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 ...

It’s a 1959 Renault Domaine—and how it got to North America remains a mystery. The French automaker never exported the wagonized version of its Frégate sedan across the pond, but like mayonnaise and ...

With Ardun heads, a supercharger, vintage disc brakes, and a whole lot more, this Model A was tailor-made for high-speed runs. You may be asking yourself why Dennis Kilpatrick named his seriously ...

Len Palmeri has worked hard to maintain the car he built with his father almost six decades ago in his parents' east Detroit home. The car is based on a 1929 Mercedes. There’s a reason Len Palmeri’s ...

This Factory Five 1933 Ford hot rod brings a murdered-out look, garage-built character, and strong Ford V8 power into one compact street machine. Roman built the replica hot rod over three years with ...