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An all-wheel-drive sport truck should really have all of its wheels driving, right? That’s the goal this week as Alex and Lucky upgrade our Typhoon trans and everything from the transfer case forward, bulletproofing parts until the next one fails!…

Can a dime-a-dozen Beetle be called a hot rod? That’s the question Alex and Lucky set out to answer as they take a well-worn Beetle and start it down the road to a Cal-look cruiser. They’re cheap, easy to modify…

Our ’32 Roadster land speed car is finally starting to take shape, and it’s ready to take its maiden voyage down the dry lake bed of El Mirage. That is, of course, if the lake bed stays dry. Weather aside,…

Severide and Kidd welcome a surprise visitor. Herrmann and Cindy renew their vows. Mouch receives some encouraging news.

Who doesn’t love a ’79 Trans Am? We do, and so does Derek from Roadworthy Rescues. He also seems to like us just enough to let us play with his ‘Bird when he was done with it. The only problem…

Severide is forced to crack open a cold case buried for decades. A routine call hits too close to home for Novak.

Roadkill Nights is back, and so is our ’55 Savoy! We’re heading back to Pontiac, Michigan, for all the street-legal drag racing action on Woodward, but this time we’re competing in the Big Tire class. That means faster cars, better…

Severide investigates a fire at an abandoned store inhabited by squatters. Mouch pens a memoir about his life.

Our long disappointed Grand National has finally earned its keep here at Hot Rod Garage. With whiff after whiff at the dragstrip, we pulled out all the stops, called a few friends, and finally got to the bottom (end) of…

While in the field, Violet and Novak are thrust into a dangerous and rapidly escalating situation.