The second annual Mooneyes New Year's Party car show and drag race, held at Southern California's Irwindale Speedway on January 28, 2023, may have had a new name, but it was the same great show that ...

HOT ROD has stated several times in the past that 1949-1951 Mercurys can be considered the foundation of the custom car craze. Nobody has proved our claim better than legendary customizer Dick Dean, ...

"Lil Dough," one of the coolest custom rods from the '50s, spent 30 years out of sight before it was resurrected and returned to the show circuit 20 years ago. This historic Hemi-powered 1933 Ford's ...

Wondering what's with all the classic cars and hot rods in Columbus? It may be due to one of the biggest car shows of the year coming to the city. The Goodguys 25th Summit Racing Nationals, presented ...

Royal Enfield Vita custom motorcycle revealed at the Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show 2025, showcasing twin engines, handcrafted design, and artistic craftsmanship ...

BACK IN MAY, I drove to Yarmouth, Maine, to visit the Maine Fly Co. I was there to pick up a custom fly rod they’d made for me and to go fishing with owner and founder Jeff Davis. I expected to find a ...

When it comes to making custom fishing rods, Barry Weaver employs many skills. Weaver alternates among being a woodworker, an engineer, a lathe operator, a technician and an assembler. And when it ...

The man on the other end of the phone was noticeably hesitant, perhaps even a little embarrassed. He had spent 34 years in the quiet, comfortable background of the sport-fishing industry, most ...

It was familiar fishing advice in an unusual setting. Because I wasn’t standing on a boat, but in the shop of Snake River Custom Rods owners Ricky and Goldie Prieto. And the line I was keeping tight ...