Hot Rod Events & News

The Goodguys PPG Nationals at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus is one of our favorite events-and it is for the participants, too, it seems,... more

Father's Day for a lot of guys starts with a bedside serving of charcoal toast or runny eggs, followed by a day in the hammock or a picnic... more

If you find yourself in central Texas during the middle of May you might want to check out the Lone Star Street Rod Association's State Run... more

I'm fortunate that once a month (April to December) on my way home from the office I can swing by the NHRA Museum on the first Wednesday of... more

It was great to be back in town for the Goodguys Nashville Nationals. When I attended this event in 2006, I didn't know what to expect.... more

The Larimer County Fairgrounds in Loveland, Colorado, was filled with hot rods and customs the last weekend in May. more

Here's a small sampling of the cars and trucks on display at the Indianapolis Road Rockets' Rumble, held during the weekend... more

Very few events get to be known solely by their location, rather than their official name, especially nationwide or even worldwide.... more

The 5th Annual Luckenbach Rod Custom, Classic Car & Motorcycle Show went off without a hitch and provided plenty for everyone to do. There... more

This past Spring a few of us were hanging around Pinkee's Rod Shop in Windsor, Colorado, discussing a pending trip to the Goodguy's West... more

If there's one show I've wanted to attend for the past few years, yet never quite managed to get to, it's the Lone Star Round Up... more

The Early Times car club formed 43 years ago the Los Angeles-adjacent city of Compton. Although it wasn't the first... more

As with each year, the annual Roy Brizio Street Rod shop party felt like it came up before the last one was over. The party kicked off... more

Now in its 19th year, Australia's Wintersun Retro Nostalgia Festival has become the biggest and best of its kind in the land of Oz. The... more

Pinkee's Rod Shop in Windsor, Colorado, held the kickoff party for the Goodguys Colorado show for the third year in a row. This year's... more

If you're looking for something cool and fun to do in Idaho the... more

If you're building a show car and want to compete against the best there is, there's really no better place than the Detroit Autorama to... more

There can't be many rodders attending the L.A. Roadsters' Father's Day Show who don't know SO-CAL Speed Shop hosts... more

If anybody gets to be nostalgic, it's custom-car builder George Barris. The man's been a part of the hot rod and custom car movement... more

We were still buzzed from the Grand National Roadster Show a couple weekends earlier. The sensory bombardment of... more

John St.Germain's black and coral '50 Ford Business Coupe was chosen to participate in a very respected show held on the beautiful grounds... more

It was here that the first karting club, the Go Kart Club of America (GKCA), was formed in 1957. more

Check Out The 59th Grand National Roadster Show more

You've probably seen Scottsdale's Westworld on TV even if you've never attended the Goodguys Southwest Nationals there, as it's the venue... more

There must be some kind of time portal out there on the road north of Bakersfield. It was March 2008 when we left the motel, but by the... more