The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) has officially purchased the historic Rockingham Speedway with plans to restore ...

Discover HOT ROD’s Top 10 Cars of 2025—our third year reviving this iconic list. See the trendsetting builds, top builders, ...

You take color photography for granted, but it wasn't always the case. Magazines like HOT ROD had precious few four-color pages, arranged in groups called "courses," that, although printed all at once ...

The HOT ROD universe changed in 1995 when the editorial staff at the time, which was led by Drew Hardin, created the ultimate road trip that was dubbed the Power Tour. The idea was to drive across the ...

Saved My LifeI don't know if this e-mail will even be read, but I just wanted to say thanks for all the years of producing such a great magazine. I'm a soldier (and have been one for the last 10 years ...

The format of HOT ROD'S 40th anniversary issue this month [January 1988] called for a special edition of "Finish Line." In addition to the innovative advances in racing, there has also always been the ...

Pylon racers are a breed of Homo sapiens very similar to hot rodders. After all, hopping-up, reshaping, and upgrading WWII fighters to make them go faster is not unlike the Bonneville Land Speed ...