Hot Rod, Custom

By: Dennis W. Parks . You're building a hot rod. The first step is the chassis. If it's not right, the car won't handle well. If it's really not right, the car might destroy itself. There are choices to be made, from frame rails to...

By: Paul D Smith . The essence of hot rodding has always been to make something that was designed and engineered in Detroit look better and, more importantly, go faster. At the epicenter of hot rodding's formative years prior to and just after World War...

By: Tony Thacker . In 1931, Henry Ford announced that his company would produce an eight-cylinder car, if only because its competitors were building fours and sixes. The result, introduced in 1932, was Ford Motor Company’s first V8-powered car. The...