Even though we had two years of publishing HOT ROD Magazine under our collective belts and there were 24 separate issues of "The Automotive 'HOW-TO-DO-IT' Magazine" in our library, HRM was still a ...

Build during the early 1960s, Ed "Big Daddy" Roth's Beatnik Bandit remains one of the most legendary customs ever conceived ...

In 1982, I was commissioned by the innovative industrial designer Don Varner to build a very special car. I have been building hot rods since I was in high school in the late 1940s, later expanding to ...

What are the most famous hot rods? The most influential, history-changing cars in this hobby? The 2020 Detroit Autorama organizers presented their selections this year with an exhibition called "The ...

PART 1: THE EARLY YEARS / PART 3: THE 1960s / PART 4: THE 1970s / PART 5: THE 1980s / PART 6: THE FUTURE Even though we had two years of publishing HOT ROD Magazine under our collective belts and ...