Editor's Note: Until the advent of the aftermarket, hot rodders did it all themselves. Now, many rodders have come to rely upon store-bought parts and assemblies rather than take the time to hone ...

You might have noticed that in recent weeks our mind has been on all things fat. And by "all things," we mean cars, specifically those super-sized cruisers manufactured from 1935 until 1948. It took ...

Some of the very first self-propelled vehicles were products of engineers and the curious in private garages and workshops. Within a few decades of the invention of the first car, companies were ...