Imagine pouring your heart, soul, and wallet into building your project car and creating your dream custom ride only to watch someone sideswipe it at an intersection. Heartbreak aside, you are now in ...

For people who are interested in cars as more than basic transportation, the temptation to modify and customize their vehicles can often be too hard to resist. The modifications themselves can be ...

Immediately upon acquiring a new car, you may hear this common phrase from your peers: "What are you going to do to it?" For enthusiasts, especially, there is always some pressure to modify your car.

The idea of picking up a car as a project to modify and customize with personal flourishes is a goal of many, especially those with mechanical aptitude. Despite the amount of work and hard physical ...

Performance parts, flashy body kits, and custom paint can feel like easy ways to make a car stand out, but the market usually punishes those choices when it is time to sell. Buyers shopping used ...

Who doesn't like a modified car? From drift missiles to salt-flat speedsters, the world of custom cars is as diverse as its members, those willing to hack their cars up to fit a non-factory need.

The custom car trend ignited in the 1940s, when builders like Harry Westergard started making styling modifications to fat-fendered cars. But the 1950s was when the trend exploded, in the shops of Sam ...

Sophie Venz is a former Deputy Editor at Forbes Advisor. She is an experienced editor and features reporter, and has previously worked in the small business and start-up reporting space. Previously ...

The Cavalcade of Customs is the Detroit Autorama’s annual tribute to traditional custom cars. Check out these cool lead sleds from this year’s show. HOT ROD was in attendance at the recent Detroit ...