Hot Rods 65th anniversary SIP. In its sixty-plus years of experience, Hot Rod magazine has featured hundreds of cars on its cover. To those in the muscle car, street machine, and hot-rodding hobby, having their car selected for the cover is the ultimate coup, a near unsurpassable bragging right. Often the cover car is a landmark vehicle that sets new standards for years to come. Hot Rods 65th anniversary Cover book showcases 65 of the historical covers in full color, along with images of the cover car from select issues.