Where It All Began
The Quintessential So-Cal Hot Rodder.

Phantom of the Night
The “Black Ghost” Hemi Challenger Street Racer.

Budget Stroker
Vintage-Vibe Small-Block Makes Solid Power.

Hellcat Any Hemi
Can You Make Any Gen III Hemi Into a Hellcat..

Rod Saboury's
1963 Corvette

Bradley Grey's 1970 Nova
street-driven Funny Car

Naturally Aspirated
Nova from Drag Week

Where It All Began 
Remembering HOT ROD Editor Jim McFarland.

A Radical Shift
This 1975 Camaro Has Seen Countless Changes.

The Tribute for the Win
“The Snake” Tribute Funny Car Wins NHRA U.S. Nationals..

Bonneville Speed Week 2023 
Perseverance Amid Nature’s Setbacks.

Chipping Away
Corvette Racing at Lime Rock Park.

Rust Busted
Project T-Top Coupe Engine Inspection..

Return To Its Roots
South City Rod & Custom Restores a ’51 Anglia Gasser Back to its 1960s Glory.

Building Greatness
We Get Rare, Behind-the-Scenes Access to Build the New Chevrolet Performance 1,004hp ZZ632 Big-Block.

High-Tech Powerhouse
HRM Visits GM’s Performance and Racing Center to Check Out the New 1,004hp Crate Engine’s Revolutionary Cylinder Heads..

Where It All Began
Goodbye Flagman. Hello Christmas Tree.

It’s In Their Genes
Following in Preston Tucker’s Footsteps.

New Star on Wheels
’55 Nomad With a Modern Chassis and Powertrain..

Where It All Began
1955 NHRA Drag Safari Stop Gets Rowdy.

Cherished Heirloom
1932 Three-Window Deuce With Family Roots.

Flashback: Photography
Static vs. Motion and What Looks Good on the Cover..

Where It All Began
The Ultimate GTO Influencer.

Flashback: What We Said
“Dare To Be Different” Has a Long History.

Light Weight Less Dough
Budget 5.3L Vortec Makes 491 HP on the Dyno..

Where It All Began
Funny Cars Were the Stars in 1971.

Pro Touring ’70 Camaro
The Perfect Mix of Race-Bred Tech and Street-Car Manners.

Project Groundhog, Part 2
We Finish Assembly of the Rescued 5.3L LS..

Hooray for Hollywood
1941 Graham Hollywood Dares To Be Different.

The End of an Era
Ford Shutters the Elite Romeo Niche Line.

Team Effort
HOT ROD Talks With The John Force Racing Team..

Where It All Began
Shelby’s Cobra Is Born.

Flashback: What We Said
Smokey Yunick’s Hot Vapor Iron Duke.

Performer Four
BluePrint Engines’ 340hp LS-Headed Four Cylinder..

A Legacy Project
Gary Veeder’s Dream Semi-Pro Street ’66 Nova.

Flashback: What We Said
Cross-Country Roadtrip in a New 1965 AMC Marlin.

Mastering The Muncie
Rebuilding an M22 With Muncie Master Craig Wright..

Antique Car Antics
As Racers Know, Not All Goes as Planned.

Holiday in the Sun
This 1956 Olds Stands Out From the Crowd.

Flashback: What We Said
Project Pony Express Do-It-Yourself Tips..

Track Warrior Truck
This Pro Touring GMC Now Hauls Something Else.

Swapping Solutions
Fitting A 5.0 Coyote Into a Fox-Body Made Easier.

Crazy Godzilla
Ford 7.3L Swapped Into a Fox-Body Mustang.

Stroker Power
A Shot of Nitrous Wakes Up This 383ci Small-Block..

Blame (or Thank) These Guys
Former HOT ROD Editors Look Back On What Was Hot and What Was Not.

Everyman’s Hot Rod
Gray Baskerville’s Primer-Spotted ’32 Ford Represents All of Us.

Racer Rebirth
Split-Window Corvette Race Car Rescued After Four Decades in the Elements..

A Grander Am
This ’73 Hurst Pontiac Grand Am Never Was.

Saintly Cyan
Volvo Racing Builds A High-Performance P1800.

Move Over Hellephant
An 1,100HP Hemi Crate Engine You Can Buy Now...

Power Tour Long Haulers
Some Who Made the Trip From Start To Finish.

Thunder Mountain
2022 Dodge Power Brokers NHRA Mile-high Nationals.

Ambition Realized
Stanley Chavik Is Living the American Dream..

Where It All Began
Nostalgia at the 1979 NHRA U.S. Nationals.

The Pinetree Jamboree
Flathead-Only Racing at a New England Dragstrip.

Stunning Proposition
Harley Earl’s 1955 Corvette Styling Proposal Restored..

The 2,000HP Recipe
Nelson Racing’s Powerful, Road-Ready Crate Engines.

Waiting Its Turn
1933 Roadster Intentionally Hidden For Decades.

1,200 HP Under $3,500
Build a Hemi Short-block That Won’t Break the Bank..

Hirohata Mercury
The World’s Most Famous ’50s Custom.

Where It All Began
Pro Stock Debuts at the 1970 Winternationals.

Car Craft Video Returns
Back in the Shop With an LS-swapped BMW..

Where It All Began
Spencer Murray’s Dream Truck.

Small But Mighty
Rochester’s Classic 2G Two-barrel Carburetor.

2K Powerhouse
Skoggin Dickey’s Gen V L8T Makes 2,000 Horsepower..

1:1 Scale
Brendon Vetuskey’s Life-size Version of One of His Favorite Cars.

Shake, Rattle, and Roll
Polar Devils Host a Hot Rod Hoedown on a Minnesota Frozen Lake.

A Piece of History
Supercharged Hemi-Powered Belly Tank Returns.

Project X: The Electrification
Trials, Tribulations, and Second Thoughts.

Project X: The Backstory
How a $250 Purchase Became the Most Famous ’57 Chevy of All Time..

Where It All Began
The Greatest Drag Racing Rivalry of 1966.

Historic ’55 Thunderbird
This Custom Built in the ’50s Hasn't Changed Much.

Blown 605-Inch Big-block
Over 1,000 hp and Nearly 1,000 lb-ft of Torque..

Blown LS-Swapped Malibu
This 1965 Performs as Good as it Looks.

Super Performer
Pro Touring Subframe Install For Your LS-Swap Camaro.

Stump Puller!
Procharged 489-Inch Big-Block for Your Boat..

Where It All Began
NASCAR Photos From the 1960s.

Big Mopar, Light Weight
Low-Deck Wedge Reinvents the Chrysler Big-Block.

1969 Chevelle Restomod
Product Showcase Built for the Road and for SEMA.

Custom Cooling Solution
Prevent Overheating With a Homemade Fan Shroud.

1972 Pantera
The Responsibility of Taking Ownership of a Person’s Pride and Joy.

100 Years of Parts
The Third-Generation Owner of the Family-Run Wrecking Yard is Retiring With a Huge Yard Sale.

Riding The Edge
This Supercharged LS-Swapped 1970 Nova Blurs the Lines Between Restomod and Pro-Touring.

Minimalist
Vintage Racing Style Brakes for a Coachbuilt 1932 Ford Coupe.

Steeped In Tradition
How to Paint WWII Nose Art on a Hot Rod..

Where It All Began
In-Depth Look at a ’62 Chevy II Stuffed With Corvette Parts.

1974 Camaro Z/28
Awake After 40 Year Slumber.

1915 Ford T-Bucket
Jeff Wasserman’s Been Rebuilding His First Model T for 60 Years..

1969 Plymouth Barracuda
Ex-Drag Racer Restored to Showroom Condition.

1956 Chevy 210 Sedan
2020 Grand National Roadster Show Winner.

The Devil's Coupe
1933 Ford Woken From a Five Decade Slumber..

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Hot Rod Magazine - August 2023

Hot Rod Magazine - August 2023

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OVER THE TOP!

Roadkill Nights Vegas: Heads-up Drag Racing

LUXURY AND POWER

PHANTOM OF THE NIGHT

SUPER SERING!

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