Drew Hardin started his work in automotive journalism while still in college in the late 1970s and joined Petersen Publishing in 1986 as a staff editor for 4-Wheel & Off-Road magazine. Since then, he has served as editor and editorial director for several publications, including HOT ROD, and as a contributor to quite a few more, on topics ranging from vintage hot rods and classic muscle cars to 4x4s and alternative-fuel vehicles.