Updates from the desk of the American Hot Rod Foundation Executive Director, David Steele

AHRF picks its favorite Traditional Hot Rod at this year’s RPM Nationals!
Each of the sponsors of this year’s 2023 RPM Nationals got to choose their favorite car in attendance, and we decided to focus on a…

RPM Nationals, September 2023
All of us here at the American Hot Rod Foundation are proud of the fact that we continue to sponsor one of our favorite events,…

Grand National Roadster Show, January 2023
The American Hot Rod Foundation couldn’t have been happier or more proud to have been a small part of the festivities that were this year’s…

Nitro Revival 2022
The American Hot Rod Foundation couldn’t have been happier or more proud to have been a small part of the festivities that were this year’s…

The 90th Anniversary of the ’32 Ford takes to the lawn at Pebble Beach!
This year’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance contained a few pleasant surprises, but none were more welcome (for us) than the pack of historic ’32 Fords…

2021 RPM Drags at Barona Dragway
The AHRF is proud to have sponsored the 1st Annual “You asked for it” RPM Drags at Barona Dragway! Last week we were pleased to…

How I Became a 20-Something Hot Rod Traditionalist
In researching our June AHRF Member of the Month, Jon Fisher, I was taken back to the exact moment that I first met Jon and…

The AHRF and NAACC Join Forces!
We here at the AHRF are excited to announce the launch of a formal strategic partnership between the American Hot Rod Foundation and the National…

RPM Nationals 2020
Once again, the American Hot Rod Foundation was proud to help sponsor this year’s RPM Nationals and we’re happy to say that it went off…

Onwards and Upwards
We can’t thank our supporters and community enough for the great year of growth we’ve had. It only means that even more Hot Rod History…

All Things Must Pass…
The Age of Historic Hot Rods as Collectibles … Some of our most prized and authentic historic hot rods are changing ownership. These are not…

Run ‘Em Off All Night
It doesn’t happen often enough that we get to spend an evening driving around in a hot rod as if we don’t have responsibilities, but…

Today’s Tradition: Hot Rod History is Alive and Well!
As the interest in traditional hot rodding has continued to grow over the past two and a half decades, it would appear that there has…

A Tribute to John Athan
With the passing of John Athan we lose yet another one of our earliest remaining Hot Rod Pioneers More sad news in the world of…