Internationally renowned builder of bespoke customer cars, Paul Bacon, has completed his most ambitious project yet – a steampunk hot rod built from scratch. The Automatron is a horse-drawn carriage ...

From turbo LS builds to boosted Coyotes and nitrous 392 Hemis, here are eight smart, streetable ways to make 700 horsepower without destroying your budget or your engine.

The 73rd Detroit Autorama brought the Great 8 Ridler Award finalists, world-class show cars, rat rods, drag builds, and vintage collectibles to Huntington Place for a must-see winter automotive event.

More than 3,000 cars showed up to celebrate seven decades of HOT ROD, including no small number of cover cars and world-famous builds. David Freiburger guided us through the best ones.

MACUNGIE, Pa. - More than 1,500 hot rods and custom builds have rolling into Macungie Memorial Park this weekend for the 46th annual Wheels of Time Jamboree. It's not just cars, there's a flea market, ...

It feels that every other hot rod is a 1930s Ford, so it's worth thinking outside the box. Here are five cool alternatives to ...

Hot rods are for many people the cherry on the custom cars industry cake. Typically American, these builds have inspired generations of drivers ever since bootleggers started converting their cars in ...

On this episode of HOT ROD Garage presented by Lincoln tech, we deliver the basics of Fabrication! You’ve seen us build all sorts of things in the HOT ROD garage; engine mounts, exhausts, brackets, ...

Will joined the TopSpeed team over two and a half years ago, bringing his lifelong automotive passion, writing experience, and editorial expertise along with him. Whether classic or modern, American ...

Invented by Frenchman Leon Levavasseur to power airplanes, the mighty V8 has become an icon of American automotive history. Cadillac introduced America to the V8 motor in 1914, and the car industry ...

Car enthusiasts have a special place in their hearts for high-quality, high-power crate engines. These engines offer something for everyone: whether that's restoring a classic ride, building a hot rod ...