WATCH: Farmtruck plows the wall at Aussie Summernats!
Summernats is in full swing Down Under and has already claimed its first victim. In its maiden burnout voyage in Australia, things went a bit unexpected for Farmtruck and AZN during the Last Chance...
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Do You Know What Cars Will Become Classics? These Guys Do!
Back in the ’60s, no one knew that the cars on the road would be held in such high regard as classics. As hard as it is to believe, some of the cars on the road today will also hold the title of...
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This Owner-Built 1984 VW Rabbit Packs A 550hp LS Punch!
Started as a home project, Connor Hofford’s 1984 LS-powered VW GTI took the 2017 SEMA show by storm. Seventy years after the inception of HOT ROD, the idea that you can hot rod anything has evolved...
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HDX Gauges From Dakota Digital Solve Many Headaches!
If you’re in the market for some head-turning instrumentation with a ton of options and have a specific application in mind, Dakota Digital has got you covered with their new HDX line of gauges and...
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Reader’s Ride: 1966 Ford Fairlane
This is my 1966 Ford Fairlane. It’s a survivor with 62,000 original miles. The car has been Montana-owned since new. The drivetrain is 100 percent original. The car has new paint (original factory...
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Dress Up Your Small-Block With A Billet Front Drive System
Dress-up accessories for the small-block Chevy are plentiful. In fact, the numerous choices can lead to some mismatched combinations of finishes, textures, and styles. That’s why we prefer to do our...
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Custom Autosound Audio Install in a Vintage Mustang
Our Week to Wicked Mustang hit the 2017 SEMA Show floor last November to much fanfare. Every time we stopped back in our booth there was a large crowd around the Mustang, and it was also well received...
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Upgrading Your Tired C3 Corvette Seats
Barn finds. Today they are all the rage in the world of collector cars. And sure, it’s great to roll a vintage Corvette out into the daylight covered in 25 years of dust and gaze upon all that...
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This 8-second Big Block Camaro is a Father and Son Project
Imagine that you are a 16-year old guy who is just coming out of junior dragsters, and you are looking for your first ‘big-boy’ drag car. Now you are your dad attend the wheel-stand competition at...
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1967 Pro Touring Chevelle: Modern Makeover with Classic Roots
Eddy Guillu has had this 1967 Chevelle for over 29 years. Yep, way back then he was able to grab the Chevy for the, by today’s standards, small sum of $600 and a 1980 Plymouth Horizon! This was at his...
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Building a 5-Second 1971 Dodge Demon Street Car.
This is a story about building a 5-second Mopar. It all started when then HOT ROD Editorial Director David Freiburger shared a link from Craigslist featuring a back-halved ’71 Dodge Demon. The car was...
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Fixing a Damaged Floor and Firewall on a 1952 Ford F-1 Pickup
Cab repairs can be one of the most frustrating components of a classic truck build since most of the damage remains hidden until the truck is reduced to its bare essentials. This makes it difficult to...
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Tailgate: Terrible Twosome
Down a bumpy gravel road in rural Benton Harbor, Michigan, sits a pair of heavy-duty haulers. They’ve been “put out to pasture” and parked in front of the big, red barn. There is no residence on the...
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This 1980 Cutlass Makes 1,000 HP with a Turbocharged 6.0L Engine
To pull back the curtain on the Car Craft photoshoot process a bit, it usually starts like this: we make contact with the car owner to discuss details such as, time, day, location, what to bring and...
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For Sale: Shelby’s Personal GT350H!
Racing icon: Caroll Shelby’s Personal GT350H Could Be Yours! Every few years, a legendary car comes up for sale. These cars are the one percent of the one percent. On January 18 in Scottsdale, Arizona,...
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This 1973 Heidts-Equipped Camaro Will Have You Green with Envy
In a world chock-full of Camaros, this one will have other F-body owners green with envy. If not from the stomach churning g-force it’s capable of pulling, then from the radical green paint scheme....
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We give a tired 1968 Camaro a handling and visual makeover with a stack of...
If anything confounds us it is enthusiasts who put the cart before the horse. They build all kinds of power into a vintage muscle car and save brakes and suspension for last when it really should be...
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To an engine, oil is life, so you need the right info if it’s going to...
To your engine, oil is what keeps all the various parts working together in harmony. Nothing is more important that feeding your engine with the right lubricants. Your Chevy doesn’t have to be a lost...
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Nearly 1,200 hp From a ProCharger Supercharged Big-Block
As loyal readers of Super Chevy, we know there is no way you missed the first two installments of our Mad Adder series. For those just joining the party, we have subjected our 540-inch big-block crate...
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How To Install a Detroit Speed QUADRALink Rear Sway Bar
Building a good, solid suspension system is about getting what you pay for. If you try to do it on the cheap you’re going to get the handling you’ve paid for. And if you do, plan on taking a shortcut...
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