Hot rods, typically old, classic American cars with large engines modified for linear speed. Yep!
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[More...] The origin of the term “hot rod” is unclear. For example, some claim that the term “hot” refers to the vehicle being stolen. Other origin stories include replacing the engine’s camshaft or “rod” with a higher performance version. Regardless, these are some of our favorites…
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Barry Weiss made a fortune selling wholesale produce and feeds his unique car collection, including this ’47 Cadillac, with the proceeds.
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Charles is a one-man-show in a small three bay shop in North Troy, New York. He primarily designs and fabricates parts for cars that are far from rat rods, his project car is a 1947 Plymouth. While his business caters to newer cars, Charles admits that it’s the classics he really enjoys working on.
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Doodlebug is the colloquial name for a home-made tractor made during World War II when production tractors were in short supply.
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Michael Snow from Horneytown, North Carolina saw our Farmer’s Chopper post and shared his old school rat rod lawnmower with us.
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This truck was self-built with some help from neighbors, friends, and family. All the parts — every piece, came from Wabash County, Indiana.
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It took 24,000 hours and 1.3 million dollars to transform a ’55 Chevy Nomad into the award-winning Chevy “NewMad”.
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This is no ordinary Rat Rod. It was designed and built by an experienced Winston Cup race car builder with race-quality parts front-to-rear.
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The Roadkill Shop Truck Project: Take a ’77 Camaro and S-10 frame rails and build a new soul for the ’49 Studebaker in 30 days for $1,000.
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South Texas Performance Turbo Diesel Rat Rod Truck built for The Rat Hard Build-Off ~ Builders get 30 days and $3,000 to build a Rat Rod.
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Melding design elements from different Chevy models, the 789 shows the world that you really can’t have enough of a good thing.
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Mike “Destroyer Mike” Roy of Rebel Custom Rods & Motorcycles shows his incredibly detailed rat rod, the result of a winter project.
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Sybo, a Swedish leather-worker and saddle-maker exercised his skills on the interior and exterior entirety of this hot rod.
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Willys Trucks aren’t as well known as the ubiquitous Jeep CJ or Station Wagon, but they did produce Pickup, Stake Bed, and Cab & Chassis models.
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Check out Scott Alder’s insane wheel-standing Porsche 3.4 L flat six powered Volkswagen Kombi in action.
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This is the real Duel Movie truck owned by Brad Wike of NC. This is the only surviving truck from Steven Spielberg’s first film: DUEL (1971)
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“The Dewar Coupe” is a 1932 Ford 3 window coupe parked in the early 60’s in Pasadena, California and was last registered in 1961.
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Want to know what it’s like to drive a Chevy C10 shortbed with a 640WHP supercharged 502 big block in it? So did we.
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Meet Matt Graber and his 1000HP Rat Rod Truck, Rusty. He built the truck at home, in his garage, and for under $10,000.
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From a log on wheels to a high-speed Barbie jeep — these Top 5 Craziest Rides From Season 5 are far from run-of-the-mill! Watch the mashup.
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Don’t think of Uncle Tony’s 1967 440 Dodge Charger as ratty or rude, think of it as the ultimate “Day 3” muscle car.
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Chris set out to build his own ride, a 1971 Chevrolet C10 and built a totally wicked ride that handles even better than his BMW E46 M3.
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Take a walk around an old WWII-era home-built Doodlebug farm tractor made from a 1929 Ford Model AA truck.
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This1946 Chevy was acquired in 2013 and has been worked over from the ground up. Patrick dropped and chopped the truck and so much more.
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Looking to promote their new 1955-59 Chevy truck cabs, Premier Street Rod built a truck that would catch attention at all the biggest events.
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This 1934 Plymouth hot rod, built by Charles Berry in 1965, has been rescued and put back on the road after more than 30 years.
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Ken Block and Brian Scotto go through every single car that was used from Gymkhana Practice to Gymkhana NINE – yep, even the Subarus!
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In this episode of Daily Transmission, Jon brings in Coby Gewertz, who shows us “VanGo”, his wild custom 1963 Ford Econoline van.
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The distinctively American sound of the Mercury’s V8 is enough to make you nostalgic or deaf depending on how close you are.
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For Andy, driving a 66-year-old truck isn’t a hassle, it’s an experience in itself. Watch how Andy modified his truck into his dream ride.
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From the 1969 Pink Panthermobile to Guy Fieri’s giant shopping cart, Jay Leno has seen his fair share of outrageous vehicles.
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Popeye’s Rod Shop out of Southern Louisiana spent over a year and a half off-and-on building this spectacular 1941 Ford COE custom hauler.
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With a heavy focus on aesthetics and style, Chris Walters from Jay Leno’s Garage built himself a clean weekend cruiser out of his ’63 Beetle.
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Hidden from public view for over 50 years, the Golden Sahara was one of America’s most famous cars back in the early 60s.
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The 1970 Camaro SS that would be Rampage rolled into the Roadster Shop looking ratty—but intact—and remarkably straight.
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Designed by Virgil Exner Sr., the 1960 Plymouth XNR concept car was built on a modified Valiant chassis to rival Corvettes of the late 50s.
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This 1,200 HP 1965 Chevy C10 restomod was skillfully built by the Roadster Shop in Mundelein, Illinois for the 2017 SEMA Show.
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Don Wickstrum gives us the run down and a ride-along in “Joe”, his ’46 Dodge Cummins turbo diesel-powered Rat Rod Truck.
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Take a tour of Troy Gubser’s Turbo Diesel Chevrolet rat rod pickup! This thing sure has character, and it’s a blast to roll around in.
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This badass 1970 Chevrolet P10 Step Van dubbed “Windy City Tower” has been worked over and upgraded from the ground up.
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Grenade Motorsports and the 1968 F100 Coyote powered pickup six months after the build — How is it now? It’s pretty kickass actually.
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Proof that if you see a car in the street that speaks to you – you should always put a card on the windshield.
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Larry Bruns put a 1925 Model TT Ford Truck cab with a 2015 Polaris RZR XP 1000 for a mix of rat rod style and hill climb ability.
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Tess Wood drag races a Ford Maverick with NOS and a fully built motor with a supercharger strapped to it that makes over 500hp.
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AJ Bohata from Fort Lauderdale, Florida built himself the ‘Medieval One’ after feeling inspired by a car and weapon collector.
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This 1932 Willys is an aircraft themed build dubbed “Low Standard” was built by Eddies Rod & Custom in Ceder Rapids, Iowa
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Colorado Auto & Parts is home to the famous “Plymouth Air Radial Truck” — A 1939 Plymouth PT-81 truck with a seven-cylinder, air-cooled, radial engine from a 1954 Cessna 195 Airplane.
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This Original Steel 1932 Ford pick-up cab is channeled 6″ (but not chopped) and has been mated with a repro bed with a locking tonneau cover.
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See what it’s like to go on a morning errand with KC Mathieu in his 1968 Ford F100, aka Frankenstein Ford.
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The 1965 Shelby GT350R Prototype sells for $3.85 million at Mecum Indy 2020 and claims title as the world’s most valuable Mustang in history.
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500hp HEMI Powered 1927 Ford Model T dubbed “Penny Hemi” ~ “As long as you don’t crash it’s safe”
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Satan's Rat-Rod: 1931 Ford - /BIG MUSCLE
1939 Plymouth Radial Air - Jay Leno's Garage
1942 Dodge Power Wagon Restomod - Jay Leno's Garage
A Steampunk Hot Rod That...Turns? - /BIG MUSCLE
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You Must Drive This - /BIG MUSCLE
A Scratch-Built Hot Rod / Rat Rod from Cutworm Specialties
1951 Ford Coupe - Jay Leno's Garage
1951 Kaiser Drag'n - Jay Leno's Garage
Rat Rod vs Lamborghini Aventador! Roadkill Episode 5
Badass Diesel Turbo RAT ROD Pickup
INSANE 57 Chevy Wagon RAT ROD!
PRIUS REPELLANT - 1,000hp Diesel Rat Rod
BAD A$$ Custom Peterbilt HOT ROD SEMI
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