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What Is Pro Street?

You know it when you see it.

Pro Street in Pure Vision

Builder Steve Strope weighs in on the Pro Street look and what he would build today.

THE GAS ERA LIVES ON

These vintage race cars chart the evolution of technology in the early days of drag racing.

MOTOR HEAD FOR LIFE

Scott Sullivan is one of the original Pro Street pioneers. He still builds cars today out of a small shop in Dayton, Ohio.

BRINGING BACK PRO STREET!

David Freiburger and Roadkill Garage built a Pro Street Nova.

SWEET ASPIRATIONS

Jerry and Matthew Sweet added an 800ci Pro Stock mountain motor to chase HOT ROD Drag Week's Pro Street NA Record.

Making Bad Decisions Badder

Bradley Gray's 1970 Nova is a Hybrid! It's a streetable Funny Car.

ART PROJECT

This Rad Rides by Troy-built '63 split-window Corvette went from restaurant prop to ripping up the street!

WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

THE PRO STREET ERA PEAKED IN THE '80S. ARE WE IN THE BEGINNING OF A RESURGENCE?

Making Connections

Project T-top Coupe: We install a Terminator X Max for big power.

LET IT BREATHE!

Project X’s new ZZ632 big-block needed to breathe, and this do-ityourself stainless exhaust kit was just the ticket to make it happen.

TUNING OPTIMIZED

VARIABLES WITHIN FUEL-INJECTOR CONSTRUCTION CAN LEAD TO POOR ENGINE OPERATION. HERE'S HOW TO TUNE YOUR FUEL INJECTORS.

Re-Flange It!

We check out the fab skills needed to run a flat hood on a 1970 Mustang with a very unique and too-tall engine.

THE TRIBUTE FOR THE WIN

Ron Capps wins the NHRA U.S. Nationals driving a Don Prudhomme-Hot Wheels tribute Funny Car.

So Close

Following a nearly flawless performance, a pít lane penalty kept the C8.R off the top of the podium in the IMSA Sportscar Weekend.

A RADICAL SHIFT

When you're a teenager and the police know you by name, it's not usually because of your volunteer work or class-topping GPA. Not at all. That was especially true for Jeff Kainz when he was behind the wheel of his 1975 Camaro. In the '80s, while cruising his hometown in North Dakota, his buddies with police scanners often heard the police tell one another: \"Kainz is out on Main Street.\"

WILD MASH-UP

Built to long-haul the 2023 HOT ROD Power Tour, this 1984 Monte Carlo’s facade hides a performance secret!

6 TIMER!

Tom Bailey captures his 6th HOT ROD Drag Week Unlimited/Overall title with his Sick Seconds 1.0 Camaro.

JIM MCFARLAND'S INFLUENCE WENT WAY BEYOND HOT ROD MAGAZINE.

Jim McFarland, the multitalented, multifaceted Texan who enjoyed several careers in the automotive performance industry, passed away in October 2023 at the age of 88.

MAIL-ORDER MAKEOVER

We pair up with Amazon to completely rebuild a '65 Dodge Coronet to debut at Roadkill Nights in Detroit

DITCH THE DOD?

WHEN INSTALLING A PERFORMANCE CAM, MANY OWNERS LOSE THE ENGINE'S CYLINDER DEACTIVATION FEATURE. HERE'S WHY YOU MAY WANT TO KEEP IT ACTIVE.

DASH PIZZAZZ

WE SHOW YOU HOW TO ADD AN ENGINE-TURNED DASH PANEL TO PERSONALIZE YOUR HOT ROD

RUST BUSTED

Project T-top Coupe: We decided to inspect the engine, and it's a good thing we did.

TRUCKS ON TRACK!

Dozens of Chevys, a few GMCs, and two lonely Fords battle it out at the 6th annual Pro Touring Truck Shootout!

IS YOUR HOT ROD TRADITIONAL SAYS WHO?

Hot rods, street rods, traditional rods, and other definitions we'll never agree on.

ELEGANT PERFORMANCE

Sean Smith Designs and Driven Speed Shop create an award-winning 1969 Camaro SS.

ENDURING

Bonneville Speed Week 2023 Perseverance Amid Nature's Setbacks

Big Cubes Big Power

Valley Performance builds a 540 cubic-inch Hemi that makes 914 horsepower.

MOVIE CAR MASTER

Dennis McCarthy's personal passion for cool rides led him to create Vehicle Effects and build the cars from the films you know and love.

CHIPPING AWAY

The Corvette C8.R fought a fierce battle at IMSA's Northeast Grand Prix.