Hot Rod

Start running with HOT ROD - the biggest, baddest, car-guy magazine in the business! We bring you the broadest performance car coverage you'll find anywhere. From one end of the smoking¹ rubber road to the other. Barn finds, hot rods, rat rods, race cars, home-built super cars, land speed racers, the latest Detroit iron, and classic muscle - if it¹s hitting the streets, you¹ll read about it here first!

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THE HOT ROD ARCHIVES

CAR SHOWS EAST…CAR SHOWS WEST

WAITING ITS TURN • INTENTIONALLY HIDDEN FOR DECADES, THIS HISTORIC AND PRESERVED EAST COAST HOT ROD WAS LOST UNTIL DAVID SIMARD FOUND IT.

FIBERGLASS AND MICA • This customized 1957 Corvette has been hidden in storage for decades.

GOOD FOUNDATION • 1979 CAMARO FOUND BURIED AND FORGOTTEN IN KANSAS GARAGE

IT’S ON CONTRACT • In high school, Mitch Laucks had to sign a contract with his parents prior to buying this full-size Chevy.

THE 2,000HP RECIPE • How Nelson Racing Engines Builds the Most Powerful, Road-Ready Crate Engines on the Planet

BIG-BLOCK VS. SMALL-BLOCK: WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE? • We settle the final score for 20th-century Chevy, Ford, Chrysler, Buick, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac V8s.

BEAST IN THE BARN • This early Chrysler Hemi is hidden from civilization and ready for a rebuild.

TEN THINGS I’VE LEARNED AFTER 20 YEARS WORKING IN AUTOBODY REPAIR • Automotive Painter and Autobody Technician (plus writerand TV host) Kevin Tetz offers his top 10 lessons gleaned from many years of working in the field.

FOUR-DAY HEADERS • When off-the-shelf won’t do, consider a set of custom-made headers.

1,200 HP FOR UNDER $3,500 • How to build a 1,200-hp-capable 392ci Hemi short-block that won’t break the bank.

WINDSOR FOR THE WIN • A CAST SCAT CRANK AND THE RIGHT PARTS PUSH THIS STROKER SBF OVER THE 500HP MARK!

TIME TO SHINE • How to paint your engine: All you need is $147 and some patience to get killer results.

Instagram Followers • Let’s get Don some more followers on Instagram.