Packard Hot Rod Bumper Assembly

Tim Matthews has been collecting pieces for this hot rod for a long time. Here's the amazing story in his own words...

How to assembly the new aluminum hot rod bomber seat DIY kit.

Learn how to assemble our Model A pedal car. Jess Gasper leads you through the process and shares her experience as well as tips and tricks.

When it comes to a traditional style build on an early hot rod it just has to be rolling on a solid front axle of some sort. In this buyer's guide we take you through I-beam and round tube solid axles, spindle choices, radius rod needs, and more.

Cowl steering is a racecar-inspired steering configuration for your hot rod that can solve a lot of problems. Here's how to do it.

Tim talks about the process of upgrading the factory hubs on his 1929 Roadster project with new manufacture units courtesy of Speedway Motors.

Jess walks you through a t-shirt pillow DIY project. This is a great way to re use those favorite tees of yours instead of throwing them out.

Learn how to lower a hot rod by modifying the axles and some history behind early hop ups. This project features a Ford axle with wishbones for a Model A.

Look up "hot rod" in the dictionary and you'll see a picture of this car.

This or that: stripped down for speed or low and slow in a slick custom?