If you enjoy 4x4, racing, car shows, low riders, drag racing, or nearly anything else with four wheels, chances are you owe some debt of gratitude to early hot rod builders.

The greatest treasure hunt in custom car history ended outside an adult bookstore in Ciudad Juárez

William R. "Bill" Burke, once known as "Mr. Hotrod," passed suddenly Nov. 25 from a massive stroke.An unquestioned pioneer of the early California hot rod car culture that gave rise to racing on the California dry lakes and the streets of Los Angeles in the 1930s, Burke was best known...