In the Summer 2025 issue of HOT ROD, we celebrated home-built cars—built not bought, as some would say—and that is a large part of HOT ROD’s legacy. Since the first issue, our mantra has been to ...

HOT ROD has been in the Top 10 ranking business for sixty years, albeit it has been an on-and-off affair. We resurrected the beloved rankings in 2023 after a long hiatus and the first HOT ROD Magazine ...

Ed writes: Growing up in the ‘60’s, had a subscription to Hot Rod magazine since junior high. I was, and still am, into cars. Have a few old muscle machines now. Back in the day, manufacturers would ...