When the term “Street Rod” came about many decades ago, the scene was filled with T-Buckets, fat-fendered Fords and obscure combinations of engine, body and suspension that only a gearhead could dream ...

Tom Wright of San Diego builds gas-burning, street-legal bumper cars—eight of them so far, with the final one currently in process. His collection features a mixture of different styles from a woody ...

Hot-rodding is an iconic American automotive pass-time, but such a specialized hobby has no shortage of jargon and lingo — ...

As the name implies, Pro Street evolved from both the drag- and street-racing scenes. Its direct predecessors were the street freaks of the Seventies, American cars modified with drag parts for ...

My first impressions on the road in Bryant Goldstone’s new 3,500-hp 1953 Chevrolet Corvette Unlimited entry for the 2025 HOT ROD Drag Week were hot and somewhat noisy—but shockingly comfortable and ...

The 2025 Shiny Rust Hot Rod show took place over the weekend at the Oakland Expo Center in Waterford, Michigan. It focused on classic cars, and shiny or rusty, big or small, they had them all on ...

Atascadero Lake Park was transformed into a vintage car lover's paradise on Saturday during the 34th annual Mid-State Cruizers Lake Park Car Show. Hundreds of hot rods and vintage rides filled the ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The 56th annual Street Rod Nationals is rolling into Louisville this weekend! WDRB's Keith Kaiser got a look at some of the classic cars at the Kentucky Exposition Center. It ...

I encountered Dunphy’s Viper and 411 other cars like it (I’m using a broad definition of “like”) at HOT ROD Drag Week, an annual event that more or less started as a way to get people to shut up about ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The rumble of engines and gleam of polished chrome are rolling into Louisville as the 56th annual Street Rod Nationals kicks off this week at the Kentucky Exposition Center.

FEELING I’VE EVER HAD LONG BEFORE. FAST AND FURIOUS TURNED MODERN STREET RACING INTO A MOVIE FRANCHISE. THE TIE RODS WERE BURNING RUBBER FROM CONCORD MASS TO THE WEST COAST, EILER RUNNING IN CIRCLES ...

Downtown Danville will be the site of the Hot Summer Sunday Car Show on Sunday, closing downtown roads from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. The street party with hot rods and classic cars will be open from 11 a.m.