Check out this priceless home-movie footage from the California Dry Lakes scene in 1940—before hot rods were called hot rods. Continue reading
Category Archives: Hot Rods
Video: The Choppers, a Classic 1961 Hot Rod Movie
Bad movies can be good fun. Presenting The Choppers, a lurid tale of wild hot rods and troubled teenagers. It’s got everything—including TV Tommy Ivo’s famed T-bucket roadster. See it here. Continue reading
Video: Celebrating the Bob McGee ’32 Ford Roadster
The ’32 Ford roadster built by Bob McGee is a legend in the hot rod movement, and recently the pioneer highboy was enrolled in the National Historic Vehicle Register. Here’s a beautifully produced video showcasing the Deuce’s rich history. Continue reading
A Mickey Thompson Magical Mystery V8
From the fertile mind of Mickey Thompson in the early ’60s came this fascinating creation, a Pontiac V8 with twin GMC blowers and a pair of seriously crazy cylinder heads. Time for a closer look.
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Video: Hot Rodders Invade Bonneville, 1951
Here’s a priceless moment in hot rodding history: national newsreel coverage of the third annual National Speed Trials on the Bonneville Salt Flats.
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Video: 1965 National Hot Rod & Custom Show
Live from the golden age of hot rodding, here’s an awesome Universal Newsreel item on the 1965 National Hot Rod & Custom Show in New York. From the Munsters Koach to the Surfite, see the hot rod stars of ’65 right here. Continue reading
Renaissance Roadster Wins the 2017 Ridler Award
This year’s Ridler Award at the Detroit Autorama goes to the owner/builder team of Nancy and Buddy Jordan and Steve Frisbie with a reimagined 1933 Ford they call the Renaissance Roadster. Continue reading