Since day one, many hot rods have been molded in the image of race cars that preceded them, whether by design or function. One of the most well-known racers of the '50s and '60s, "Ohio" George ...

To hear Ed Snell tell it, he's always been a hot rod nut-when he was kid, he built his own race cars and drove them for a hobby. Then he took about 30 years off to make some bread and raise a family ...