The O’Reilly Auto Parts Sacramento Autorama closed out its 74th annual event on Sunday, May 4, by recognizing some of the country’s finest custom cars. Over 500 custom cars gathered at the Cal Expo in ...

Jim McNiel first saw the car in 1959. It was from a past era, its age visible by the scratches and dents it had sustained. The low-slung custom car scene had been replaced by the muscle car age by ...

Based on a Citroen chassis, powered by a Chevy flat-six, and donning a handbuilt body that looks like a spaceship, The Reactor is an automotive masterpiece that deserves to be rediscovered. The ...

Car customization is an art form, but sometimes, it´s an art crime. There´s a Frankenstein creation that makes you question humanity’s aesthetic judgment, for every sleek restoration or ingenious mod.

Let's start with the name. Let's not call them Kemps, or Sleds, or Kustoms with a "K." Let's just call them custom cars. A custom is a car that has been changed, primarily by external modification or ...

Will joined the TopSpeed team over two and a half years ago, bringing his lifelong automotive passion, writing experience, and editorial expertise along with him. Whether classic or modern, American ...

HOT ROD has stated several times in the past that 1949-1951 Mercurys can be considered the foundation of the custom car craze. Nobody has proved our claim better than legendary customizer Dick Dean, ...

Though it looks like a heavily modified first-gen Corvette, this fascinating one-off doesn't feature a single C1 part. Instead, every bit of it was handbuild or fabricated from scratch. The best thing ...

Imagine pouring your heart, soul, and wallet into building your project car and creating your dream custom ride only to watch someone sideswipe it at an intersection. Heartbreak aside, you are now in ...