As HOT ROD closes in on its 50th anniversary, as well as the end of the century, we thought it might be appropriate to explore some new ideas for the kind of car on which this magazine was founded: ...

To a certain extent, every hot rodder is an artist. Cars are our canvas, or real-life versions of rolling sculpture. Perhaps that's why hot rodders also admire real art, especially when it involves ...

The Orvis Helios 3 is one of my favorite rods for throwing everything from bugs to giant streamers. I caught my first musky on an 11-weight 3D, so that signature white label and blue-highlighted 3D ...

Anyone who is at least passingly familiar with custom cars has probably at least heard of the concept of a hot rod. A hot rod is, of course, a custom car designed with the express purpose of going as ...

Out of the dozen different models and blanks in our baitcasting rod test, the Okuma X-Series came out on top. It is everything a high-end bass rod should be—light, strong, and capable—without the $500 ...