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 involves ...

Being a licensed Rat Fink artist allows artist Gene Chambers to paint the "anti-Mickey Mouse" character created by his childhood inspiration, Ed Roth. “Hot Rods are my passion, but the graphic arts ...

Building custom cars to a certain aesthetic and performance has been a favored pastime since not long after Karl Benz puttered out of his garage on the Motorwagen. Ever since that fateful day, ...

This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in ...

Many of us grow up without siblings. Sure, we all have school buddies and teammates, but no true brother to talk to and have those brother-to-brother conversations. Your brother's the guy who always ...

Portrait of the artist wearing a sweater vest and an eyeball ring. Williams’s paintings typically require a large amount of draft work and, frequently, use of a magnifying glass. Toward the end of our ...

Anyone who is at least passingly familiar with custom cars has probably at least heard of the concept of a hot rod. A hot rod is, of course, a custom car designed with the express purpose of going as ...

Hot rods and street rods are some of the great wonders brought forth by human creativity, so let’s take some time to check out an outstanding example. While not everyone would enjoy owning such a ...