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 ...

Hot Rod Garage Season 4 follows the automobile projects of Lucky Costa and Tony Angelo, who use their redesigning, customizing, and fabrication skills to transform ordinary cars into unique rides. The ...

What starts as storage quickly turns into something deeper—a shared space where car culture and community collide.

We're kicking off Season 9 in a BIG WAY. 1,000-horsepower BIG. The guys set out to build a 1,000-hp Street car, using a 2014 Caprice Police Patrol car, a built 5.3 LS, and a turbo big enough to boost ...

On this episode of HOT ROD Garage, presented by Lincoln Tech we're kicking off 2015 with a new project car, the EBC Brakes 2005 Mustang GT. Our plan for this car is simple: build an S197 Mustang with ...

All the way back in episode 2 of HOT ROD Garage, Mike Finnegan blows up the stock clutch in a borrowed 2010 Camaro SS at the dragstrip after installing an SLP supercharger kit and a pair of drag ...

This 1970 Dodge Challenger is a 'signature project' for the Hot Rod Garage, and it also required a significant effort from other partners to complete and send it on its way with its trophy-hunting ...

On this episode of HOT ROD Garage presented by Lincoln tech, we deliver the basics of Fabrication! You’ve seen us build all sorts of things in the HOT ROD garage; engine mounts, exhausts, brackets, ...

Hot Rod Garage Season 5 maintains the show’s thematic consistency. The season continues to feature the hosts Tony Angelo and Lucky Costa, undertaking many automobile projects. They use their ...