While we often use the term hot rod to refer to any vehicle that has been modified for speed or beauty, arealhot rod is a pre-'49 piece of American-made machinery. That's right, street ...

Editor's note: This story illustrates how one of the finest craftsmen in the sport, Lil' John Buttera, builds a street rod, in this case his own '32 Ford three-window. This particular car was not a ...