1947 Hot Rods

The experts from Rod & Custom Magazine offer featured 1947 Hot Rods that include street rods, old roadsters, rat rods, and other custom vintage cars. Select a featured article below to view web exclusive hot rod photos, read about modification upgrades, analysis, and more.

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	1947 Ford Convertible - Cosmopolitan Convertible The annals of the custom car have been pretty kind to ’46-48 Fords. Pressed to build new cars for a reinvigorated post-war... more


	1947 Chevrolet Fleetline - Round(Ed) Up Back in 1994, I was 18 years old, having just graduated high school. My father (Larry) and I had been tinkering with a '66... more


	1947 Plymouth Convertible - Big Frog Out there on U.S. Highway 36, about 25 miles from the Indiana state line, is the small town of Newman, Illinois. You've... more


	1947 Chevy Truck - Suburban Renewal You probably thought we'd never show you the finished version of the Urban Suburban. We followed the progress of this... more


	The Urban Suburban Part 6 - 1947 Chevrolet Delivery Panel RB's Obsolete builds a 1947 Chevrolet Delivery Panel Suburban from the frame up. Part 6 in a series, check out Rod and Custom... more


	The Urban Suburban Part 5 - 1947 Chevrolet Delivery Panel RB's Obsolete builds a 1947 Chevrolet Delivery Panel Suburban from the frame up. Part 5 in a series, check out Rod and Custom... more


	The Urban Suburban Part 4 - 1947 Chevrolet Delivery Panel RB's Obsolete builds a 1947 Chevrolet Delivery Panel Suburban from the frame up. Part 4 in a series, check out Rod and Custom... more


	The Urban Suburban Part 3 - 1947 Chevrolet Delivery Panel RB's Obsolete builds a 1947 Chevrolet Delivery Panel Suburban from the frame up. Part 3 in a series, check out Rod and Custom... more


	The Urban Suburban Part 2 - 1947 Chevrolet Delivery Panel RB's Obsolete builds a 1947 Chevrolet Delivery Panel Suburban from the frame up. Part 2 in a series, check out Rod and Custom... more


	The Urban Suburban Part 1 - 1947 Chevrolet Delivery Panel RB's Obsolete builds a 1947 Chevrolet Delivery Panel Suburban from the frame up. Part 1 in a series, check out Rod and Custom... more


	Craig Suman's 1947 Oldsmobile 66 Convertible The NSRA Street Rod Nats South in Knoxville is a homecoming event for this ’47 Olds convertible. It was there in 1991... more

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	St. Patrick's Day Car Show For those of you in the Tampa FL area, check out the car show and parking lot party at Racoon's in... more
	eBay Built Gasser Van The editors of Hot Rod are in the process now of building this '68 Chevy Van for the 2012 SEMA Show... more
	Built from eBay The editors of Hot Rod, Lowrider, european car, and Four Wheeler are in the process now of building... more
	Escondido Cruise Every Friday night throughout the summer, Grand Avenue in So-Cal's Escondido sees cruisin just like... more
	Mini Bikes! One of the coolest happenings at the LoneStar Roundup is the mini bike races in the barn. ... more

	Cab Over Engine (COE) .. Chopped Coupes and Sedan 1947 Studebaker M5/Commander COE 3 Window... more
	Mynatt's Esso Servicecenter Anyone remember the location in New York State (i.e. possibly near Newburgh) or Massachusetts (i.e.... more
	4.6 swap in 1979 f100 Hey guys I'm new to this page and I'm doing a 2000 4.6 engine swap in my 1979 f-100 and not real... more
	new drive train 2002 ford escort zx2 with chevy 305 i have a 2002 ford escort and i hate fords, hate working on them the most and after putting a... more
	first exposure to hot rods In answer to Rob's request, I was first exposed to hot rodding in 1956 at the age of 11 when my... more