In the Summer 2025 issue of HOT ROD, we celebrated home-built cars—built not bought, as some would say—and that is a large part of HOT ROD’s legacy. Since the first issue, our mantra has been to ...

There is no way to truly capture it or prepare for it. We've tried for 17 years straight—and newbies still walk away stunned, unprepared for the sights and sounds of hot rods hitting the road every ...