Discover HOT ROD’s Top 10 Cars of 2025—our third year reviving this iconic list. See the trendsetting builds, top builders, ...

On this episode of HOT ROD Unlimited, HOT ROD Editor-in-Chief David Freiburger shares a brief history of the magazine from its inception in 1948 to its massive redesign that launched with the ...

A week defined by heartbreak, history, and a road trip full of mechanical surprises reveals how timing, good and bad, shapes ...

Ever wondered what a job at HOT ROD magazine is really like? In this episode of HOT ROD Unlimited we take you inside the offices at HOT ROD to show you what goes in to publishing the longest running ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Hot Rod Editor in Chief John McGann – all ...

From the January 2013 issue of HOT ROD: Builder Dan Webb recreates the iconic vehicle that set the 200-mph bar back in 1950. To celebrate HOT ROD's 75th anniversary, we teamed up with CASTROL GTX to ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) The HOT ROD Power Tour, featuring thousands of custom cars and pickups, makes a return visit to Fort Wayne on Wednesday with the potential for traffic problems on roads near ...

If you ask any gearhead about the beginnings of hot rodding, they'll point to the late 1930s in southern California. That's because the original hot rods came along in this part of the US when a bunch ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Calling all car lovers! The 31st Annual HOT ROD Power Tour is gearing up for another thrilling year, kicking off June 9-13. The Hot Rod Power Tour, known as the world’s largest ...