RUSTY RENTAL

BACKYARD BARN FIND 1966 SHELBY G.T.350-H HERTZ RENTAL CAR PARKED SINCE 1981

GOING BIG WITH THE 1974 MOTION 454 VEGA

King Kong is Alive on Kong Island! “The title sounds like bunk, you say? Well, what would you call a street Vega with a 454-cubic-inch big-block, Aunt Mary?

Derrik Holmes Asks... How Does a Mopar Big-Block 505 Stroker's Larger Size and Better TFS Heads Affect the RPM Range and Overall Behavior of a Cam Originally Designed for a Standard 440 with Iron Heads?

In Mopar world, 505ci big-block stroker engines are among the most popular builds today, with seemingly boundless mild to wild combos available. You can build a 505 Chrysler for not much more than a 440, so it’s almost a no-brainer. Our late sister mag Mopar Muscle’s “Project 505” made 683 hp back in 2009 on this fairly high-end build.

Be Seen

Installing LED Lights in a Classic Car: LED lighting can add a lot of safety to your classic car or truck and look great doing it.

7 Key Things to Consider When Building a Performance Short-Block

Building a performance engine isn’t difficult, and it doesn’t have to be expensive, but it does take knowledge and planning.

What's a Throwout Bearing? We Tell You Here!

HOT ROD Explains What a Throwout Bearing is and How it Works

How To Repair Your Dash and Flock the Top!

Flocking is a simple, DIY process that adds a custom touch that is highly functional.

The Rake

Rolling Into the Past With This Nostalgic 1934 Ford Coupe

LS CYLINDER HEADS: SHOOTOUT AND CAM TEST

More than 20 years after the first Gen III LS1 V8 rolled off the assembly line for the 1997 Corvette, it seems there are LS cylinder heads everywhere, and even more stories that have tested and recommended various performance upgrades in the LS cylinder head department.

THE DAY ORGANIZED DRAG RACING WAS BORN

Organized drag racing celebrates its 70th birthday on July 2, 2020.

Build a Muscle Truck

GM’S POPULAR GMT400 PICKUPS ARE SEEING A SURGE IN AFTERMARKET PERFORMANCE PARTS

ON THE SCENE: Rare “Big Daddy” Roth Photos!

1950 Olds Rocket 88Powered Mysterion.

The Brute!

We make 875 hp with a 565-inch Big-Block Chevy

GUIDED MISSILE

THIS PRO MOD ’67 MUSTANG PULLS MORE THAN 3G OFF THE STARTING LINE AND CAN RUN THE EIGHTH-MILE IN 3.66 SECONDS.

A SCOT'S HONOR

Persistence Pays off With the Build of this 1959 Studebaker Scotsman Pickup

New Life for Old Gauges

How Redline Gauge Works Updates Old Factory Gauges to Work with Modern Electrical Accessories While Retaining Their Original Appearance

The Kookie T Is Back!

The Restoration of Norm Grabowski’s 1922 Ford, The World’s First and Favorite T-Bucket

TWO DECADE DEVOTION

Lovingly Restored, This R-Code Galaxie Has Been Modified to Modern Performance Standards

The HOT ROD Archives

The HOT ROD Archives

THIS 150 MPH HOT ROD CHANGED HISTORY

Stu Hilborn (1917-2013) was one of the pioneers of hot rodding and the performance parts industry.

Homeless Hemi, Part 4: How Does Intake Manifold Design Affect the Power Curve?

WE TEST A STOCK INTAKE AGAINST THE DRAG PACK SINGLE PLANE INTAKE WITH A CARBURETOR. GUESS WHICH ONE MAKES MORE POWER.

THE JUNKYARD CIRCLE OF LIFE

Though the notion is strange to my non–car-enthusiast friends, HOT ROD readers will appreciate this—I like to go to junkyards, whether or not I’m actually looking for a specific part.

HOT ROD Drift Truck Project: The Fuel System

We Build a Performance Fuel System to Support 1,200 HP on E85

IS “CAR-GUY TV GOOFING JOURNALIST” A JOB?

I still view myself as a gearhead journalist, but the reality is that I’m a TV guy.

CADDYFAST!

Five-Time Drag Week Winner Larry Larson Built a Unique Race Car for No Prep Kings

STOP BUYING THESE CARS!

Too many cars are overpriced, and I’m here to do something about it. I’ve picked my top ten most ridiculously overvalued old vehicles, and if we stop buying them for six months to a year, demand will evaporate and prices will plummet. Are you with me?

The HOT ROD Archives

20 YEARS AGO September 2000: 156 pages, $3.99

RARE X 6

Scratch-built 1936 Willys Runs a Rare 800hp V6 Hemi

Hot Rod's First Primered Cover Car

It was a bold move to put a primered car on the cover of HOT ROD in 1982. That prime piece of car magazine real estate was supposed to be reserved for the hobby’s brightest, most pristine stars. Cars with nice paint, anyway—like a 1972 ’Cuda with a retina-sizzling color combination. But check out the other car on HRM’s cover from November 1982.

ON THE SCENE Quarantine Car Weekly Cruise in SoCal draws nearly 1,500 cars!

Like many good ideas, it started out of boredom.