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 ...
It was a bold move to put a primered car on the cover ofHot Rod Magazinein 1982. That prime piece of car magazine real estate was supposed to be reserved for the hobby's brightest, most pristine stars ...