The classic '55-'57 Chevy has become the quintessential symbol of hot rodding. And the quintessential swap is replacing the early 235 straight six or 265/283 V8 with 396, 427, or even 454 inches of ...

Rat rod trucks have been around for a while but their popularity—and their controversy—is growing. When you conjure up visions of rat rod trucks, you might be inclined to think of vintage haulers in a ...

We knew it all along, but now the result of HOT ROD's reader survey back it up. The car most enthusiasts would like to see in HOT ROD Magazine is the '55-through-'57 Chevy in all its fine forms: Bel ...

HIGHLAND FALLS, N.Y. - The Storm King Highway, a twisting two-lane ribbon carved into a mountainside here nine decades ago, hardly seemed the place to test the roadworthiness of a hot rod that looked ...