In the Summer 2025 issue of HOT ROD, we celebrated home-built cars—built not bought, as some would say—and that is a large part of HOT ROD’s legacy. Since the first issue, our mantra has been to ...

What used to be a rundown stable has now become a full $100K home garage built for serious horsepower. We installed new structural oak, carved out huge panoramic windows, leveled the entire floor, and ...

Building a car and creating a brand that actually stands a chance in the cutthroat automotive world is no small feat. Just ask Elon Musk or RJ Scaringe from Rivian, people who, despite their endless ...

It may surprise you to learn just how many of our favorite performance cars and off-roaders are built right here in the U.S. Automakers from all over the globe manufacture vehicles here today, so you ...