Pontiac Custom Hot Rod Parts

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

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

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.

Speedway Motors employee Jess M. talks about customizing the rear radius rods she installed on her '33 5-Window coupe.

This 1932 Ford hot rod has all the right touches and packs a big block Chevy under the hood!

Check out Eric's wicket '34 3-window! It's chopped, channeled, and powered by a rowdy blown big block.

Doug Siemen's Model T is a cool little hot rod. It's even better when you learn that it was built from scratch for a great cause. Check it out!

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

From the Model A coupe body to the dropped axle and chrome OEM wheels. This car project is a basic, but cool traditional hot rod. Comparable to the American Graffiti coupe. Read more on how to start planning your hot rod car build.

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