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Hot Rod Jan 1996
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Hot Rod January 1996

Features
Special 16-Page Parts Buyers' Guide
Street Hemi Assembly
Hi-Po Muffler Comparo
'96 Power Tour-Route Map Inside

 


Hot Rod Feb 1996
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Hot Rod February 1996

Features
Budget Bolt-Ons & Easy How-Tos
Fastest Street Cars In America
Exclusive Sneak Peek! Chevy's 460Hp V8 Monte Carlo
Special 32-Page Bonus: How To Drag Race

 


Hot Rod Mar 1996
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Hot Rod March 1996

Features
New Performance Parts Guide
Inside A Nascar Supertruck
Exclusive! 3000 Horsepower!
GM's All-New Performance Engines

 


Hot Rod Apr 1996
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Hot Rod April 1996

Features
Tire & Wheel Tech & Buyer's Guide
Choosing A Cam To Make Power
Roller Cam Install Tips
Awesome Small-Block Pro Street Camaro

 


Hot Rod May 1996
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Hot Rod May 1996

Features
Exclusive Details! America's Beautiful Roadster
With Boyd's Tips & Ideas For Building Your Car
Awesome 8-Second, Two-Ton Impala
Chassis & Drivetrain Buyer's Guide

 


Hot Rod Jun 1996
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Hot Rod June 1996

Features
Viper Coupe Dodge's New 450 HP Hot Rod
Paint & Body Tips & Tricks
Street Rod Trends Nostalgia To High Tech
Driving An Iroc Firebird

 


Hot Rod Jul 1996
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Hot Rod July 1996

Features
Horsepower In The '90s
Wilt '60s Tricks Wor On New Musclecars?
Junkyard Gems-The Ultimate Low-Buck Parts

 


Hot Rod Aug 1996
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Hot Rod August 1996

Features
Hot Tips! Pros Answer Your Tech Question
Budget Engine Parts Buyer's Guide
Building Cars To Run On The Ragged Edge
Super Street Chevelle

 


Hot Rod Sep 1996
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Buying Choices
Hot Rod September 1996

Features
Scoop! Chevy's All New Small-Block Revealed
Hottest, Biggest & Most Fun! Power Tour '96
Show Car Competition
Street Car Racing

 


Hot Rod Oct 1996
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Hot Rod October 1996

Features
Budget Buildup! How To Build Your First Engine
How To: 50 Custom Tips & Tricks You Can Do!
Look! Hot Rod's Power Tour Photo Album
Exhaust Buyer's Guide

 


Hot Rod Nov 1996
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Hot Rod November 1996

Features
Nitrous Vs. Blowers: Which Is Best For You?
10 Steps To Performance-Installing Parts For Power
Buyer's Guide: Induction Parts
Lunati Super Street Chevelle

 

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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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