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1969 Ford Falcon - Reciprocity = Velocity
If everyone had access to PHR's coveted stack of Hometown Hot Rodding submissions, then shrinks, dive bars, and Oprah would all go out of... more
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1970 Dodge Challenger - Bus Boy
For a car crazy teenager, the only thing worse than riding the bus to school is sitting in the back of that bus, and overhearing the geeks... more
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1967 Plymouth Valiant - Steadfast
Ron Silva learned about A-Body Mopars' superior power-to-weight ratio a long time ago. After selling the '71 Demon that he'd had for 11... more
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178 Real-World Rides
We know you're tired of magazines dictating to you what's cool and what's not. Why is it that some cars are deemed worthy of serious... more
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20 Affordable Project Cars
So you've decided to start shopping for a project car, and for one reason or another, you've got a limited budget. There are always going... more
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1993 Ford Mustang Notchback - Shift of Power
When it comes to extracting ridiculous power out of a big-block, it's so easy a Wall Street CEO could do it. Nevertheless, that easy grunt... more
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1965 Mercury Comet - Rookie Rod
Thirty-five years of age is a bit late to get into the hot rodding game, but there's no doubt that Josh Martin is a real-deal car guy. No,... more
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1970 Ford Fairlane 500 - The Fast Lane Fairlane - PHR Project Car
It's hard to believe that we started work on this big blue Ford over two years now. When we managed to score the '70 Fairlane 500 off eBay... more
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1976 Chevy Laguna S3 - Laguna Seeka
It was hate at first sight. Like having your marriage arranged with an ugly chick, Steve Yoder Jr.'s parents got him a '76... more
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1967 Chevy Camaro - Langenfelter Engineering
His name is Lang Paciulli, but his buddies call him Langenfelter. Obviously, the clever nickname is inspired... more
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1973 Chevy Camaro - Bitten By The Boost
It's not that Rob Morell is impossible to please. He's just always tinkering, trying something new, pushing the limits... more
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1967 Ford Mustang Coupe - Built To Perfection!
Born and raised in a mountain community just inland of Eureka, California, Brian Finch didn't get exposed to many hot rods... more
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1965 Dodge Coronet - Classical Gas
A stute PHR readers will remember this '65 Dodge Coronet from the "Hometown Heroes" photo contest in our January '09 issue, but my personal... more
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1975 Chevy Laguna - Gimme Back My Bullet!
We finally got over the hump with our '75 Laguna project car. As most of you know from your own project cars, there's an important... more
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1968 Ford Mustang - Beat It With A Stick
For many of us, growing up in neighborhoods with a hodgepodge of ethnic backgrounds meant that it was not uncommon to go to a friend's... more
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1970 Chevy Nova - In Yer Ear
When he was 18 years old, Gary Abraham thought he was living the dream. He had a '70 Nova built to the hilt, and a hot girl by his side.... more
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1966 Ford Mustang - Windsor Warrior
Our '66 Mustang, Project Street Fighter, has gotten a complete suspension overhaul and recently its straight-six engine was removed to make... more
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1993 Big Block Ford Mustang - Hybrid Drive
While standard magazine protocol involves pulling the handle on the dyno, patting yourself on the back, and calling it a day, readers want... more
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1969 Pontiac Firebird - Status Whoa
Unless you've seen and experienced this Firebird in person, it's easy to write off as just another Pro Touring charlatan funded for,... more
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1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass - Double Negative
Spray an Olds Cutlass in Barrio Gold, and the thing could damn well start hopping up and down spontaneously right there in the paint booth.... more
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1969 Pontiac GTO - Not All Judges Wear Black - 40th Anniversary Special Report:
About 25 miles northwest of Detroit via Woodward Avenue, Pontiac Motor Division unleashed a GTO that was unlike anything else on the... more
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109 Reader Projects
At first, the submissions only trickled in. Was our country truly in such economic doldrums that nobody cared about hot rodding any more?... more
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1970 Plymouth Satellite Warrior - Return Of The Winged Warrior
NASCAR's premiere shindig--which started out as the Strictly Stock Series--later turned into the Grand National Series before morphing into... more
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20 Facts About 2010 Chevy Camaro - 20 Things...
Tired of every media outlet spouting the same public relations stuff about the greatest car to come out of Detroit since the Model A?..... more
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Pontiac Trans Am vs. Ford Mustang vs. Dodge Challenger - Pony Express!
Enough with all the doom and gloom, please. We've been through this drill before, so put a sock in it, preferably one that reeks of stinky... more
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