Welcome to The Hot Rods of Dearborn

New Updates Added 6-8-2008.
See Ralph "Bud" Williams' and Dick Moraniec's Hot Rods Untold Stories | See Mike Steinhagen's '40/'41 Ford Pickup New Traditionalist

The Hot Rods of Dearborn (HRD) is dedicated to collecting stories and pictures of hand-built hot rods and customs from the 40's, 50's, and 60's in the Dearborn and Southeastern Michigan area. HRD is also very interested in covering current hot rod builds that are true to the spirit of traditional hot rodding…new traditionalism, we call it.

This section is the heart and soul of HRD. The growing collection of little known hot rods are for the most part, the real cars we grew up with. These are historic vehicles that were created during the golden age of hot rodding…some are still around, while others are only photo memories.

The ‘New Traditionalist’ are those who are guided and inspired by the look and feel established by early hot rodding. These vehicles are recently constructed with some being exact time-capsule recreations, while others can only be described as ‘interpretive retro’.

These are the cars we dreamed about. We built models of these cars, drooled over them at Autorama, and watched them race at the drag strip

High-Time Boogie with The E-Rat-Icator

Bob Larson Roadster Gets Award

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Autorama 2008
Rich DeBene was surely proud to accept the 'GENE WINFIELD AWARD' on behalf of his father Dick DeBene and Bob Larson for this long over looked automobile. It's great to finally see this car get recognition!

ALSO! See coverage of Bob's roadster on Jalopnik See More

The HRD Hall of Fame Recipient

Congratulations to Dean McCann!
The Hot Rods of Dearborn Hall of Fame recognizes the outstanding craftsmanship and ingenuity of Dean ‘Mr. Supercharger’ McCann to the unique American sport of hot rodding. Dean has distinguished himself as a true pioneer driven by the passion to make hot rods go fast. The Hot Rods of Dearborn is proud to make Dean the second recipient of the Hot Rods of Dearborn Hall of Fame.

See The Evil Hot Rod...Hear Detroit Rock & Roll

Hot Rod Mobility Scooter

"It was hard for me to admit that I needed a little mobility assistance, but you weren’t going get me on one of those wheelchair looking things. That’s why The Little Deuce Scoot is perfect for a guy like me. I may be an old snot, but I don't have to look like one!"

- Hot Rod George

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2007 Marked the 75th Anniversary of
the 1932 Ford & Flathead V-8
The Hot Rods of Dearborn
has its own special connection!

Henry Ford’s Wild Irishman

See Photos From This Great Event

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Original 8mm Film of Michigan's
First Legal Drag Race in 1953

See it Now

Now Available on DVD
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Tom Kuhr & Rich DeBene, are the 'hot rod archivists' of HRD and are collecting any stories and pictures that can document the rich hot rod legacy of Dearborn and the surrounding Southeastern Michigan area.

Email: tomkuhr@thehotrodsofdearborn.com
Ph: 313-563-3455

Email: richdebene@thehotrodsofdearborn.com
Ph: 313-768-5187

HRD
23663 Lawrence
Dearborn, MI 48128