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Hot Rod Jan 1971
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Hot Rod January 1971

Features
Chevy "V-16" Fueler!
Economy/Performance Tests: Super Beetle & Cuda 340
Project 'Vette Wrap-Up

 


Hot Rod Feb 1971
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Hot Rod February 1971

Features
Season Action Wrap-Up: Supernationals & World Finals
Hi-Perf Cranks For VWs
Hi-Perf Cranks For VWs

 


Hot Rod Mar 1971
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Hot Rod March 1971

Features
Potent Pintos For Street
Chevy Stroker Tricks
VW Oiling Systems
The New Micros-Will They Be The Quickest And Fastest Funnies?

 


Hot Rod Apr 1971
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Hot Rod April 1971

Features
First Drag Test Report: New 302 V8 Maverick Grabber
Small Block "Open-Chambered"
Mr. Gasket's Super-Trick 4-Speed
Super All-Star '71 Funny

 


Hot Rod May 1971
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Hot Rod May 1971

Features
First Tech Report On The New..366 Chevy & Ford Drag Engines
A Pair Of NASCAR 500's..Daytona And Ontario
The Three Golden Rules Of Rear-Engine Design: Don Garlits Tells Why It Works!

 


Hot Rod Jun 1971
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Hot Rod June 1971

Features
How To Buy The Latest In..Cams, Kits & Valve Trains
'71 Pro Stocks In Action
Test: Pontiac GT-37

 


Hot Rod Jul 1971
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Hot Rod July 1971

Features
Bolt-On Performance..Hot Headers & Mufflers!
Seeing Is Believing..Zany 'Zingers' For Show
Building The Volks-Rod 100-Hp VW Machine Engine
Plus! Vintage Tin R&C At Random Street Rod Tips

 


Hot Rod Aug 1971
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Hot Rod August 1971

Features
New: Manley 351 Cleveland Asjustable Rockers
Wild West Coast Vans!
Trick Strip Setups: Tires And Suspension
Dual Overhead Cam Heads For Your Chevy

 


Hot Rod Sep 1971
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Hot Rod September 1971

Features
Street Gears For Go...& MPG
How-To: Putting A Ford C-4 Trans Into A Vega
Hot Rod Editors Pick: Best New Car Buys For The Year!

 


Hot Rod Oct 1971
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Hot Rod October 1971

Features
R & C Poll Winner: Street Rod Of The Year!
Street Bug & Maverick Projects
Tricks For Street Automatics

 


Hot Rod Nov 1971
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Hot Rod November 1971

Features
Chevy Small-Block Pro Stock
Simple Troubleshooting: Amp & Volt Basics
Chevy V8 In A 240-Z

 


Hot Rod Dec 1971
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Hot Rod December 1971

Features
Modified Production: Cars, Engines, Suspension, Construction Secrets
Bracket Racing Tricks
279 Mph Jet Car Ride

 

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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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