Popular Hot Rodding Magazine – September 1990 – Make It Yourself Issue

Vintage issue of Popular Hot Rodding magazine from September 1990, in good condition for its age. A fun, highly collectible issue thanks to its wild Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover cover, sure to appeal to both muscle car and pop culture collectors.

Cover Highlights:

• Featured cover theme: "Make It Yourself! Trick Tools, Trick Parts"
• "How to Get Your Car in PHR" feature
• Super Tech section covering auto wiring basics, GM 700R4 transmission upgrades, and how posi-traction works
• "You Asked For It! More Color! More Cars!" reader-driven feature

Cover Photo Details:

• Main image features a bright pink customized car with its hood open, showing a chromed and detailed engine bay
• A man in a white t-shirt and sunglasses leans over the engine bay alongside a person in a full Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles costume
• Background includes a black Cadillac-style "Turtle" themed vehicle labeled "Foot Cruiser," complete with an elaborate sculpted turret/weapon assembly on the trunk, tying in to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie promotion of the era
• A purple/rainbow painted car with a young man polishing it is also visible in the background
• Playful, novelty-themed cover capturing a unique crossover moment between hot rod culture and early 1990s pop culture