Any kind of car is welcome to join HOT ROD Power Tour, and every year the entire spectrum of American automotive culture is on display. With the popularity of patina and survivor cars increasing every ...

Although the dictionary describes patina as "a green or brown film on the surface of bronze or similar metals, produced by oxidation over a long period," we see it differently. Every August, during ...

I'm not a big fan of "patina". The word I mean, not the faded and corroded look of an old car. It's somewhere between the name of a bad teen pop star and a rejected pharmaceutical brand. It's also ...

Although the dictionary describes patina as "a green or brown film on the surface of bronze or similar metals, produced by oxidation over a long period," MotorTrend sees it differently. Every August, ...

Sitting close to the ground, painted black, and displaying brave aircraft-inspired design elements, this 1960 Buick LeSabre four-door sedan looks every inch a mafia car. The model flaunts rust with ...

Everything rusty is gold these days. On the Power Tour drive through Tennessee and Alabama on rural back roads we saw more than a few patina plantations filled with short-box trucks, wagons, and other ...

Patina adds character to copper and bronze antiques—just don't confuse it with rust. When it comes to metal—be it a copper pan or an antique made from bronze—differentiating between a patina, tarnish, ...

I have an orange baseball cap that I bought at the local Harley dealer in 2003 to commemorate Harley's 100th anniversary. Twenty-one years later, that cap still fits me perfectly. It is amazingly ...