![]() ![]() As today, the modifications made to early hot rods were not all about looks, but about performance as well.Īlthough mechanical limitations of the age did not allow for extensive engine modifications, young Californians took the "think-outside-of-the-box-approach." The Fords began getting stripped of their non-essential parts (sometimes including the windshield) to get the lowest possible weight. Ford Model Ts and later Model As offered wannabe racers the opportunity to buy a relatively cheap, easy to modify car. The accepted definition of the "hot rod" term is that it stands for 'hot roadster".īut enough about semantics. Back in the late '30s-early '40s, the bulked-up cars were called gow-jobs or soup-ups. For the young people of California, who prior to the second World War took their four cylinder Ts to the local dry lakes for an afternoon race, the term didn't even exist. ![]() The term hot rod has somewhat obscure roots. ![]() In fact, hot rods came to be with the very first mass production car, the famous Ford Model T. What not all of us know is that hot rods pre-date American icons found under the "muscle" and "pony" designations. Defined, usually, by their retro-look covering the state-of-the-art mechanics and engineering, hot rods have become a trademark in almost every tuner's line-up. With all the TV reality-shows now on the market, it has become all but impossible not to at least notice these oversized, overpowered monsters on wheels. ![]()
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