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Toyota Tundra Turns Hot Rod for SEMA
Toyota Tundra Turns Hot Rod for SEMA

3 Nov 2009, 08:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Who says a car needs to be American to become a hot rod? Apparently, no one, as Japanese carmaker Toyota took a Texas-built Tundra (so, its American after all!) and turned it into a hot rod. Or at l...

 
1934 Ford Hot Rod Gets 400 HP EcoBoost
1934 Ford Hot Rod Gets 400 HP EcoBoost

29 Oct 2009, 10:24 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A blend of classic styling with modern performance and efficiency. This is what Ford Powertrain and Detroit Street Rods are preparing for the 2009 SEMA Show. In other words, an EcoBoost-powered 1934...

 
Ford Motor, the Official NHRA Sponsor
Ford Motor, the Official NHRA Sponsor

5 Aug 2009, 13:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The National Hot Rod Association announced today it has signed a "multiyear agreement with Ford Motor Company, designating the legendary automaker as the official car and truck of NHRA." ...

 
Hot Rod History
Hot Rod History

24 Jul 2009, 06:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With all the TV reality-shows now on the market, it has become all but impossible not to at least notice these oversized, overpowered monsters on wheels. Defined, usually, by their retro-look coveri...

 
GAZ 51 Retro Hot Rod, the Russian Style
GAZ 51 Retro Hot Rod, the Russian Style

4 Feb 2009, 17:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Using a Cadillac Escalade's platform and the cab of an old 2.5 ton 4x2 pre-war truck, Russian Aleksey Chvokin and his Pemespiba (now called Grand Garage) team took it upon themselves to create...