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Hot Rod Jan 1966
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Hot Rod January 1966

Features
HRM Drives Dodge "Charger"
Super-Tune Your Mustang
The Ultimate Blown Gasser!

 


Hot Rod Feb 1966
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Hot Rod February 1966

Features
HRM Road Test 396 V8 Chevelle S/S
Paint- What Type Should You Use On Your Own Car?
Tuning GM's Fuel Injection

 


Hot Rod Mar 1966
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Hot Rod March 1966

Features
Fairlane's 390-Inch GT/A
Instant "Funny Car"
Swap: 396/Chevy ll

 


Hot Rod Apr 1966
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Hot Rod April 1966

Features
289 V8 Ranchero
Test: The Revolutionary OHC Honda 450!
Blueprinting Buick 401/425 For Drags

 


Hot Rod May 1966
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Hot Rod May 1966

Features
Cruise-O-Matic For Drags
Street-Strip Test 327 Chevy El Camino
Tech Tips! Boring Stroking

 


Hot Rod Jun 1966
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Hot Rod June 1966

Features
Hollywood's Far-Out Funny Cars The Latest Rage In Movies & Tv!
Performance Parts Swaps-'61 Thru '66 Ford Engines
A Pair Of Match Racers: Mustang Colt 45 & Chevoom

 


Hot Rod Jul 1966
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Hot Rod July 1966

Features
Scoop! Ford's New Street Fairlane With The Big 427
Auto Shop Series: Steering, Shocks And Suspension
Don't Sweat It- Install Your Own Air Conditioner

 


Hot Rod Aug 1966
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Hot Rod August 1966

Features
New Craze-Off The Road Fun Cars Build Your Own Rugged Rod-$75 Up!
Indy '500' Day By Day Diary! NHRA Spring Nationals
Ring & Pinion Gear Setting Made Easy!

 


Hot Rod Sep 1966
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Hot Rod September 1966

Features
Rod Test: Chrysler's Outstanding "Race Car"
Stock Cars Challenge Pikes Peak
A Hot Buick V8 Engine For Competition

 


Hot Rod Oct 1966
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Hot Rod October 1966

Features
The Swingin' 67's
Glass Bodies... Components, Repairs, Painting & Mounts
The Funny Car Meet Of The Year

 


Hot Rod Nov 1966
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Hot Rod November 1966

Features
Racing Wrap-Up: Bonneville-NHRA & Nascar Drags
New Car Performance Guide!
Also-Is Your Car Ready For Winter? Beefing GM's Turbo-Hydro Do A Good Valve Job

 


Hot Rod Dec 1966
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Hot Rod December 1966

Features
High-Performance Option Exclusive Test: 383 V8 Barracuda
The Unsung Hot Rodder Behind Shelby Americans Success Story
Engine-Air Flow: Intake Ram And Exhaust Scavenge

 

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Robert E. Petersen launched Hot Rod magazine in 1948 to coincide with the first Southern California Timing Association (SCTA) Exposition in Los Angeles. This magazine closed a needed gap in hot rod coverage after the demise of Throttle magazine at the start of World War II. It gained success quickly, and many imitators followed. Petersen's success allowed him to launch Motor Trend and many other titles.

The first magazines were 9" by 12" and were bigger than the popular pocket- or digest-sized magazines that came later. The size was reduced to 8-1/2" by 11" with the October, 1949 issue. This magazine marks the beginning of a golden age in automotive publications, and it set the style for much more to come.

Hot Rod has always been a generalist rodding magazine, successfully covering all aspects in the world of wheels from hot rods, customs, muscle cars, drag racing, dune buggies, vans, etc. Like other Petersen titles like Car Craft, in the mid-1960s content began slowly shifting away from pre-1948 vehicles and instead embraced Detroit classics from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. This fact is represented by the re-grouping of the title into the performance & muscle genre for all issues from 1965 forward.

Rod & Custom was a sister magazine in the Petersen empire. When it ended for a second time in May 1974, it was folded into Hot Rod magazine.

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