John Mcgann

los angeles, california, united states

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Specialties: Adobe Photoshop, art direction, digital photography, layout design, lighting, mechanical, photography, pre - press production, quark xpress, automotive repair, research, TIG welding, MIG welding, video editing, automotive paint and refinishing

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Starting Line: Charitable Events and Unfortunate Timing

Starting Line: Charitable Events and Unfortunate Timing A week defined by heartbreak, history, and a road trip full of mechanical surprises reveals how timing, good and bad, shapes every journey. Bonneville Speed Week is a few days behind me, but I’m stil... See more

hotrod.com•John Mcgann•Dec 24, 2025

Inside Nelson Racing Engines' 608-HP Vintage 409 Build With Modern Performance

Inside Nelson Racing Engines’ 608-HP Vintage 409 Build With Modern Performance A classic Chevy 409 gets a modern, 608-hp makeover as Nelson Racing Engines blends vintage style with cutting-edge engineering. When Tom Nelson recently posted pictures and a v... See more

hotrod.com•John Mcgann•Dec 16, 2025

HOT ROD's Driveway Dreams Ep. 3: 1972 Nova Gets a Second Chance

Driveway Dreams Ep. 3: A Big-Block ’72 Nova Gets a Second Chance HOT ROD Editor-in-Chief John McGann and Lucky Costa help bring a long-sitting ’72 Chevy Nova back to drivable condition, honoring a friend’s legacy and keeping memories alive. HOT ROD’s Driv... See more

hotrod.com•John Mcgann•Nov 26, 2025

Radically Improve the Brakes of your OBS Chevy with this New Kit from Wilwood

Radically Improve the Brakes of your OBS Chevy with this New Kit from Wilwood Wilwood Engineering’s new kit for the 1988-1998 GMT400 pickups and SUVs is a huge increase in performance over stock.Over the course of my career, I’ve performed a lot of modifi... See more

hotrod.com•John Mcgann•Nov 20, 2025

SEMA 2025 Setup: Behind the Scenes of the World's Wildest Car Show

SEMA 2025 Setup: Behind the Scenes of the World’s Wildest Car Show Before the doors open at SEMA 2025, the Las Vegas Convention Center transforms from organized chaos into the world’s biggest stage for speed, style, and innovation. As our industry’s large... See more

hotrod.com•John Mcgann•Nov 4, 2025

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Bachelor Of Science, Communication at Ohio UniversityGraduated: 2002

Communication, Photography at Cleveland State UniversityGraduated: 2000

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Starting Line: Charitable Events and Unfortunate Timing

Inside Nelson Racing Engines' 608-HP Vintage 409 Build With Modern Performance

HOT ROD's Driveway Dreams Ep. 3: 1972 Nova Gets a Second Chance

Radically Improve the Brakes of your OBS Chevy with this New Kit from Wilwood

SEMA 2025 Setup: Behind the Scenes of the World's Wildest Car Show

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Starting Line: Charitable Events and Unfortunate Timing

Inside Nelson Racing Engines' 608-HP Vintage 409 Build With Modern Performance

HOT ROD's Driveway Dreams Ep. 3: 1972 Nova Gets a Second Chance

Radically Improve the Brakes of your OBS Chevy with this New Kit from Wilwood

SEMA 2025 Setup: Behind the Scenes of the World's Wildest Car Show