HOT ROD mirrored the rapidly expanding automotive ... Engine swappers went crazy as the real era of factory interchangeable parts and assemblies got into full swing. Here, Bill Thomas and pals ...

One of the most visually delightful periods of hot rodian evolution has to be the "show rod" era, which reached a peak in the 1960s and '70s. These were cars built more as an expression of a given ...

Soon, the rise rise of rock-and-roll music created a hot rod frenzy, as the two social phenomenons teamed up to create the "Grease" era. The first Hot Rod Exhibition took place in 1948 ...

The factory muscle car era had come to an abrupt halt in 1973 ... the year raking in awards and media attention, and was named HOT ROD's Street Machine of the Year. Rick recently told us that ...

Today, a lot of guys—myself included—use the term hot rod quite loosely. I’ve never subscribed to the idea that only cars of a certain era, build style, or brand can be accepted as such.

“The Go Sound of the Slots,” a 10-track LP that sang the praises of the scaled-down racers, appeared in May 1965–fairly late in the ’60s hot-rod era–on Reprise Records. Credited to the ...

Hemi-powered Plymouths were some of the coolest muscle cars of the golden era, but this one was the rarest. The Prowler was an attempt to bring hot rod culture into mainstream production.

Featured in Hot Rod. Where is it now? DON VAN HOFF: Five-Window—Chopped, full-fendered, four-carb flathead, purple, no hood, white roof insert, wide whites, excellent ’50s-era hot rod.