The classic '55-'57 Chevy has become the quintessential symbol of hot rodding. And the quintessential swap is replacing the early 235 straight six or 265/283 V8 with 396, 427, or even 454 inches of ...

Is the Chevy big block "rat" engine related to the "Mighty Mouse"? How about the "porcupine" or the "elephant"? We uncover a ...

HIGHLAND FALLS, N.Y. - The Storm King Highway, a twisting two-lane ribbon carved into a mountainside here nine decades ago, hardly seemed the place to test the roadworthiness of a hot rod that looked ...

We knew it all along, but now the result of HOT ROD's reader survey back it up. The car most enthusiasts would like to see in HOT ROD Magazine is the '55-through-'57 Chevy in all its fine forms: Bel ...

Building a modern hot rod requires thinking outside of the box. That's exactly why the folks at Hot Rod Magazine were willing to yank out a big supercharged V8 from their iconic '57 Chevy before ...