OVERVIEW:
Hot Rod Deluxe was started in 1999 by Petersen Publishing as part of its Auto Anniversary Series. It was originally targeted to readers with interest in the roots of hot rodding by featuring basic, traditional hot rods and customs without billet and high-end paint. The late 1990s saw growing interest in these traditional rods from the 1950s and 1960s.

After two annual issues in 1999 and 2000, EMAP-Petersen cancelled the title. The editor, Aaron Lasky, went on to create Car Kulture Deluxe.

Fast forward to 2008. Petersen decided to revive the title with publisher Jerry Pitt and editor David Freiburger. It began with a bi-monthly publication schedule that lasted through the last print issue in January, 2020. When launched, the editors envisioned their target audience as younger, rat-rodder types and also those interested in drag racing history. But reader feedback suggested the real audience was older guys ("graybeards") who wanted to relive their youth by seeing the treasure trove of rare images from Petersen's archives. Content was originally for pre-1964 vehicles, but as the magazine evolved content included vehicles from the 1960s and 1970s.

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PUBLICATION DATA:
No publisher provided circulation data has been found at this time.

CONTENT COMPLETENESS:
A total of 75 issues was printed from Spring, 1999 through January, 2020. All cover images are complete.

Hot Rod Deluxe 1999 Number 1
Spring 1999 No 1
Hot Rod Deluxe 2000 Number 2
2000 No 2 Last annual
2001 to 2007
Hot Rod Deluxe Spring 2008
Spring 2008
Hot Rod Deluxe May 2008
May 2008
Hot Rod Deluxe July 2008
July 2008
Hot Rod Deluxe Sept September 2008
Sept 2008
Hot Rod Deluxe Nov November 2008
Nov 2008
Hot Rod Deluxe Jan January 2009
Jan 2009
Hot Rod Deluxe Mar March 2009
Mar 2009
Hot Rod Deluxe May 2009
May 2009
Hot Rod Deluxe July 2009
July 2009
Hot Rod Deluxe Sept September 2009
Sept 2009
Hot Rod Deluxe Nov November 2009
Nov 2009
Hot Rod Deluxe Jan January 2010
Jan 2010
Hot Rod Deluxe Mar March 2010
Mar 2010
Hot Rod Deluxe May 2010
May 2010
Hot Rod Deluxe July 2010
July 2010
Hot Rod Deluxe Sept September 2010
Sept 2010
Hot Rod Deluxe Nov November 2010
Nov 2010
Hot Rod Deluxe Jan January 2011
Jan 2011
Hot Rod Deluxe Mar March 2011
Mar 2011
Hot Rod Deluxe May 2011
May 2011
Hot Rod Deluxe July 2011
July 2011
Hot Rod Deluxe Sept September 2011
Sept 2011
Hot Rod Deluxe Nov November 2011
Nov 2011
Hot Rod Deluxe Jan January 2012
Jan 2012
Hot Rod Deluxe Mar March 2012
Mar 2012
Hot Rod Deluxe May 2012
May 2012
Hot Rod Deluxe July 2012
July 2012
Hot Rod Deluxe Sept September 2012
Sept 2012
Hot Rod Deluxe Nov November 2012
Nov 2012
Hot Rod Deluxe Jan January 2013
Jan 2013
Hot Rod Deluxe Mar March 2013
Mar 2013
Hot Rod Deluxe May 2013
May 2013
Hot Rod Deluxe July 2013
July 2013
Hot Rod Deluxe Sept September 2013
Sept 2013
Hot Rod Deluxe Nov November 2013
Nov 2013
Hot Rod Deluxe Jan January 2014
Jan 2014
Hot Rod Deluxe Mar March 2014
Mar 2014
Hot Rod Deluxe May 2014
May 2014
Hot Rod Deluxe July 2014
July 2014
Hot Rod Deluxe Sept September 2014
Sept 2014
Hot Rod Deluxe Nov November 2014
Nov 2014
Hot Rod Deluxe Jan January 2015
Jan 2015
Hot Rod Deluxe Mar March 2015
Mar 2015
Hot Rod Deluxe May 2015
May 2015
Hot Rod Deluxe July 2015
July 2015
Hot Rod Deluxe Sept September 2015
Sept 2015
Hot Rod Deluxe Nov November 2015
Nov 2015
Hot Rod Deluxe Jan January 2016
Jan 2016
Hot Rod Deluxe Mar March 2016
Mar 2016
Hot Rod Deluxe May 2016
May 2016
Hot Rod Deluxe July 2016
July 2016
Hot Rod Deluxe Sept September 2016
Sept 2016
Hot Rod Deluxe Nov November 2016
Nov 2016
Hot Rod Deluxe Jan January 2017
Jan 2017
Hot Rod Deluxe Mar March 2017
Mar 2017
Hot Rod Deluxe May 2017
May 2017
Hot Rod Deluxe July 2017
July 2017
Hot Rod Deluxe Sept September 2017
Sept 2017
Hot Rod Deluxe Nov November 2017
Nov 2017
Hot Rod Deluxe Jan January 2018
Jan 2018
Hot Rod Deluxe Mar March 2018
Mar 2018
Hot Rod Deluxe May 2018
May 2018
Hot Rod Deluxe July 2018
July 2018
Hot Rod Deluxe Sept September 2018
Sept 2018
Hot Rod Deluxe Nov November 2018
Nov 2018
Hot Rod Deluxe Jan January 2019
Jan 2019
Hot Rod Deluxe Mar March 2019
Mar 2019
Hot Rod Deluxe May 2019
May 2019
Hot Rod Deluxe July 2019
July 2019
Hot Rod Deluxe Sept September 2019
Sept 2019
Hot Rod Deluxe Nov November 2019
Nov 2019
Hot Rod Deluxe Jan January 2020
Jan 2020
Last issue