While many hot rods are driven with rough-running engines, suspensions that are too stiff, or horns that don't work, no car, hot rod or not, should be driven with brakes that aren't 100 percent. Since ...

Most of the muscle cars from the '60s and '70s can be modified to enable you to get the acceleration performance you want, but slowing them down may be another story. Even some of the most powerful ...