As someone currently watching snow freeze to my window, it’s easy to say I’d rather be at the beach. No doubt a lot of us feel that way. Everyone’s ideal trip to the beach is a little different, ...

These tiny metal capsules with wheels are called belly tanks, or lakesters, and they're a major part of hot rod culture. So where does that strange-looking "bodywork" come from? The short answer?

That’s what a 315-­gallon auxiliary fuel “belly tank” for a World War II P-38 ... wore a different streamliner body, and then was rebuilt with a custom chassis from underneath.

These tiny metal capsules with wheels are called belly tanks, or lakesters, and they're a major part of hot rod culture. So where does that strange-looking 'bodywork' come from? The short answer?