Hot Rod, Custom

By: Bo Bertilsson . What began more than fifty years ago with Andy Brizio has become, over two generations, the shop that has defined modern hot rodding: Roy Brizio Street Rods. With winners at the prestigious Oakland Roadster Show, and customers like...

By: Alan Mayes . In the late 1930s, as roadster- and coupe-driving hot rodders started families, they suddenly needed reliable cars that could transport more than two people. Thus, custom cars were born—passenger automobiles turned into...

By: Ken Gross, Robert Genat . Hot rodding, at its core, has always been about speed. But the best examples of the breed have also been able to go fast with style, and often the styling cues — chopped tops, rakes, belly pans, etc. — are what...

By: George Barris . George and Sam Barris were the leaders in custom car building. This Volume of Barris Kustom: Techniques of the 50's, shows the reader techniques of how to create lights, skirts, engines and interiors.   Other Details ...

By: Dennis W. Parks . You're building a hot rod. The first step is the chassis. If it's not right, the car won't handle well. If it's really not right, the car might destroy itself. There are choices to be made, from frame rails to...