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!

Struggle and Reward

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THE HOT ROD ARCHIVES

BEFORE THE WILD-WINGED DAYTONA THE CHARGER 500 WAS DODGE’S AERO WARRIOR

ONE SAVOY TO RULE THEM ALL • HOT ROD Garage builds a 1955 Plymouth Savoy with a Dodge Hellcat crate engine for Roadkill Nights.

PROJECT CARS • Why We Do What We Do

PRO-BUILT • A collection of works-in-progress by pro builders that are both inspirational and aspirational.

A GRANDER AM • THE 1973 HURST PONTIAC GRAND AM THAT NEVER WAS.

Saintly • Volvo’s factory race team builds an ultra-high-performance version of the iconic P1800.

Z IN THE FIELD • Rare 1968 Z/28 saved from a field after 43 years!

STREET (LEGAL) RACING • Roadkill Nights takes over Woodward Avenue.

TIRE SHREDDER • Engines pegged at redline and many tires destroyed at LS Fest West 2022.

Move Over Hellephant! • Don Schumacher Racing offers a 1,100hp Hemi crate engine you can buy now!

BLOCK (PLATE) PARTY • Machining skills and diligent checking of parts prevented expensive damage down the road.

KING FOR A DAY • We join the 9-second club at Radford’s drag racing school.

ORIGINATOR INNOVATOR • MARK STIELOW’S “TRI-TIP”: THE 1969 CAMARO THAT HELPED LAUNCH PRO TOURING!

Remembering Pat Ganahl