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2025 HOT ROD POWER TOUR SMASHES ATTENDANCE RECORDS ON ITS EPIC JOURNEY
OVER 6,000 DAILY PARTICIPANTS AND TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FANS MADE THIS YEAR'S POWER TOUR ONE FOR THE RECORD BOOKS.
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Fall 2025
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SHAKEN AND STIRRED
RINGBROTHERS ARE BUILDING AN ASTON MARTIN THAT'S WORTHY OF HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE.
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Fall 2025
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Touring the United States One HOT ROD Power Tour at a Time
After 31 years, it is still about cruising and hanging out with family and friends.
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Fall 2025
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QUICK TURNAROUND
DAVE SHUTEN’S HEMI-POWERED DEUCE ROADSTER
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Fall 2025
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A LOOK INSIDE SO REAL
MURRAY PFAFF'S ILLUSTRATIONS CHANGED THE WAY WE LOOK AT PROJECT CARS. NEW TOOLS WILL TAKE HIS IMAGINATION EVEN FURTHER.
5 min |
Fall 2025
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THE KRAZY PSYCHO TRIFECTA
WHEN JUST ONE CRAZY CUSTOM-PAINTED PRO STOCKER BARRACUDA ISN'T ENOUGH.
5 min |
Fall 2025
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THE MOMENT SUPREME NHRA TOP FUEL CELEBRATES 1,000 EVENTS
TOP FUEL IS THE PINNACLE OF PROFESSIONAL MOTORSPORTS' SPEED AND ACCELERATION, AFACT IT HAS ENJOYED SINCE IT BEGAN IN 1963.
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Fall 2025
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PRO STREET PRESERVATION
COREY WEGRZYN'S TUBBED NOVA IS A PIONEER OF BACK-HALVED STREET CARS
4 min |
Fall 2025
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RACE INSPIRED
DEAN NESBITT’S 1963 FAIRLANE REPRESENTS THE CULMINATION OF HIS AUTOMOTIVE EXPERIENCE.
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Fall 2025
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TIME AND TREASURE
THE BRESNAHAN FAMILY AND SOUTHERN COMFORT CUSTOMS FIGURED OUT HOW TO REIMAGINE A CLASSIC 1955 NOMAD AND TAKE HOME THE 2025 RIDLER AWARD!
5 min |
Fall 2025
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SHABBY CHIC
DENNIS TAYLOR BUILT A FULL-CUSTOM SHOWSTOPPER LARGELY FROM A COLLECTION OF LEFTOVER PARTS.
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Spring 2025
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JUST BECAUSE
TONY NETZEL'S TUBBED AND TWIN-TURBOCHARGED '61 PLYMOUTH BELVEDERE FLIES IN THE FACE OF PRO STREET CONVENTION. HE WOULDN'T HAVE IT ANY OTHER WAY.
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Spring 2025
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RESURRECTED
Not every great idea nails it on the first try. Henry Ford designed and built nine vehicles before perfecting his formula with the Model T, and the Corvette didn't even offer a V-8 engine until its third model year.
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Spring 2025
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SUPER FANS OF THE SUPERVAN
The party was over. The fun was done. That was the familiar refrain for the U.S. auto industry in the early ’70s, as several socially and federally driven changes meant high compression, and hood scoops gave way to compact cars and catalytic converters.
8 min |
Spring 2025
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ROBIDA
Early in my career of slinging words and capturing moments for automotive publications, this New Jersey guy (me) was asked by a local car enthusiast if I was ever going to pack up my home, my cars, and my gear and head to the “epicenter” of the classic car hobby, which this guy insisted was in Southern California.
10+ min |
Spring 2025
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MG BLUE OVAL
ADDING A FORD V-8 TO THIS MBG MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE
10+ min |
Spring 2025
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'CadZZilla' Defined Dare To Be Different
Dare To Be Different
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Spring 2025
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HOT ROAD TOP 10 CARS
WE RANK THE BEST CARS OF 2024 AND THROW IN A COUPLE EXTRAS.
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Spring 2025
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Looking Back/ Looking Forward
New year, new you, or so the expression goes.
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Spring 2025
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THE WESTERN SWING
HOT ROD POWER TOUR WEST RETURNED IN 2024 WITH A FIVE-DAY ROAD TRIP THAT TOOK US FROM THE CALIFORNIA COAST TO THE ARIZONA DESERT.
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Spring 2025
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CHIEF AMONG US
JOHNSON'S HOT ROD SHOPS NAILS THE RESTORATION OF THIS CLASSIC CRUISER.
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Spring 2025
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77 Years and Counting
HOT ROD has always informed and inspired its readers to get their hands dirty.
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Summer 2025
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TOP TOOLS FOR THE HOME ENGINE BUILDER
BETTER TOOLS MAKE FOR BETTER ENGINES
10+ min |
Summer 2025
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Striking That Balance
During my time at HOT ROD, I have developed a greater appreciation for really highend builds, like what you’d see competing for the prestigious awards at the Grand National Roadster Show or the Detroit Autorama.
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Summer 2025
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HOME WORK
A CELEBRATION OF THE HOME GARAGE
10 min |
Summer 2025
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THE LITTLE MOUSE ON THE SHELF
The Gen 1 small-block Chevy enjoys a rather healthy service life, first introduced 70 years ago in 1955 and available in passenger cars and trucks until it was phased out in 1990.
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Summer 2025
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CHEAP THRILLS! HOW TO GO RACING WITHOUT GOING BROKE
Two words that should never really be strung together are “racing” and “budget.” Getting involved in motorsports and taking your car to the track cost cash, and the harder you hit the track and more serious you get, the more cash you'll burn.
10+ min |
Summer 2025
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PERSONAL SATISFACTION
JASEN RAMSEY SHOWS US THE FORMULA FOR THE PERFECT FOX RESTOMOD
5 min |
Summer 2025
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THE ANTIINFLUENCER
It was 1991, mere hours before 24-year-old David Freiburger went to interview for a staff writer job at HOT ROD magazine.
6 min |
Summer 2025
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INSIPRATION CREATES INNOVATION
THIS OWNER-BUILT '55 GASSER HAS TRAVELED THE COUNTRY
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