HOT ROD Power Tour and Drag Week head to Route 66 in 2026, celebrating the highway’s 100th anniversary with historic stops and racing action.

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 ...

Editor Rob Kinnan offers highlights from Day 5 of the 2008 HOT ROD Magazine Power Tour presented by GM Performance Division and co-sponsored by Flowmaster Muffler. Highlights included the phenomenal ...

The 68th GSTA Rod & Custom Spectacular launches the Minnesota car show season with exhibits and activities for all ages.

Brand highlights the award-winning Fairway 35 and Lucille during one of the most traditional events in the custom and street ...

EXHILARATING FEELING I’VE EVER HAD. LONG BEFORE. FAST AND FURIOUS TURNED MODERN STREET RACING INTO A MOVIE FRANCHISE. THE TIE RODS WERE BURNING RUBBER FROM CONCORD MASS TO THE WEST COAST, RUNNING IN ...

It's not like the roads are littered with hot rods, far from it. In fact, each time you see a hot rod out in the wild, it's a cool experience — even the best factory hot rods are few and far between.