The origins of HOT ROD Drag Week Presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive aren't a mystery; the magazine's editor-in-chief in 2005, David Freiburger, sought to build a new kind of street-legal drag race.

The "Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour 2026" made a stop in Joplin, MO, featuring classic cars and fan favorites, and boosting the ...

Hot Rod Editor in Chief John McGann – all photos John McGann Hot Rod Magazine editor in Chief John McGann joins Dane Neal on WGN Radio. Hear as John shares the excitement around this annual event that ...

Hot rodding is an iconically American phenomenon. Hot Rod magazine defines a hot rod as "an early American car that has been modified for improved looks and performance." Hagerty adds that the term ...

The group succeeded in staving off legislation that could have crippled the enthusiast community, and by 1949 Wally Parks left SCTA to become the first-ever editor of HOT ROD. Two years later, in 1951 ...