It was an exciting day today in the Savage Speed Garage, where Aaron Von Minden’s radical rod was given a pretty special accolade from the people at Hot Rod Magazine. In the new issue which goes out to subscribers tomorrow, Aaron’s ride was named Best Retro Car in a feature about home built rides.

Big congrats Aaron!

Automotive enthusiasts the world over should note the passing yesterday of Robert E Petersen after a brief battle with cancer. Mr. Petersen was an individual who has touched every single car nut in North America, possibly the world. His publications included Hot Rod, Motor Trend and Car Craft along with a whole host of niche mags. Perhaps the crown jewel of his accomplishments is the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles.

Via Autoblog

The boys and girls over at Hot Rod Magazine have been bringing us some of the coolest muscle for longer than many of us have been on this planet. Somehow, I stopped reading Hot Rod years ago, but now that the rod culture is starting to turn my crank again I’ve been watching with interest.

This week on HotRod.com they’ve got 3 killer Rat Rods from this year’s Power Tour. Oops, we’re not supposed to call them Rat Rods. Ok, how about looks like I found it before I bolted it up to some modern motivational devices? Either way, this segment of the hobby turns my crank.
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