The classic '55-'57 Chevy has become the quintessential symbol of hot rodding. And the quintessential swap is replacing the early 235 straight six or 265/283 V8 with 396, 427, or even 454 inches ...

Ken Rawson's '57 Chevy. Brad Ocock Writer May 01, 2009. ... and the guys who can't afford it seem to have gone the other way and just slap a vehicle together--rat rods and low-detail daily drivers.

After graduating high school, Rodger Lee, of Bakersfield, California, decided to try his skills at building a rat rod. It sounded simple enough, he had grown up '57 Chevy C6 Trend Setter ...

Jay Leno has plenty of cars that come through his garage. However, not all of them have the stories that this particular 1957 Chevrolet 210 hot rod wears all over its skin. A '57 Chevy is a pretty ...

1957 Chevrolet Bel Air - The Hand-Me-Down Hot Rod. Dan MacDonald’s high-horsepower heirloom. ... Specifically, it was a new family that cost Dan MacDonald his beloved '57 Chevy.

Building a modern hot rod requires thinking outside of the box. That's exactly why the folks at Hot Rod Magazine were willing to yank out a big supercharged V8 from their iconic '57 Chevy before ...