There was a time when a hot rod was, well a hot rod. It wasn't a traditional hot rod, a rat rod, a resto-rod, a street rod; it was just a hot rod. Well, there were customs but that's another topic ...

traditional rods, and rat rods. When the first issue of HOT ROD came out 75 years ago, the name chosen for the magazine was a pretty new term, only a few years old and still loaded with negative ...

That car, with Washington Blue and black paint, full fenders, and wire wheels was one classy street rod. This fenderless, channeled, black with flames version is something of an traditional hot ...

Well, maybe. When it comes to building a so-called "traditional" hot rod, where the goal is to recreate the style of a certain era, there are a few secrets to success. The definition of ...

Technically, any car, modern or retro, can be modified into a hot rod, though the traditional image of a hot rod is of an older car like a Ford Model T that's been souped up with a massive ...

Rat rodding has since evolved into a genre that stands in stark contrast to the traditional hot rod. While a hot rod is often a gleaming work of art polished to a high sheen with nary an aesthetic ...

This is especially true with builders who prefer more traditional hot rod styles, or the wild-eyed grease monkeys who build rat rods. While hot rodding tastes may change, it seems that the trusty ...

Though car customization evolved and expanded rapidly, especially after the onset of the muscle car era in the mid-1960s, many enthusiasts remained faithful to the traditional hot rod recipe that ...