Discover HOT ROD’s Top 10 Cars of 2025—our third year reviving this iconic list. See the trendsetting builds, top builders, and innovations shaping car culture. The HOT ROD staff had a busy 2025, to ...

The imposing and dominant 1987 Chevy Camaro Z/28 shown here is Kye Kelley’s racecar and was a late addition to our list. We’ve seen him plenty of times over the years in the No Prep Kings series, but ...

Hot rods have left an indelible mark on automotive history, evolving from post-war curiosities into enduring symbols of creativity and freedom. Their journey from the fringes of the automotive world ...

Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, has been a hot spot for car shows for decades, and the tourist town is home to nearly a dozen car and truck shows throughout each year. Two of those shows are the Pigeon Forge ...

Detroit — Forget “Barbenheimer.” This weekend, “Barbieformers” is coming to Huntington Place. Barbie’s Pink Cadillac convertible and the "Transformer" movie-inspired Megamorph Giant Robot Car are ...

Completed more than six decades ago, the Beatnik Bandit remains a fascinating build from one of the legends of the hot-rodding culture. Born in Beverly Hills, California, on March 4, 1932, Ed Roth was ...

Hot rods, custom cars, motorcycles, and trucks headed to north Santa Barbara County this weekend for the 29th annual Santa Maria Elks Lodge Car Show. Community members got the chance to see over 100 ...

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 ...

Based on a rusty old Packard built nearly nine decades ago, this work of automotive art is one of the most highly decorated custom cars ever conceived. For younger enthusiasts, Packard doesn't ring ...

Hot Wheels has announced the number-one build at the 2025 Legends Tour Las Vegas, handing top honors to a fully custom 1949 Chevy hot rod built by Calvin Calp and his team. With more than 140 cars ...

The QCCA Expo Center in Rock Island is looking more like someone's dream garage this weekend. The 20th annual Rod and Custom Auto, Motorcycle and Product Show covers everything from the muscle car age ...