Award-winning one-off custom by Rick Dore heads to auction following acclaimed show appearances and major concours victories.

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.

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 The low-slung custom car scene had been replaced by the muscle car age by ...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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Handmade custom motorcycles and cars will be on display like pieces of fine art this weekend as a long-running Texas-based show makes its way to Los Angeles for the first time. “These are motorcycles ...

This might be the finishing touch your car needs. Qiasi Emblem Art Studio, based in Henan Province, China, is a small crafts ...

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 ...