Discover HOT ROD’s Top 10 Cars of 2025—our third year reviving this iconic list. See the trendsetting builds, top builders, ...

From the March 1965 issue of HOT ROD: The 396ci big-block Chevy had just dropped, and we were justifiably excited by its big valves, high-flow ports, and 425 horsepower. Chevrolet’s 427 engine that ...

Despite having similar displacements, the small-block Chevy 383 and the big-block Mopar 383 have some interesting differences ...

Check out this 1961 Chevy Impala Bubble Top Hot Rod—a true classic that combines vintage style with modern performance upgrades! With its iconic bubble top design, smooth lines, and powerful engine, ...

In this episode of HOT ROD Garage Mike Finnegan gets tips for strengthening sheet metal using a bead roller from world-famous fabricator, Jamey Jordan, owner of Handmade Seat Company. Then he and ...

Chevrolet is currently a mirror of its diehard rival over in Dearborn – Ford cut its passenger car lineup down to just a singular nameplate a while back, and now the competitor from GM has caught up ...

When you think about classic Chevy muscle cars, there are two models that immediately come to mind for just about everyone - The 1969 Chevy Camaro and the 1970 Chevy Chevelle. What gave these cars ...

Hot rods are a special breed of cars, something no one else outside the American continent can do with a proper degree of success. Dating back to the years that separated the two world wars, hot rods ...

A Supercharged Big-Block Chevy Powers This Hot-Rod P-51 Mustang Replica Rod Bowers’ S-51 is a 70-percent-scale replica of a P-51 Mustang fighter plane. Its engine? An all-aluminum 540 big-block Chevy.