlTw
Whether you drive an early hot rod or...
Sinister & Stylish Ford 3-Window Coupe
Bruce Benson’s 1936 Ford Coupe With Devilish Good Looks
By Fuelish Media
There’s nothing worse than the feeling of passing up a truly golden opportunity. This...
Classic Styling and Modern Power, ‘37 Cadillac Lasalle Custom
The combination old-school style with modern performance meshes perfectly within this ‘37 Lasalle Opera Coupe.
By Brian Brennan - Photography by Tim Sutton
Customs designed and...
Reminisce: Premier Street Rod Built 1956 Buick Special
India Sepulveda’s ’56 Buick Special Convertible has a Special Purpose in Mind
By Fuelish Media - Photography by Author - Artwork By “Pinstripe Chris” Dunlop
Behind...
How To French Tail Lights On A Ford Model 48
Modifying Your Hot Rod For Style and Safety With LED Tail Lights
By Gerry Burger - Photography Glenn Sinon
Let’s face it; we’re all guilty of...
Everything You Need To Know About Quick Change Axles
How a Quick Change Rear Axle can Transform How Your Rod Looks With Winter Performance
By Chris Shelton - Photography by Precision Hot Rods &...
Dream Machine 70 Plymouth ’Cuda
The O’Neils’ Wish Comes True With The Help Of Cotati Speed Shop
By Brian Brennan - Photography By Michael Christensen
When you are a Mopar fan,...
A Family Heirloom Firegold 1955 Pontiac Catalina Hardtop
Larry Tremaine’s 1955 Pontiac was Purchased New by His Granddad
By Dale Moreau - Photography by the Author
It’s not often that a car has been...
