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Hot Rod Jan 2023
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Hot Rod January 2023

Features
Hot Rod Of The Month
Gray Basker Ville's 1932 Ford Returns To EI Mirage Dry Lake
He Bought The Car In 1966 And Put More Than 250,000 Miles
On It Over His 30-Year Career With Petersen Publishing

 


Hot Rod Feb 2023
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Hot Rod February 2023

Features
Fox Mustang Godzilla 7.3L Engine Swap
Where It All Began Hotrod.com
Drag Week Tom Bailey's Fifth Win Was By The Slimmest Margin Ever
Engine Tech: Should You Use Diesel Oil?

 


Hot Rod Mar 2023
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Hot Rod March 2023

Features
Tech/3,000 HP Billet Is By Steve Morris Engines
Power/Supercharged 56 Olds Holiday Coupe
Fabricate/ Troy Ladd Builds A 31 Ford Coupe
FlatHead Racing At The RPM Nationals

 


Hot Rod Apr 2023
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Hot Rod April 2023

Features
Show/Crazy Engine Swaps At Holley Is Fest
Tech/How Piston Rings Contribute To Engine Heat
Build/Bulletproof Muncie M22 Four-Speed
Nitro Revival Nostalgia Drag Racing At Its Finest

 


Hot Rod May 2023
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Hot Rod May 2023

Features
Blueprint Engines '3.6L 4-Banger Accepts LS Heads
Buick Grand National Roadworthy After 15 Years
Custom-Fabricated Ford Model A Rollcage
Where It All Began Hotrod.com

 


Hot Rod Jun 2023
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Hot Rod June 2023

Features
Project Groundhog: Chevy 5.3 Left In The Dirt
Tech: How Engine Oil Helps With Ring Seal
Interview: John Force On Perseverance And Success
Where It All Began Hotrod.com

 


Hot Rod Jul 2023
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Hot Rod July 2023

Features
Project Groundhog: Budget Chevy 5.3 Assembly
Tech: AFR's Gen 3 Hemi Cylinder Heads Tested
Interview: Erica Enders On Pro Stock Championships
Where It All Began Hotrod.com

 


Hot Rod Aug 2023
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Hot Rod August 2023

Features
Legend: The Black Ghost '70 Hemichallenger
Customize: How To Trim & Flush-Fit Bumpers
Build: 31 Ford Coupe Hits The Dragstrip
Where It All Began Hotrod.com

 


Hot Rod Sep 2023
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Hot Rod September 2023

Features
Pros & Cons: Inverter VS. Transformer Welders
Build: Mind-Blowing 600HP Fordy-Block
Customize: LS7-Style Heads For The Masses
Where It All Began Hotrod.com

 


Hot Rod Oct 2023
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Hot Rod October 2023

Features
Road Trip: Budget Beater's Cross-Country Adventure
Barn Find: Stash Of Rare AMCs Uncovered
Upgrade: GMB-Body Steering Box Install
Where It All Began Hotrod.com

 


Hot Rod Nov 2023
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Buying Choices
Hot Rod November 2023

Features
Homebuilt: 32 Ford With Family Heritage
Custom: Extra - Fancy 63 Galaxie Convertible
Tech: A Buick Grand National Reimagined By The Roadster Shop
Where It All Began Hotrod.com

 

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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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