Stump Puller!

Procharged 489-inch Big-block Chevy is all

What Is a Gear Vendors Overdrive?

eBay Motors Powers HOT ROD Drag Week Presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive.

What Do Electric Vehicles Mean for the Future of Hot Rodding?

Electric vehicles are gaining in popularity and EV swaps are starting to show up in hot rods. Will this spell the end of traditional hot rodding?

Barn Find

1937 ford truck rescued after 55 years!

Bring the Noise

"How to Install Electric Exhaust Cutouts"

THE GREATEST DRAG RACING RIVALRY OF 1966

Drag racing has had some famous rivalries. Long before Don “The Snake” Prudhomme mixed it up with Tom “The Mongoose” McEwen, years before “Big Daddy” Don Garlits called out Shirley “Cha Cha” Muldowney, there was Bill Jenkins versus Jere Stahl. In 1966, it was the greatest rivalry in drag racing.

MUSCLE CAR FIGHT

Modern and classic Pro Touring muscle battle on the track at Optima’s Ultimate Street Car race.

DIY PREP AND SAVE

How To Prep Your Car for Paint the Right Way

It's a Driver!

With a new engine and suspension, HOT ROD’s C10 project truck is back on the road! See how it happened.

IT'S BACK!

This Pro Street Olds From 1995 Returns as a Power Tour Long Hauler in 2021

CORVETTE IN PARADISE

This Big-block 1958 Corvette Was Rebuilt Beyond Restomod but Stays Nostalgic

BRING OUT YOUR BEST

The Tricks, Techniques, and Tools of Professional Detailers

Rare Nascar Photos From the 1960s

Stock car racing got its start in the rural South, but by the time NASCAR arrived at Riverside International Raceway in the early 1960s, the sport had achieved national success.

MUSCLE CARS ON TRACK

UMI’s 2021 Autocross Challenge brought fast cars, both new and classic, to battle it out.

Dry Lake Memories

VINTAGE HOT ROD AND RACING PHOTOS FROM PREWAR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

FASTEST STREET CAR IN AMERICA

Fast Cars, Freaks, and Swedes from HOT ROD Drag Week eBay Motors Powers HOT ROD Drag Week Presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive.

HAND-ME-DOWN DART

STEVE HINCKLEY RESTORED THIS 1965 DART THAT HAS BEEN IN HIS FAMILY FOR THREE GENERATIONS

Icons Reunited

The Scotty’s Muffler roadster ran a Hemi at Bonneville in the ’70s. Next time, it will be with the famous Tom Senter Ardun.

IT GETS PRIMO PARKING

BLOWN LS-SWAPPED 1965 MALIBU PERFORMS AS GOOD AS IT LOOKS

Turn By Turn

Easy Close-Ratio Steering Box Upgrade

JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED

THE SURGEON GENERAL OF HORSEPOWER PRESCRIBED A FIVE-DAY ROAD TRIP TO CURE OUR ILLS

PRODUCT SHOWCASE

1969 Che velle Restomod Build for the Road and for SEMA.

Rock Solid

How to Build a Bulletproof 9-Inch Third Member

LOST TO TIME

VINTAGE DRAG RACING PHOTOS FROM SANTA MARIA DRAGSTRIP

It Has Been a Privilege

My first byline in HOT ROD magazine appeared in the February 1992 issue. Now, 30 years later, the February 2022 issue will likely carry my last. This is my final editorial column.

FIVE DECADE SLUMBER

Built in the ’30s. Forgotten in the ’50s. How a barn find 1933 Ford was resurrected as the Devil’s Coupe.

RADICAL IN RED

Spot All The Changes Made to This 1956 Chevy

Carbon Fiber: The Performance World's Go-Fast Gold

What Is Carbon Fiber and Why Is It Today’s Hottest Performance Automotive Material?

I Love My Suburban

FINISH LINE

Freedom of Movement

Install a Bolt-On Independent Rear Suspension for Early Camaros and Firebirds