The HOT ROD Magazine Model Car Contest really comes alive in 1989 as many of the models seen in the pages of HOT ROD will be in competition in Indianapolis, Indiana, on April 1. Sponsored by Ertl, ...

To say the first-ever HOT ROD National Model Car Contest was a rousing success would be an understatement. Entries began pouring into our office last October, and shortly after the October 31, 1986, ...

The world of hot rods dates back to the 1920s and ’30s, when young guys would soup up Model A and Model T Fords in their garages. Each year, Ford seemed to crank out new cars faster and cheaper, ...

A trio of classic Fords—ranging from elegant early-1960s cruisers to a fully built 1950s hot rod—will be among the featured ...

This Ford Model A Roadster from 1933 has been completely reimagined in this hot rod conversion. You can learn more about it here! Ford's Model A name confusion stems from shared chassis and hot rod ...

If there is one thing tracking car auctions for years on end has taught us, it is that it rarely happens for a custom vehicle, especially a very well-crafted one, to remain unsold. Yet, Mecum's ...

It's not like the roads are littered with hot rods, far from it. In fact, each time you see a hot rod out in the wild, it's a cool experience — even the best factory hot rods are few and far between.

You've probably heard of hot rods, street rods, and rat rods before, but there are quite a few distinct differences to them ...