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Hot Rod is an American car magazine devoted to hot rodding, drag racing, and muscle cars—modifying automobiles for performance and appearance. It was published monthly until 2024, when it transitioned to quarterly publication.
Sep 13, 2023 · Bob Lindsay and Bob Peterson began selling booth space for a hot rod and speed-equipment show in 1947 and one of the by-products from that time was the birth of HOT ROD magazine.
May 2, 2024 · In early 1948, Hollywood Publicity Associates and the S.C.T.A. teamed up to produce a car show in an attempt to improve the hot rodder's image. The show was an instant success, and Petersen's...
Jun 15, 2016 · For three decades it remained on high until last year, when car collector Bruce Meyer discovered its existence and managed to add the famed belly tank to his growing collection of significant...
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Hot rods first appeared in the late 1930s in southern California, where people raced modified cars on dry lake beds northeast of Los Angeles, under the rules of the Southern California Timing Association (SCTA), among other groups.
Hot Rod Magazine was launched by Trend in January 1948. The very first Hot Rod Magazine was created as the program for the first annual Hot Rod Exposition at the National Guard Armory in Los Angeles, California.
Hot Rod Magazine - History. Founder Robert E. Petersen was familiar with cars and hot rodding. Petersen helped his father, a mechanic, fix cars and trucks in his youth. After serving in the Air Corps during World War II, Petersen worked as a publicist for MGM.
