In an era that lasted more than 30 years, Petersen produced three such titles in quantity: CARtoons (1959-1991), Hot Rod Cartoons (1964-1974), and CYCLEtoons (1968-1973). Pete also opened the ...

Longtime Burbank resident Tom Medley, creator of the “Stroker McGurk” cartoon series that ran in Hot Rod magazine, died Sunday. He would’ve turned 94 this month. The hot rod legend ...

This reprinted cartoon originally appeared in the pages of Hot Rod magazine more than half a century ago, but the humor, and relevancy, will appeal to even young (under 50) hot rodders today.

Anyone who believes cartoons are just idle doodlings never met Rod Gilchrist. For the past 11 years, Mr. Gilchrist was cheerleader, town crier and fan No. 1 of the provocative, wacky world of art ...

Meet Uncertain-T, the hot rod that disappeared for 50 years ... when Steve Scott found inspiration in a cartoon drawn by a classmate. He was 17, and he was a teenager with a vision despite ...