Kit cars fall into three general areas: the early-model hot rods, the VW-based kits and the late-model V8-powered super kit cars. There is enough material to fill a book, so this overview has to ...

Model car kit box art from the '60s is one of the most overlooked styles of American illustration—except by hot rodders. The level of model building has never been higher than it is today. The ...

Two companies, Eurodyne and Tapp Auto, have collaborated on a proper EV hot rod. Under a Factory Five 818 kit car body, the group installed a drive unit from a Tesla and the battery pack from a ...

The company offers a kit based on a 1933 Ford Coupe, one of the most classic hot rod silhouettes. It's priced at $20,990 and comes with a full body and frame, not to mention 1,200 rivets.

Available in either two stages for $10,990 each or $20,990 for the complete kit, the '33 Hot Rod is a little different from many other kit cars in that it doesn't rely on a donor car.

The end product is officially titled a 1935 Pickup Hot Rod. In its disassembled kit form, it costs $19,900, and brings almost everything you’d want to get the project rolling.

On this week's episode ofHot Rod Unlimited,the team pits four Factory Five kit cars against a Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 to find out if a ride you build in your own garage can be faster than an ...

“Hot Rod next perused the pages of the Maier Racing Enterprises catalog, selecting a bevy of components, including the quick steering kit offered with the 1965-1966 Shelby G.T. 350s, as well as ...

Back in the 1960s, Chuck Miller was on the cutting edge of car customization. He created absurd and cartoonish hot rods that were more like caricature sculptures than automobiles. This “Fire ...

The good ol’ Ford Ranger is one of the most famous trucks to have ever been unleashed on American roads. There’s so much that ...

Builders of hot rod kits and classic car fans often enjoy loud exhausts. The character of the exhaust note defines many cars.