Building a custom hot rod takes plenty of patience, creativity, and mechanical knowledge, especially when you’re attempting ...

These hot rods, customs, and hot rod trucks were Builder’s Choice Award contenders—and winners—at the 2023 Goodguys Summit Racing Nationals. Car show enthusiasts love going to big national events to ...

The International Custom Rod Building Exposition featuring more than 100 display booths and 3,000 custom rod builders is set for Feb. 23-24 at the M.C. Benton Convention Center at Winston-Salem. The ...

In his quest for the perfect ice fishing rod, Brandon Greene says he never could find one he liked and that fit just right. So, he built one that did. And hooked a booming side venture in the process.

Building hot rods remained basically the same for decades, with tried-and-true “old school” methods being used to create increasingly complex builds. Computers really changed the game, allowing things ...

If you want your faith restored in the state of old-fashioned American can-do spirit, make your way down to River Street and spend a couple hours at 1945 Speed & Custom with custom hot rod builder and ...

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 ...