HOT ROD MAGAZINE

Hot Rod magazine is a popular American monthly magazine devoted the the hobby of hot rodding, or modifying automobiles for performance and appearance.

History

Hot Rod magazine is the oldest magazine devoted to hot rodding having been published since 1948. Robert E. Petersen founded the magazine and his Petersen Publishing Company was the original publisher. The magazine is currently published by Source Interlink. Hot Rod Magazine has licensed affiliation with UTI (Universal Technical Institute). The first editor of Hot Rod Magazine was Wally Parks who created the National Hot Rod Association.

Events

The Hot Rod Power Tour is an organized tour where people in the car hobby drive a pre-planned route throughout the country. It began in 1995 when Hot Rod Magazine staff members decided to take some of their project cars on a cross-country drive from Los Angeles, CA to Norwalk, OH. Thousands of people participated along the way but only seven participants (other than staff members) made the entire jouney and were inducted into the original "Long Hauler Gang". Since its inception, this event has continued to gain in popularity and is now one of the most anticipated automotive events each year. It is typically six to eight days in length and held in late May or early June. In recent years, the tour has evolved to become what is essentially a continuous trek around the United States in that it begins in or near the location that it ended in the previous year. Each stop is combined with events or activities that vary as much as the participants themselves.

Publications

Here are all the covers of HOT ROD Magazine - 70 years worth of hot rodding heritage. From our first issue back in January 1948 all the way to the latest issue currently on the newsstand you can browse through the evolution of hot rodding as only HOT ROD could cover it.

1948, 1949
1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959,
1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969,
1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979,
1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989,
1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008,

Special Issues

	HOT ROD Covers - The 1940's A look back at the covers of HOT ROD Magazine from the 1940's - Where it All Began.
	HOT ROD Covers - The 1950's A look back at the covers of HOT ROD Magazine from the 1950's - Where it All Began.
	HOT ROD Covers - The 1960's A look back at the covers of HOT ROD Magazine from the 1960's - Where it All Began.
	HOT ROD Covers - The 1970's A look back at the covers of HOT ROD Magazine from the 1970's - Where it All Began.
	HOT ROD Covers - The 1980's A look back at the covers of HOT ROD Magazine from the 1980's - Where it All Began.
	HOT ROD Covers - The 1990's A look back at the covers of HOT ROD Magazine from the 1990's - Where it All Began.
	HOT ROD Covers - The 2000's A look back at the covers of HOT ROD Magazine from the 2000's - Where it All Began.
	HOT ROD Covers - The 2010's A look back at the covers of HOT ROD Magazine from the 2000's - Where it All Began.