The Grand National Roadster Show, where hundreds of the best hot rods, customs, lowriders, muscle cars, trucks and motorcycles from across the country gather, will return to the Fairplex in Pomona, January 24-26, 2020. Founded in 1949, the longest continually running indoor car show in the world will feature over 1,000 stunning show cars as… Continue reading The Grand National Roadster Show Returns to the Fairplex in Pomona

Words: John Gunnell A 1937 brochure announcing three new 1937 Covered Wagon brand trailer coaches bragged that Arthur G. Sherman had built the first house type trailer in 1929. Historically, it could probably be argued that a trailer-type Motor Chapel built for itinerant preachers around 1915 held that honor, but the “trailer house” that Sherman… Continue reading 1930s Covered Wagons: Luxury on Wheels

Words & photos: Clive Branson    Car owner: Daniel Bourdeau Safe, conventional work is a ticket to oblivion. Great creative should stun by presenting the viewer with an idea that disrupts conventional thinking. It started with an idea for designer Richard Silas, or to be more precise, a burning desire: not to conform, but to excel.… Continue reading 1969 Dodge Charger 440 Fuel Injection

We’ve had a great year for shows on Hotrod Hotline, so we thought we’d put together a collection of ten of the best as we usher in 2020!   1. First Annual Indoor Dragfest Photographed by “Big Al” Liebmann This amazing event had one heck of a kick-off year. Held in Lebanon, PA, it filled… Continue reading Top 10 Car Shows of 2019

Legislation (S.2041) has been introduced in the Massachusetts Senate to require the issuance of only a single, rear-mounted license plate for all motor vehicles. Under current law vehicles must display two license plates. The bill is scheduled for a hearing in the Joint Committee on Transportation on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020. You can have an… Continue reading MA Single Plate Bill Scheduled for Hearing Jan. 2

  This year, the NSRA celebrates the 50th Street Rod Nationals in Louisville, KY! Along with that milestone, the schedule offers the full array of amazing shows all across the country.  It also includes two brand new events for the season — the Route 66 Street Rod Nationals in Albuquerque, NM and the Cajun Street… Continue reading NSRA 2019 Event Schedule

NHRA has announced the schedule for the 2020 NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing series, featuring the NHRA Motorsports Museum’s Hot Rod Reunions. The series will feature thrilling racing action, highlighted by the crowd-pleasing, nitro burning Nostalgia Top Fuel dragsters and Nostalgia Funny Cars. The 2020 season will begin at the Good Vibrations Motorsports March Meet,… Continue reading 2020 HOT ROD HERITAGE SERIES AND REUNION DATES ANNOUNCED

Legislation (S. 2084) has been introduced to allow blue dot taillights on Street Rods and Custom Vehicles. Under current law, all vehicles are prohibited from displaying blue colored taillights. The bill is scheduled for a hearing in the Joint Committee on Transportation on Thursday, January 2, 2020. Request support for this legislation by using this… Continue reading MA Bill to Allow Blue Dot Taillights on Street Rods and Customs Scheduled for Hearing Jan. 2

Check out Butch Lee’s cammed ’62 Impala rocking a Holley 750 cfm with braided lines and pressure guage. He even threw in a throw back photo of his 65 Chevelle running Super Street at the Texas Motorplex! Car Images: 

Words: Tommy Parry After Colton got his first taste of autocross watching a Goodguys event a few years back, he knew he had to try it himself. “Even though at the time it just looked like a sea of cones and I couldn’t understand how the drivers knew exactly where to go, I was totally… Continue reading Colton's "Project Rocket" '63 Nova