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TWELVEAIR • KINDIG-IT DESIGN WON THE 2024 RIDLER AWARD FOR THIS COMPLETELY HAND-BUILT 1953 CORVETTE.

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FLAWLESS PHAETON • BETH MEYERS TEAMED WITH ROY BRIZIO STREET RODS TO BUILD THIS ’32 FORD PHAETON, WINNER OF THE 2024 AMERICA’S MOST BEAUTIFUL ROADSTER AWARD.

24 KARAT • HOLLYWOOD HOT RODS BUILDS A CUSTOM 1960 FORD THUNDERBIRD. CAN YOU SPOT THE DIFFERENCES?

IN RECORD TIME • BUILT IN A MERE 18 MONTHS, THIS CAPABLE STALLION WAS LUCKY TO HAVE THE RIGHT CAR BUILDER WAITING IN THE WINGS!

BOBBY ALLOWAY THE FUTURE OF HOT-RODDING • IN A WORLD OF 3D PRINTED PARTS, CNC MACHINES, BLISTER-PACKED BILLET, AND INSTANT GRATIFICATION, AN OLD-SCHOOL FABRICATOR LEANS INTO THE WINDS OF CHANGE.

GREENING AUTO COMPANY • A FULL-SERVICE SHOP FOR GREAT CARS AND BEAUTIFUL PARTS.

ROAD RUNNER REINVENTED • PURE VISION DESIGN ELEVATES THIS B-BODY TO NEW HEIGHTS

IF I HAD $1,000,000 • DRIVING RINGBROTHERS' INSANE ’48 CHEVY 'ENYO.'

A LOOK INSIDE • We explore the shop, and the mindset, of Troy Trepanier, a true pioneer in the world of building cars.

THE 786-MILE JOURNEY TO GLORY • THE 30TH RUNNING OF THE HOT ROD POWER TOUR WAS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL OF ALL TIME.

TECH: LEARNING CURVES • HOW 3D PRINTING, SCANNING, AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES ARE CHANGING HOW WE BUILD HOT RODS.

TECH: LIGHTWEIGHT WINDSOR • ALL-ALUMINUM 427 WINDSOR ENGINE MAKES BIG POWER ON THE DYNO.

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