In the Summer 2025 issue of HOT ROD, we celebrated home-built cars—built not bought, as some would say—and that is a large part of HOT ROD’s legacy. Since the first issue, our mantra has been to ...
Custom car legend Troy Trepanier discusses his journey, award-winning builds, and lasting passion for hot rodding on the HOT ROD Pod.
This year, Hearst Magazines announces the mighty HOT ROD Power Tour in June and the highly competitive HOT ROD Drag Week in September are celebrating 100 years of America's favorite highway. The two ...
Recently, HOT ROD magazine's Mike Galimi was a guest of NUVO's ON THE AIR with Amanda Gore series to discuss the 20th annual HOT ROD Drag Week. Coined as, "The world's toughest competition to find the ...
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Why hot rods remain a cornerstone of car culture
Hot rods have left an indelible mark on automotive history, evolving from post-war curiosities into enduring symbols of creativity and freedom. Their journey from the fringes of the automotive world ...
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Jeff Smith’s Car Magazine Career Took Him From Iowa to Los Angeles and Back to Iowa
Hosts Brian Lohnes and John McGann talk with former Car Craft and HOT ROD editor Jeff Smith on a lifelong career working for car magazines.
Cars pour into the grounds here at Auto Club Raceway Pomona for the In-N-Out Burger and HOT ROD Magazine 70th Anniversary Celebration!
This '49 Lincoln is done up in the style of the Lincolns that successfully raced in the early '50s.
The 2025 Shiny Rust Hot Rod show took place over the weekend at the Oakland Expo Center in Waterford, Michigan. It focused on classic cars, and shiny or rusty, big or small, they had them all on ...
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