Just about every gearhead knows that the 1932 Ford is significant for one major step forward for budget-minded car buyers: a V8 engine in a non-luxury car. The Ford flathead V8 made its introduction ...

When someone uses the word “hot rod,” chances they are talking about the 1932 Ford McMullen Roadster, whether they know it or not. From the classic open-top silhouette to its iconic and much-copied ...

When Vic Edelbrock Sr. set a land speed record on a dry lakebed in the Mojave Desert late in 1941, it was behind the wheel of a ’32 Ford. That connection to the early days of hot rodding is alive and ...

Hot rodding has had its fair share of heroes, pioneers, and groundbreakers, many of whom became extremely well known, wealthy, or both. But the one person who was arguably most responsible for the ...

It was one of those chamber of commerce days: Sunny and needle-sharp clear. People in tank tops and short-shorts cutting their own Christmas trees. In other words—roadster weather;glorious, ...