Hot rodding in the '50s and '60s told through the magazine art of Pete Millar. For hardcore hot rodders, magazines likeHOT ROD,Car Craft, andRod & Customhave been as important a part of the hobby ...

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 Millar’s cartoon artwork is revving up a nostalgia for hot rods and drag racing in an exhibit at the Pasadena Museum of California Art. “Tales From the Strip: The Hot Rod Comics &a… ...

But the artist's work stretches from his early '60s hot-rod-and-monster cartoons to the psychedelic posters pervading San Francisco and, later, iconic album covers for Steve Miller and Journey.

Back in the 1960s, Chuck Miller was on the cutting edge of car customization. He created absurd and cartoonish hot rods that were more like caricature sculptures than automobiles. This “Fire ...