You truly need to understand our hobby's history to build a "traditional" hot rod. But that's not all. Having patience, being meticulous, and displaying technical skills will no doubt help in creating ...

The 1932 Ford Coupe is far more than just a landmark car. It is a touchstone, a cultural icon, and a totem that tells a great deal about the land in which it was born and the people who bought it, own ...

We knew this truck was driven into the Grand National Roadster Show earlier that morning, but from its old-school appearance, Bret Blackburn's 1932 Ford pickup looked like it could have been there ...

Gleaming steel: Henry Ford would be proud. If you're into hot rods-especially everyone's favorite, the '32 Ford roadster-here's a statistic. Of the 258,927 vehicles built by the Ford Motor Co. for ...

As historic as the ’32 Ford is, it’s worth noting the equal significance of the Dearborn, Michigan, facility it came out of: the Rouge plant. At its peak in the 1930s, it employed more than 100,000 ...

Bob Tindle’s ’32 Ford “The Orange Crate” might be the most historic American hot rod in existence. And thanks to Ted Gord, it still exists in rural Washington State, though few people have seen it in ...

[For everyone who (justifiably) gave me a swift kick in pants for being too lazy to provide the full list of 75 milestone rods – here it is, after the jump.] [For everyone who (justifiably) gave me a ...

The name Tom Gloy might be familiar to you from a racing career that spanned over 25 years, including a Trans Am Championship and Formula Atlantic title. He drove in six IndyCar races, including the ...

America’s love affair with the V8 starts here. Stung by losing sales to Chevrolet’s six-cylinder cars, Henry Ford embarked on a stubborn quest to provide an eight-cylinder offering as a replacement ...

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Gary Meadors is the founder and Chairman of the Board of the Goodguys Rod & Custom Association. He and his wife live in Alamo. Cars have been special to me since I was a kid growing up in the central ...