You've probably heard of hot rods, street rods, and rat rods before, but there are quite a few distinct differences to them beyond their names.

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 ...

In the beginning, hot rods were street cars built to go fast—on the street, at the dry lakes, and (later) at the dragstrip. As the movement "matured," to many people form became more important than ...