I've always subscribed to the "hot rods and Harleys go hand-in-hand" school of thought. And since I've gotten back into the rod and custom groove, I've been giving this fact a lot of thought.

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 ...

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 ...

A look at expert welding work on a custom hot rod build led by Jesse James. Precision craftsmanship brings strength and ...

This 800HP 9.0L V10 Plymouth hot rod is the kind of build that stops people in their tracks. With classic muscle-car styling and serious modern power, it blends old-school attitude with an engine ...

"I like taking history, restoring that history, bringing the old school stuff back, but modernize it, and giving it today's technology," Bodie Stroud, a custom hot rod builder, says in the opening ...