Hot Rod Magazine Founder -- Robert Petersen
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Channel: King Rose Archives · 2009 · Autos & Vehicles
In the late 1940s young guys returning from the War turned their love of speed into the sport of drag racing and launched an industry that generates over $30-billion today. At the center of this speed crazed storm was Robert Petersen who captured the excitement and promoted the growth of this budding phenomenon through his Hot Rod Magazine.
