For the last 75 years, HOT ROD has been the automotive sector’s leading source for the latest information on all things high-performance and/or custom from major domestic automakers like Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors, as well as the happenings of independent builders, shops, and aftermarket parts manufacturers.
Whether it’s reviewing cars and equipment or providing details of a motorsports event or show, we give you the lowdown as we see it—straight, no chaser. Melding the hot-rod and muscle-car styling of yesteryear with today’s vehicles and drivetrains is a trend that has been gaining a lot of momentum. These unions typically come in the form of engine swaps, with late-model GM LS, Ford Coyote (and Godzilla), and the Mopar third-gen Hemi being the powerplants most frequently used in vehicles that in most cases are decades younger. And although brand consistency is prevalent (Ford in a Ford, etc. ), enthusiasts appear to have minimal qualms about the occasional mixing-and-matching.
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