John Lohone’s 1,169-hp all-aluminum Brodix big-block cut through Drag Week’s Pro Street NA class for the win. Here’s how he did it. “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I’ll spend the first four ...

Hot-rodding is an iconic American automotive pass-time, but such a specialized hobby has no shortage of jargon and lingo — here's what some of it means.

Randy has spent his entire career chasing the dream he had as a youngster growing up outside New York City in suburban Cliffside Park, New Jersey. “When I got out of the service and returned from ...

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 ...

In 1982, I was commissioned by the innovative industrial designer Don Varner to build a very special car. I have been building hot rods since I was in high school in the late 1940s, later expanding to ...

Craig May, of Vaughnsville, enjoys a ride in his 1929 Willy’s-Overland Whippet. Production of the roadster began at the Toledo Jeep plant in 1927. A year later it finished third in sales behind Ford ...

There’s no two ways about it: We live in the golden age of horsepower. You can get crazy performance for cheap, whether you’re buying new or building the truck engine in your project car. That said, ...

Hot Rod Lewie’s is a shop along the tracks on Missoula’s Northside. It’s a state of mind. And it’s a story that many of us identify with growing up. Tide Aster has been building hot rods and classic ...