Originally published in the July 1999 issue of HOT ROD magazine. Steven Rupp has added to the original story by writing notes for each piece of car art. More than just the typical bathing-beauty ...

Robert Williams’ “low-brow” art hangs in fancy museums and is scooped up by collectors. His contribution to hot-rodding is pretty impressive too. To celebrate HOT ROD's 75th anniversary, we teamed up ...

Portrait of the artist wearing a sweater vest and an eyeball ring. Williams’s paintings typically require a large amount of draft work and, frequently, use of a magnifying glass. Toward the end of our ...

Hosts Brian Lohnes and John McGann talk with Troy Ladd about creating a successful business building custom cars. No stranger to the pages of HOT ROD, Troy Ladd graced us with his presence in our ...