2007 Ypsilanti Show and Shine car show
Filed under: Etc., Misc. Auto ShowsClick the GT350 for a high-res gallery from the Show and Shine showThe city of Ypsilanti Michigan has a long industrial history highlighted by the thousands of B-24...
View ArticleeBay Find of the Day: Ed "Big Daddy" Roth's Honda CVCC
Filed under: Classics, Auctions, HondaIts amazing what a brush with fame will do for the most ordinary objects. Ed "Big Daddy" Roth was certainly an integral part of the hot-rodding scene, and he went...
View ArticleAutoblog goes for a ride in the Holden Efijy
Filed under: Concept Cars, GM, Holdenclick above image for 22 new high-res pics of the Holden Efijy Concept A couple of weeks ago, when GM was trotting the Camaro Convertible Concept around the...
View ArticleeBay Find of the Day: Studebaker Taurus
Filed under: Aftermarket, Classics, Auctions, Etc., Fordclick the pic above to see a galleryStudebaker mash-ups with later Ford vehicles aren't an entirely new idea, but we've never seen something...
View ArticleFerrari and hot rodders not so different
Filed under: Etc.It's not so easy to say Ferrari owners are kindred spirits to hot rodders. The stereotypical Ferrari owner enjoys speed, luxury and refinement, while the stereotypical hot rodder...
View ArticleNHRA founder Wally Parks passes at 94
Filed under: MotorsportsIn our own little subsection of society, few men have had as much influence on our pistonhead way of life than Wally Parks. Over 94 years, he was a test driver for GM, founded...
View ArticleSEMA 2007: '34 Chevrolet Coupe E85
Filed under: Aftermarket, SEMA Show, Tuners, Coupe, Hybrid, ChevroletClick the image above for more pics of the '34 Chevrolet Coupe E85.Two things that are diametrically opposed - hot rods and going...
View ArticleSEMA 2007: '34 Chevrolet Coupe E85 pops into GM party
Filed under: SEMA Show, Coupe, Hybrid, ChevroletClick the image above for updated gallery of this sweet '34 Chevrolet Coupe E85.We stumbled upon Chevy's popcorn hotrod at the Wynn tonight and we liked...
View ArticleBig Block Fever: First Anniversary 427 Big Block ZL-1 on the block at Barrett...
Filed under: Aftermarket, Classics, Technology, GMMonster motors were the order of the day in the late 1960s, and GM's 427 was a part of that class. The drawback to a big-block's burly output was, and...
View ArticleStreet Rod and Funny Car builder John Buttera succumbs to cancer
Filed under: Etc.Sadly, just a few days after the passing of Boyd Coddington, the world has lost another veteran hot rod builder. Former Coddington colleague, John Buttera, lost his battle with brain...
View ArticleWoodward 2008: Hankering for Hot Rods?
Filed under: Classics, Coupe, Misc. Auto Shows, SpecialtyClick above for a gallery of Hot Rods on WoodwardCruising amongst the various cars down Woodward this weekend were quite a few machines that fit...
View ArticleSEMA 2008: Choppin' Block '31 Studebaker Model 54
Filed under: Aftermarket, SEMA Show, Classics Click above for high-res gallery of this really low Stude Toyo Tires has one of the coolest booths at SEMA this year. We already showed you the Tetsu...
View ArticleAutoblog spends a day at the 22nd Annual Seal Beach Classic Car Show
Filed under: Classics, Misc. Auto Shows Click above for huge high-res gallery from Seal Beach We love spring for a multitude of reasons, but mainly for the car shows that start popping up around the...
View ArticleVIDEO: Presenting the Kustom Kar photography of George Barris
Filed under: Classics, Videos Click above to watch the video after the jump If you look up the name George Barris, you'll find two famous individuals from the same era. One snapped iconic photos of...
View ArticleAFVTech working on CNG-powered, 600-hp 1933 Ford Roadster
Filed under: Concept Cars, Coupe, Performance, Ford, Specialty, Electric Take something old - in this case, a 1933 Ford Roadster body - and make it into something new - a CNG-powered, 600-horsepower...
View ArticleAutoblog at the 7th Annual Wings, Wheels and Rotors show
Filed under: Performance, Etc., Work, Misc. Auto Shows, Police/Emergency, Military, Specialty 7th Annual Wings, Wheels and Rotors Expo - Click above for our huge image gallery This past Sunday was the...
View ArticleSEMA 2009: Toyota Tundra Hot Rod kinda cool misses the bullseye
Filed under: Aftermarket, SEMA Show, Truck, Japan, Toyota, Specialty Toyota Tundra Hot Rod - Click above for high-res image gallery Yeah... Toyota is painting this one as a what-would-happen if Tundras...
View ArticleThe Hot Rod Art Book for iPad teaches you how to draw cars [w/video]
Filed under: Etc. Hot Rod Art Book app for the iPad - Click above to watch video after the jump If you want to draw hot rods and learn the basics of drawing cars, then you'll want to check out the Hot...
View ArticleRendered Speculation: Vintage hot rod reimagined with CTS-V power
Filed under: Concept Cars, Classics, Coupe, Performance, Cadillac, GM, Specialty Bo Zolland's Cadillac-powered 33-34 hot rod - Click above for high-res image gallery The last time we checked in with Bo...
View ArticleZZ Top's Billy Gibbons talks hot rods, cool cars
Filed under: Classics, Etc., Cadillac, Ford, Design/StyleBilly Gibbons is well known for his music, his super-long beard and, since the Eliminator 1933 Ford Coupe debuted on MTV in 1983, hot rods. The...
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