To the (Dy)Max: The Buckminster Fuller Dymaxion Car; Much Cooler than a Prius
PHOTO: Buckminster Fuller with Dymaxion Car and Geodesic Dome (Bucky Ball) - Photo © Roger White Stoller 85 brake horsepower. 30 miles per gallon fuel efficiency. Top speed of over 90mph. Designed in...
View ArticleWhat’s Tanner Foust Driving?
We are pretty firmly of the opinion that the best views in the world are improved when they are seen through a windshield and nothing makes us happier than the top of a steering wheel in a scenic...
View ArticleCraigsList Score #127
Most of us at HOT ROD are ebay and Craigslist junkies—always dreaming about our next project, or just nosey about who’s go what. While perusing Craiglist you can also go to their “Best of” which is...
View ArticleDax Shepard’s Hit and Run
We saw Hit and Run at a media preview in Hollywood and the first thing we noticed was that it wasn’t your average Hollywood movie. It is a throwback. It was made on a budget and doesn’t use any...
View ArticleCourt’s Ethanol Decision Jeopardizes Historic Vehicles, Specialty Parts
The U.S. Court of Appeals dismissed a lawsuit which challenged the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) authority to permit 15% ethanol (E15) content in gasoline for 2001 and newer model year cars...
View ArticleLandspeed Archives: George E.T. Eyston and the Record-setting Thunderbolt
Like disputed photos of Nessie rising from her Scottish loch, images from the early days of land speed racing show blurry capsules in grainy black and white. It could be a record breaking run, or it...
View ArticleAirboat Racing on the Ground!
Just when you think you’ve seen every possible motorsports race, the magical gearhead gnomes sneak in to your dreams and whisper “Google Airboats”. Bam. Alternately, a friend might tell you about it....
View ArticleIt’s Never Too Late for Pony Cars and Boobs: Jack White’s ’71 Cuda Escapades
Somehow–no wait, no mystery, it’s chronic laziness–we didn’t share this video for former White Stripes member Jack White’s song, Freedom at 21, when it was actually new. That was sometime back in...
View ArticleeBay Find: Twin-Engine Dodge A-100 Van
You need a 1967 A-100 powered by two 440 engines. Don’t argue, you know it’s true. Our star tipster clued us in to this twin-engine van up on eBay. We talked to the seller, Jim Hedges and...
View ArticleSummer Grille’n – Guess the Car
We grabbed a few close-ups from this last weekend’s cruise night at the Automobile Driving Museum in El Segundo, CA. Test your I.D. skills, and if you’re stumped, head over to the cruise gallery to...
View ArticleVIDEO: Stop Motion Car Chases, Burnouts and Builds
Oh it’s about time for another viral video. If you haven’t already seen this one by producer Brenden Kent and director Paul Greer, then you’ve been neglecting your friend the internet and need to...
View ArticleCar Geekery: Papercraft Car Models
The air feels crisp, fall-like even, and that means HBO’s Game of Thrones is correct; Winter is Coming. What are you going to do with yourself? We at HOT ROD are spoiled out here in the...
View ArticleCan You ID A Car By The Shadow?
We’re on a roadtrip and enjoying the drag race with the car’s shadow. It seems recognizable to us, but then, we already know what it is. What about you lot? Anyone out there good enough to name this...
View ArticleEagle One Wants to Help Car Clubs Help Charities
Eagle One will present a check for $3,000 to a car club for their favorite charity in celebration of the 20th anniversary of its coveted Golden Rule Award for car clubs. For one time only, the...
View Article15,000 New Cars Scraped Due To Sandy
(Bloomberg) — Toyota Motor Corp., Chrysler Group, Nissan Motor Co., Honda Motor Co. and their dealers plan to scrap more than 15,000 new vehicles damaged by Hurricane Sandy as the industry continues...
View ArticleWhat’s The Best Car You’ve Ever Seen On The Road?
Many months ago, fellow HOT ROD staffer Thom Taylor wrote a blog post bemoaning the lack of interesting cars on the road. This inspired me to keep an eye out for fellow commuters in interesting...
View ArticleVIDEO: Multiple Mini Engines
That’s mini, not Mini. No Coopers of any size in this post, it’s all about running model mills. We’ve been following the Bay Area Engine Modelers club for a story, and that’s got us hooked on...
View ArticleVideo: R U Faster Than a Redneck Releases 1st Promo
HOT ROD was on hand for the filming of Speed’s upcoming show R U Faster Than a Redneck and we’ve got the bruises to prove it. The show pits a bunch of late model and classic American muscle cars and...
View ArticleWhat’s Your Worst Case of Engine Destruction?
Spend any length of time around old cars and something is bound to break, especially when you begin modifying a hot rod. We have a mental graph of modification versus reliability and the intersection...
View ArticleThe Raunchero Sort of Rides Again!
Our ’69 Ford Ranchero has been conspicuosly absent from the southern California streets since Freiburger and I tried to drive it to Alaska in January 2012 during an epic Roadkill video shoot. Here’s a...
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