Hot Rod Events & News

The rod and custom faithful are blessed with dozens of great car shows throughout the country every year, a good share of which even cater... more

Living in Southern California, one can become a little spoiled with hot rod events happening frequently, most within an hour's drive if you... more

For one, despite being held under a couple different guises early on, 2009 marked the 40th anniversary for the National Street Rod... more

Long before the proliferation of hot rodding in the late '40s and '50s-heck, well before the term "hot rod" was even coined-thousands of... more

There are some shows that for whatever reason become a "must-do" on many people's calendars. The Lifters Car Club's King of Clubs event is... more

If it's Father's Day weekend it means the annual L.A. Roadster Show and Swap Meet has come around again. more

I may have only lived in this country for four years, but I've been coming here on hot rod-related vacations... more

Do you remember years ago, before rat rods, before 95 percent of the nostalgia movement had gathered steam, before satin paint and primer,... more

As far as having fun behind the wheel goes there aren't many things better than cruising a roadster on a nice sunny day. Throw in about 100... more

It comes back whenever I hear the sound of 11,000-plus '64-and-earlier rods, customs, classics, and trucks in one place... more

Having flown out to the Lonestar Roundup last year, I was determined to drive out this time, so despite the forecast of thunderstorms for... more

Generally when someone suggests a trip to Detroit, especially before Spring, there had better be a pretty good reason to book a ticket. I... more

Forty Ford Day is held the last weekend of June in La Palma Park in Anaheim, California. This year's 33rd annual event was once again... more

The Robinsons attended the Early Times Car Club picnic. I hope you enjoy the photos from the event as much as Faith and Grant and I this... more

There are a lot of things we make a point of doing twice a year-visit the dentist, reset the clocks, pay the car insurance; what we enjoy... more

Perfect weather and a great showing of hot rods and customs at the July NHRA Museum Twilight Cruise made up for the thunder and rain that... more

Usually it's not much fun being second, but despite the Sacramento Autorama being the world's second longest running indoor car show--after... more

It's funny how times and attitudes change. more

When Harry Willet, who builds cars at Willett Coach Works in Orlando Park, Illinois, talks about his Willett Special '32 Ford, he tosses... more

The Saturday before Mother's Day was a "twofer" for me-morning and early afternoon at the George Barris show in Culver City and then a... more

For five years in a row now, George Barris has been coming from North Hollywood to beautiful downtown Culver City to host the Cruisin' Back... more

I was able to break away from coloring Easter eggs for a couple of hours and swing out to old town La Verne to check out the Cool Cruise... more

The seaport Marina Hotel in Long Beach, California, was the venue on March 21 for the premiere of the Hot Rod Havoc III DVD. Film-makers... more

Here are some pix from the 10th annual Pasadena Roadster Club Reliability Run, held on May 2 in the San Gabriel Mountains, north of... more

Somehow, we missed the 1st annual B&M/Hurst Charity Car Show last spring. We decided not to make the same mistake twice (at least not that... more