Automotive
Hot Rod
IT GETS PRIMO PARKING
BLOWN LS-SWAPPED 1965 MALIBU PERFORMS AS GOOD AS IT LOOKS
4 min |
March 2022
Hot Rod
Turn By Turn
Easy Close-Ratio Steering Box Upgrade
2 min |
February 2022
Hot Rod
JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED
THE SURGEON GENERAL OF HORSEPOWER PRESCRIBED A FIVE-DAY ROAD TRIP TO CURE OUR ILLS
5 min |
February 2022
Hot Rod
PRODUCT SHOWCASE
1969 Che velle Restomod Build for the Road and for SEMA.
3 min |
February 2022
Hot Rod
Rock Solid
How to Build a Bulletproof 9-Inch Third Member
2 min |
February 2022
Hot Rod
LOST TO TIME
VINTAGE DRAG RACING PHOTOS FROM SANTA MARIA DRAGSTRIP
1 min |
February 2022
Hot Rod
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.
5 min |
February 2022
Hot Rod
FIVE DECADE SLUMBER
Built in the ’30s. Forgotten in the ’50s. How a barn find 1933 Ford was resurrected as the Devil’s Coupe.
5 min |
October 2021
Hot Rod
RADICAL IN RED
Spot All The Changes Made to This 1956 Chevy
4 min |
October 2021
Hot Rod
Carbon Fiber: The Performance World's Go-Fast Gold
What Is Carbon Fiber and Why Is It Today’s Hottest Performance Automotive Material?
8 min |
October 2021
Hot Rod
I Love My Suburban
FINISH LINE
3 min |
October 2021
Hot Rod
Freedom of Movement
Install a Bolt-On Independent Rear Suspension for Early Camaros and Firebirds
7 min |
October 2021
Hot Rod
Project Car Update: 1967 C10 Truck Norris Cowl Rust Repair
Our project 1967 C10, Truck Norris, is getting closer to turning wheels under its own power, and when that time comes, it will be riding on an all-new suspension system from TCI Engineering.
2 min |
October 2021
Hot Rod
Longevity
Time Capsule 1965 Pro Street Chevelle Has Stayed Nearly the Same for Over 40 Years!
5 min |
October 2021
Hot Rod
Road Testing the '59 El Camino and Its 348-inch W-Series
WHERE IT ALL BEGAN
2 min |
October 2021
Hot Rod
REFURBISHED FISH
This Low-Mileage Barracuda is an Ex-Drag Racer Now Restored to Showroom Condition
5 min |
October 2021
Hot Rod
The Right Tool for the Job
Last month, I wrote the autopsy report on the small-block Chevy that lived briefly in the engine compartment of Truck Norris, my 1967 C10.
3 min |
October 2021
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VINTAGE BLOWN 1965 CHEVY II “FUNNY” CAR THAT WAS SERIOUS BUSINESS
As Drew Hardin recalled, “Back in 1964, the term Funny Car wasn’t capitalized and was usually surrounded by quotation marks, because the cars those words described had altered wheelbases that made them look ‘funny.’
2 min |
September 2021
Hot Rod
The Bitter Pill
This is a tough one to write. Remember in last month’s column when I described damage sustained to the Number 8 cylinder in the small-block I had just dropped into my ’67 C10? I had just changed the accelerator pump nozzle, then all hell broke loose after I started the engine and revved it a few times to see if the nozzle change worked. There was a brief clanging sound that stopped as suddenly as it started, but the engine developed a miss as a result.
2 min |
September 2021
Hot Rod
SIMPLE SEXY STYLE
Classic Factory Style Plus a Few Choice Custom Mods Make This 1961 Chevy Bubbletop Stand Out
3 min |
September 2021
Hot Rod
Those Times I Failed Horribly
A couple months ago I took one of journalism’s greatest risks: I wrote a column listing a number of people I’d met who had since passed away, and of course, one of them had not.
4 min |
September 2021
Hot Rod
MAKE IT FUNKY!
Looking Back at Some of the Coolest AMC Cars of the 1970s
4 min |
September 2021
Hot Rod
FIELD STRIPPED
Original Owner 1966 SS396 Pulled From a Backyard in Charlotte, North Carolina
2 min |
September 2021
Hot Rod
FULL IMMERSION EXPERIENCE
Kevin Hart’s Muscle Car Crew Documents a Journey into the World of High Performance
8 min |
September 2021
Hot Rod
TIME CAPSULE
This 1969 Camaro RS/SS 396 was Found in Storage After Almost 40 Years
2 min |
August 2021
Hot Rod
Retro Modern Classic
This ’32 Ford Uses New Parts to Create a Period-Inspired Hot Rod.
4 min |
August 2021
Hot Rod
The HRM Spl. Rides Again…at 208 MPH
Wow! Yesterday I conquered a career-long goal and defeated a 37-year-old land-speed record to become a member of the El Mirage 200 MPH Club.
4 min |
August 2021
Hot Rod
WEEKEND WARRIOR
You Too Can Build a Great Car Like This ’64 Oldsmobile and Still Have Money Left for Gas.
5 min |
August 2021
Hot Rod
PLYMOUTH'S SWAN SONG
This Rare 1972 Road Runner GTX was Rescued and Restored
4 min |
August 2021
Hot Rod
On the Hunt
Five Insanely Cool Muscle Car Junkyards
3 min |