Originally published in the July 1999 issue of HOT ROD magazine. Steven Rupp has added to the original story by writing notes for each piece of car art. More than just the typical bathing-beauty ...

To a certain extent, every hot rodder is an artist. Cars are our canvas, or real-life versions of rolling sculpture. Perhaps that's why hot rodders also admire real art, especially when it ...

but the graphic arts are my craft,” said Utah painter Gene Chambers of Studio-66 Hot Rod Art, whose work is inspired by the custom car culture of the 1950s and ’60s. Chambers paints hot rods ...

Here’s a great gift idea for Boxing Day : a book inspired by emotion and the craftsmanship of some of today’s greatest hot rod builders. Ken Gross’ coffee table book “Art of the Hot Rod ...