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HOT ROD Magazine: 75 Years represents the official chronicled history of the automobile enthusiasts’ most cherished publication. This officially endorsed anniversary tribute highlights the world’s longest continually published and top-ranking automotive magazine. HOT ROD Magazine: 75 Years commemorates the captivating content produced and published by the magazine’s team over portions of nine incredible decades.
Experience the integral role HOT ROD has played throughout the entire postwar performance movement, with photographic records and articles showcasing dragsters, roadsters, slingshots, Funny Cars, coupes, customs, lead sleds, muscle cars, and the individuals who built and owned them.
Journey back through pages that have ignited the imaginations of auto buffs nationwide, showcasing the masterpieces of customization legends like Ed “Big Daddy” Roth, Von Dutch, and George Barris, to name a few. It also pays tribute to the exceptional journalism of hot-rodding luminaries like Gray Baskerville, and the creations of builders such as Pete Chapouris, Boyd Coddington, Steve Moal, Roy Brizio, and Chip Foose. This includes decades of archived black and white and color photos of the cars and personalities that make up the rich tapestry of hot-rodding history.
In the late 1940s, an astute young photographer and Army Air Corps veteran, Robert E. Petersen, identified the burgeoning hot rod scene in Southern California. Fueled by war veterans with technical know-how, disposable income, and a thirst for speed, the hot-rodding hobby lacked significant media coverage. Sensing an opportunity, Petersen filled this gap in 1948, launching HOT ROD magazine. Petersen Publishing would eventually expand into a global media conglomerate featuring multiple publications.
Today, HOT ROD magazine remains as one of the most iconic publications for automobile enthusiasts. After 75 years, HOT ROD is not merely a magazine—it’s the definitive publication for automotive enthusiasts, earning