A year ago, Tales from the Strip: The Hot Rod Comics and Drag Racing Cartoons of Pete Millar opened at the Pasadena Museum of California... more
In the very early 1950s a proverbial tree fell, but today almost nobody remembers hearing it... more
Southern California's dry lake beds have attracted racers since the turn of the 20th century, but things really exploded in the Thirties... more
In 1948 Bill Waddill helped form a local hot rod club partially named for Genesee County where it was based. The balance of the name may... more
We all enjoy stories from what seem like the glory days of hot rodding and we recently received a book filled with some great stories told... more
In Rod & Custom's 50-year span, only nine motor-oil-for-blood fanatics have sat behind the editor's desk. As the second, Lynn Wineland had... more
Pete Eastwood lived a mere hubcap toss away from the goings on at Blair's Speed Shop and eventually punched a time card there along with... more
Simon and Garfunkel's song "Mrs. Robinson," posed the rhetorical question, "Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?" more
Blackie Gejeian (ga-gee-an)
has been traveling the country looking for the crme de la
crme for his show held in March since he began in... more
"God Bless the Flat Heads!"
said the back window on Alex Xydias' pickup. It was the 1952
Bonneville Nationals, and the writing was on more... more
We can't think of anybody who
has contributed as much to hot rodding as Wally Parks, who
passed away on Friday, September 28. more
The NSRA Street Rod Nationals
is the granddaddy of events that pulls street rodders together
from every corner of the U.S. But did you know... more
Inside The Speedway Motors Museum
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A Fireman's Full House of Projects
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It wouldn't be accurate to call Keith Weesner an automotive artist. He's an artist. Sure,...
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When it comes to the history of American motorsports, names that immediately stand out include...
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A Little Piece Of Chapter 4 Of "Edelbrock: Made In The USA"
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Year One is accepting donations
for the Red Cross to help hurricane victims. Every penny collected
will go to the Red Cross, and you will... more
The greatest thing about hot rodding is that every car has a story. This one...
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Legendary Hot Rod Builders
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It's the marvel of electronics!
You have successfully loaded the R&C URL from the magazine
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The First 50 Years of Rod & Custom
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A brief history of the birth
of Rod & Custom magazine. more
April 2003 Table of Contents more
Probably no race car in existence has been campaigned as long and as hard as...
“Why do you want to do a story on me?” That was Fred Larsen’s reaction...
What better place to meet Krafty Dick Kraft than at John Force’s incredible drag racing...
He was defined physically by his famous sandals, shorts, and black horn-rimmed glasses. He was...
The late Leslie Lovett, one of drag racing’s most creative and most respected quarter-mile photographers,...
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You know him for his custom car creations and trend-setting painting techniques, but did you...
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In the latter part of 1954, Ford Motor Company's special events manager J.G. Mullaly hit upon a better idea with a brilliant str
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There’s no denying that hot rods are largely about aesthetics. The problem is, with a...
We love old photos of real hot rods. When we detoured our Asphalt Ego-Rama ’01...
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As any rodder knows, a '32 Ford of any body style never gets thrown away....
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Early Sunday morning on June 5, 1972, I met Jerry Kugel, a pal of Bud...
When I hired on at Petersen in 1968, I figured every editor would be driving...
We got some great reader feedback to our recent story on “Best of the Forgotten...
We knew this was going to happen. As soon as we started running the R&C...
While some might say, “Real hot rods are red and have no fenders,” there’s a...
What is it about Willys that makes them so popular? There’s not much logic behind...
It was the era of the Indy roadsters—1952-1964—a time many consider to be the glory...
COVER SECTION Custom Bodywork
You Can Do Lead Work, The Old-Fashioned Way Chop a ’32
Top Hot Looks for Flames How to Prep... more
I've always thought that street rodding could benefit from hot rodding's past--not by living there,...
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It felt like a fresh start—an all-new show on the same weekend that wrenching season...
Cover Section–How to Build
a Nostalgia Hot Rod ’40s Style ’50s Style ’60s
Style Buyer’s Guide: Modern... more
Cover Story Suspension Made
Simple Get the Perfect Stance: Lowering basics for most rods
and customs Special Section: Free... more
Cover Story Design Your Next
Rod: New illustrators reveal what’s hot, what’s
not Features Build a Budget... more
Longtime Rod & Custom
readers may remember that the magazine spearheaded the first
Street Rod Nationals in 1970. For that event,... more
There's just no debating it:
True artists recognize and are usually fans of other artists.
Musicians, writers, and actors all have their... more
