Off Road Endo Does Not Endo Well!
Well, we didn’t expect that. Ace photographer Mike Morgan caught this endo at the 2017 LS Fest West happenings this past weekend at the Las Vegas Speedway. Part of the festivities was this jump course...
View ArticleTire Frying From Both Sides of LS Fest
Drag Racing and Drifting Create Huge Plumes of Smoke Over Vegas Speedway Tire smoking action came from both sides of LS Fest at the Vegas Motorsports Speedway. At the drag strip smoky burnouts were the...
View ArticleImports and Non-GM LS-Powered Mods, Rods and Haulers
If you think that LS-platform performance is all the rage in Chevys, Pontiacs and Caddys, you’d be right. But there are plenty of Mustangs, Mopars and imports plying the byways and highways under the...
View ArticleTurn Back Tuesday: Jim Lytle’s Allison-Powered 1934 Ford Sedan
Jim Lytle’s Allison engine-powered 1934 Ford sedan from 1963. One of its last showings with its original Ford body, Lytle was working on a lift-off fiberglass body to replace it. Reaching speeds of...
View ArticleFreak Show Friday: A Unique Ride With a Top Fuel Connection
We’d like to be able to identify this Freak Show special, but alas, we can’t. The reason should be readily apparent; this sucker is hammered so badly it’s a wadded up mess. But there are redeeming...
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Styling On a Shoestring—AMC’s Richard Teague
For some car companies always on the brink in the 1950s and 1960s, being clever with designs paid dividends. Getting more with less tooling was one way to economize car manufacturing. Companies like...
View ArticleTurn Back Tuesday: Ernie Nicholson’s Super Clean Super Stude 1941 Studebaker...
Ernie Nicholson’s Super Stude 1941 Studebaker coupe. This clean coupe shot in 1967 ran locally and competitively in and around Los Angeles. Nicholson, who owned Ernie’s Super Shell gas station in South...
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HOT ROD Interviews “The King” Richard Petty
On the Occasion of His 80th Birthday, We Interview “The King” He’s one of the closest things we have to royalty. “The King” Richard Petty has won seven NASCAR championships and a record 200 NASCAR...
View ArticleHOT ROD’s July 2017 Issue Preview
What might just be HOT ROD’s greatest coup ever is in full glory in the July issue. We have the exclusive exclusive on the Dodge Demon—the quickest production car on the planet. Ever. And to celebrate...
View ArticleFreak Show Friday: Bonking a ‘Burban Back to Your ‘Burban
We always admire crafty builders that modify their cars and trucks to suit their needs and budgets. Such is the case here with the Chevy Suburban ‘Burban. When you need to carry 4×12-foot plywood you...
View ArticleThe First HOT ROD Power Tour
“Build don’t buy” has always been the HOT ROD mantra. Staff projects are the cornerstone of the magazine, and even today all of the HOT ROD staff is either wrenching away or is in between projects,...
View ArticleTurn Back Tuesday: Larry Watson’s Customized 1958 Ford Thunderbird
Larry Watson’s recently completed 1958 Thuderbird custom at the Renegades Car Club Rod and Custom Motorama at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in 1958. Watson was a prolific custom painter in the...
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Travelling Through Europe in a 1973 Roadrunner
A former World Champion AHRA Super Street and NHRA Super Gas drag racer with time on his hands and wanderlust led to the most unlikely outcome of road tripping through Europe in a 1973 Plymouth...
View ArticleHOT ROD Power Tour 2017 – Gallery: Freaks of the Past
You never know what will show up at the HOT ROD Power Tour, but there’s something for everybody—even those with freakish tendencies. Yes, there’s some really cool-but-odd stuff cruising around Power...
View ArticleFreak Show Friday: When is a Dragster Also a Corvette?
Not every Freak Show Friday need be freakishly bad, or ugly. This is George Reese’s “Long and Lean I” 1964 Corvette from 1967. Running in the supercharged class of Experimental Stock or XS, this was an...
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You Can Own Elvis Presley’s Personal Jet
Including Red Shag Carpet, Red Velvet Seats, and More Probably the coolest Elvis memorabilia ever is up for auction at GWS Auctions...
View Article2017 Power Tour Gallery: Street, Strip and Smoke Shenanigans From Past Power...
The sonic boom of Power Tour invading cities across America creates havoc and also giddy participants eager to show the street what they’re packing. We’ve captured some of these street and strip...
View ArticleTurn Back Tuesday: Richard Graves’ 1926 T Touring
Gleaming for the camera is Richard Graves’ Jet Black 1926 T Touring from 1971. Graves’ T was considered quite state-of-the-art rod construction in the early 1970s. Exceptionally finished with...
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Artist Kenny Youngblood, the Michelangelo of Motorsports
Kenny Youngblood is a complicated guy. He’s most recognizable as the premiere motorsports artist. You’ve seen his work even if you’re not into art, because he’s done race-car graphics for more than 50...
View ArticleWhy Are There 1970-1/2 Camaros?
You may have noticed that some 1970 Camaros are designated 1970-1/2. The 1969 Camaro production ran well into November 1969, months after regular 1970 Chevrolet production began, which is typically...
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