The Amazing Rattletrap Beach Races In Australia
Five years ago a new event rattled the windows of holiday makers at the Crowdy Head caravan park on the coast of New South Wales in Australia, located three and a half hours north…
Hot Rods
The 400+hp Chevrolet Aerosedan
This is the Chevrolet Aerosedan, it’s a one-off hot rod built by the legendary Ken Fenical, aka Posies, of Hummelstown, Pennsylvania. In the world of hot rod building, the name Posies is well-known, it’s…
A Porsche 911 / Bentley V8 Turbo Hot Rod By Alexandre Danton
This is undoubtably one of the most unusual vehicles we’ve ever featured on Silodrome, and it’s going to ruffle a lot of feathers. What you’re looking at here is a creation by famed French…
Aden’s Hot Rod by Retromotive Magazine
Aden Jacobi rummages through drawer after drawer brimming with artwork that should be framed and mounted on the walls. ‘I’ve got a unique filing system, really should sort this out one day.’
Watch The Full Film: Hot Rod – A Movie From 1950
This is the complete feature film Hot Rod from 1950, it’s a B-movie in the spirit of other classics in this genre from the era perhaps best epitomized by Rebel Without A Cause…
1927 Ford Model T Track-Nose Roadster by Jack Thompson
This Ford Model T Track-Nose is one of the most well-known hot rods of its era, it was built by Jack Thompson with help from Claude Hampson, and it appeared in the August 1958…
1932 Ford “Blue Boy” Roadster – Possibly The Perfect Highboy Hot Rod
The 1932 Ford “Blue Boy” Roadster is about as close to the perfect highboy hot rod as we’re ever likely to see. It was conceived by industrial designer Jack Boxstrom and constructed over a…
1932 Ford Three-Window Hot Rod
The three-window ’32 Ford is a hugely desirable car in hot rod circles. It offers better rigidity than its roofless siblings and better protection in case of rollovers while racing.
1959 Troy Custom Roadster
The Troy Custom Roadster was built in 1959 by Wally Troy and his team in Illinois. Up until this point, Wally had been better known as the first Jaguar dealer in his state, at…
1932 Ford ‘Hi-Boy’ Roadster
The 1932 Ford is a car that defied its humble beginnings to become one of the most iconic and important cars ever produced in America. Hot rod history buffs will tell you that the…
Ford Model T/A Dirt Track Roadster
Dirt track racing is an American institution, the simple set up of the race track means that it’s a style of racing that could be enjoyed in both country towns and larger cities –…
1968 Toyota Corona Hot Rod
The humble Toyota Corona isn’t a car that you’d usually associate with the Californian hot rod scene – the model was first introduced in 1957 as a reliable, economical, and clinically boring family sedan….