Hot rod

"Hot rod" is a term used for a car that has been changed to be faster. This can be done by taking off parts to make it lighter or putting a more powerful motor in it. Hot rods are made by people who are passionate about cars. They use them often in races. They may also be painted or detailed. Traditional "hot rods" have declined. Cars have more parts than they used to. They also become less safe when parts are removed. For those reasons, racers are less likely to change their car to a hot rod.

Hot Rod Media

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  3-window highboy Deuce coupé with a traditional chop—dropped front axle, sidepipes, bugcatcher scoop (with Mooneyes cover) over dual quads on a tunnel ram—as well as less-traditional shaved door handles and disc brakes

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  A 1923 Ford T-bucket in the traditional style with lake headers, dog dish hubcaps, dropped "I" beam axle, narrow rubber, and single 4-barrel, but non-traditional disc brakes

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  1932 3-window with a classic-style flame job and Moon tank, reminiscent of Chapouris' California Kid

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  A picture from 1916 of a Ford Model T converted into a speedster.

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  Ford Popular (also known as an Anglia) 2 door sedan.

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  Hot-rodded prewar British Rover 10

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  1933 Ford 5-window coupe, often cited as an example of a street rod

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  The customized 1933 Ford coupe featured on the cover of ZZ Top’s 1983 album Eliminator, photographed at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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  The Millennium Falcon, designed with exposed mechanics, asymmetry, and surface wear inspired by hot rod culture

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  Swedish hot rodders with a 1964 American Plymouth at Power Big Meet