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

The HOT ROD Trophy is awarded to the highest mile speed of Speed Week, rather than the exit speed that tends to be much higher. Speed Demon is tuned by co-crew chiefs Steve Watt and Kenny Duttweiler.

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 ...

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 ...