Crowned 2023 Hot Rod of the Year, the 331ci Hemi-powered masterpiece is a polarizing pinnacle of perfection with its intricate gold-leaf striping, dummied mechanical fuel injection, hidden Holley ...

Imagine the look on Henry Ford’s face if he ever saw his Model A being turned into a high-revving hot rod like this.

The rat rod is any hot rod that has been unfinished, shabby or incomplete look, which allows a lot of room for creativity. The rat rods are vehicles made on the concept of the classic hot rods but ...

Ford's Flathead wasn't the first V8 or the most powerful, but it was simple, lightweight, reliable and cheap ...

This rat rod look is perfect for the kind of hacked-up roadster that a Tesla-powered Cobra necessarily is. Those drivetrain components don't fit the car as delivered by AC, it needs to be heavily ...

This '32 Ford three-window coupe is powered by a blown Olds Rocket and looks the part of a late-'60s street machine.

Editor's note: This story illustrates how one of the finest craftsmen in the sport, Lil' John Buttera, builds a street rod, in this case his own '32 Ford three-window. This particular car was not ...

To create a rat rod out of a hot rod, you need to inflict deliberate, controlled damage upon it with the ultimate goal of creating something rugged and lived-in. It's kind of like acid-washing jeans.

There was also a conspicuous funny-looking rat figuring sticking out of the intake, which he admits kids can't get enough of. If you think this Cadillac-powered '38 Ford is all about laughs, wait ...

This is the ‘32 Ford Coupe of Paul Gauntt, built by Troy Ladd’s Hollywood Hot Rods. It won the Slonaker Award as the best non-roadster at the Roadster Show.

Officially titled a 1939 Ford F1, this rat rod is selling for $24,000 with all the right hardware and baggage a car of its kind usually brings ...