AN ECCENTRIC mechanic has converted a London taxi into a crazy rat-rod van in just seven days. Paul Bacon, from ...

Anyone who is at least passingly familiar with custom cars has probably at least heard of the concept of a hot rod. A hot rod is, of course, a custom car designed with the express purpose of going as ...

Rat rods have come a long way since the time when critics were dismissive of the low-budget rides assembled from spare parts that highlighted a builder’s lack of concern for paint or chrome. While ...

Hot Wheels took its annual Legends Tour to Detroit, a city with one of America’s most vibrant car cultures, and the results didn’t disappoint. The winner is a 1931 Dodge Rat Rod built by three members ...

There is no carmaker out there with as much influence over the custom industry as Ford. The Blue Oval has been making cars pretty much since cars were invented, and that in itself isn’t spectacular.

SAUGERTIES, N.Y. — Peter Duvaloois' rat rods are way cooler than your car. The fast machines, pieced together from vintage parts and scrapyard finds, also are rumblier, rustier and turn more heads on ...

It's not a street rod, but it's "driveable art" that is bound to attract attention at this weekend's Street Rod Nationals East in York. The "Dady Rat" was built by three generations — father, Johny ...

On a recent 70-degree evening, vintage, classic and some just-plain-cool vehicles were backed-in-parked at Bloomington’s West Third Street Hardee’s. There’s a cruise-in there every Thursday, and the ...