Years before the muscle car era began, radical real-deal hot rods like these were ripping up dragstrips across the country. To celebrate HOT ROD's 75th anniversary, we teamed up with CASTROL GTX to ...

Beginning in the early 1960s, Chrysler began producing a tuned, drag-ready V8 called the Max Wedge. It was only around for a ...

During the 1960s, drag racing competitions sanctioned by the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) reached unprecedented levels of popularity, so American manufacturers introduced a series of ...

One of the most legendary American sports cars of the 1960s has returned. The Shelby "Dragonsnake" Cobra was a version of the iconic roadster that was developed for drag racing. The V8-powered ...

In the 1960s, Detroit’s horsepower race created a new kind of performance car that blended everyday practicality with ...

When talking about the 1960s drag racing scene, we usually think about factory Super Stock vehicles, gassers, and the then-new funny cars. But enthusiasts kept racing true-blue stock rigs at the time.

Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Monday, Jan. 5, 2026 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV. The film tells the unlikely story of a racing legend who captured multiple records and led Ford Motor Company to national ...

Perhaps the most turbulent era in the history of hot rodding, the 1960s represented a period of unprecedented growth and experimentation. Hot rodding embraced the full spectrum of automotive ...

One of Berks County’s longtime establishments is changing hands. The International Hot Rod Association has bought Maple Grove Raceway, which has been a county racing institution since the early 1960s.

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from HoleShot Drag Racing HoleShot Drag Racing is a semi realistic drag racing game set in the late 1960s. Build your Car and race it in the glory years of Drag ...