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 ...

The origins of HOT ROD Drag Week Presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive aren't a mystery; the magazine's editor-in-chief in 2005, David Freiburger, sought to build a new kind of street-legal drag race.

The Camfather was 104.

As gearheads, as lovers of speed and even as human beings, people like Isky truly are precious. That's why we'd like to celebrate his life.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Calling all car lovers! The 31st Annual HOT ROD Power Tour is gearing up for another thrilling year, kicking off June 9-13. The Hot Rod Power Tour, known as the world’s largest ...

Hot Wheels has announced the number-one build at the 2025 Legends Tour Las Vegas, handing top honors to a fully custom 1949 Chevy hot rod built by Calvin Calp and his team. With more than 140 cars ...

My dad’s hot rod has been sitting abandoned for years, untouched and forgotten. This video follows the emotional and mechanical challenge of bringing it back to life. From first inspection to the ...