I've always subscribed to the "hot rods and Harleys go hand-in-hand" school of thought. And since I've gotten back into the rod and custom groove, I've been giving this fact a lot of thought.

HOT ROD highlights the 12 best new products from the 2025 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, showcasing the latest performance parts, tools, and innovations built for real hot rodders.

With a Master's degree in English Literature and six years of writing experience, Aayush has been contributing to TopSpeed for over two years. Since 95% of his personality is motorcycles, he goes ...

This “rocket ship,” as the builders call it, is a street rod specially designed to go around a track, and not in a straight line. Although it won’t win any drag races against a Chiron anytime soon, it ...

BACK IN MAY, I drove to Yarmouth, Maine, to visit the Maine Fly Co. I was there to pick up a custom fly rod they’d made for me and to go fishing with owner and founder Jeff Davis. I expected to find a ...

When I mentioned to Stanley Chavik that we'd be taking pictures of him while he worked, he replied wryly, in his thick Eastern European inflection, "Good, because I'm busy." Stanley's Thor-esque ...

Over 6,000 classic cars and trucks take over the Ohio Expo Center for the Goodguys 27th Summit Racing Nationals presented by PPG, July 11-13 See the cool cars, cool people and good times at the ...

Built in 1979, this bright red '32 Ford looks like a flawlessly-crafted yet typical street rod. However, its powerplant is far from typical, as it used to belong to a Ferrari Daytona. Ever since hot ...

Car creativity knows no bounds. We’ve been over this: The VW Beetle pickup was certifiably strange, the Mercedes E430 death kart was the product of someone with the right idea, and the Nissan 350Z ...

Dim’s fascination with cars began when he was just six. Born into a family of car enthusiasts and racing drivers, he started learning basic mechanics and driving from an early age. While he loves ...

Not many people get the chance to live 97 years, but Gene Winfield did. The creator of hot rod and Kustom icons born in 1927, passed away Tuesday after spending time in a professional care facility.