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Hot Rod - Street Rod or Hot rods are modified older — even historical — cars. Originally the term was used to the practice of taking an aged auto, usually a Ford, and improving it is performance by reducing weight (usually by removing roof , hood , bumpers , windscreen and fenders ), lower it, change or tune the engine to provide more power, add fat wheels for traction and paint it to make it stand out. The term can have originated from "hot roadster " and the term was used in the 1950s and 1960s as a derogatory term for any auto that did not fit into the mainstream . Other sources indicate that the term was derived from replacement of connecting rods in engines to enable higher RPMs to be reached with no parts failure. When hot rodding became commercialized in the 1970s , magazines and associations catering to "street rodders" were began. Hot rodders or Street Rodders, including Wally Parks created the National Hot Rod Association NHRA to bring racing off the streets and onto the tracks. The annual California Hot Rod Reunion and National Hot Rod Reunion are held to honor pioneers in the sport. The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum houses the very roots of hot rodding and Street Rods. Nowadays individuals who own hot rods or street rods keep them clean and attempt to make them noticeable. Those who work according to the original idea of cheap, quick and no frills are often called rat rods . There's a lot of magazines that you're able to look at to see true hot rods and street rods, ng With The Rodders Journal, while commercial magazines that include Hot Rod Magazine , Street Rodder , and Popular Hot Rodding cover street rods. The're also television shows like My Classic Auto , and Horsepower TV . Hot rods and street rods are an important and iconic part of American culture. Writer Tom Wolfe was one of the 1st to recognize the importance of hot rodding in popular culture , and bring it to mainstream attention, as described in his guide The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine Flake Streamline Baby . Hot Rod era The Hot Rod era extended from 1945 to the start of the muscle auto era (about 1965), reaching it is height in about 1955. During this time, there was an adequate supply of what hot rodders called "vintage tin" -- junk cars manufactured prior to 1942 that could be had cheaply. A lot of these had sound bodies and frames and had been junked for mechanical reasons, since the running gear of early cars was not durable. The typical hot rod or street rod was heavily modified, particularly through replacement of the engine and transmission, and possibly other components including brakes and steering. Certain engines, for example the flathead Ford V8, and the little block Chevrolet V8 were particularly sought after as replacements, for the reason that of their compact size, ready availability, and power. The early Mopar Hemi was popular in applications that required more power, for example drag racing . Construction of a hot rod or street rod required skill with mechanical work, welding, and automotive paint and body work. The "classic era" of hot rod or street rod construction ended around 1965, in part for the reason that the supply of vintage tin had dwindled, however mostly for the reason that new cars were equipped for greater speed and power directly from the factory with small amount or no modification required. Today There's still a vibrant Hot Rod and street rod culture worldwide, especially in the United States. The hot rod community has immediately been subdivided into 2 main groups: hot rodders and street rodders. Hot rodders build their cars using many original, old parts, and keep to the styles that were popular from the 1940s through the 1960s. Street rodders build cars (or have them built for them) using new parts. Hot rod builders for example Jesse James , who is also famous for his motorcycle modifications ( choppers ), have profited through their exposure on sensationalized TV shows. The Discovery Channel airs several shows contending with modern interpretations of kustom kulture for example Monster Garage , American Hot Rod , and Overhaulin' . Juxtapoz Magazine , founded by the artist Robert Williams , has thrived as a recent extrapolation of kustom kulture art. It has also begun to garner respect as an exhibitor of contemporary artistic talent that transcends kustom kulture's bounds. The culture is still going strong in Sweden where the're many automobile enthusiasts, also known as raggare . Clubs for example Wheels and Wings in Varberg , Sweden have established themselves in the Swedish Hot Rod and Street Rod culture. Since there's very little "vintage tin" the hot rods and street rods in Sweden are generally made with a home made chassis (usually a Ford model T or A replica), with a Jaguar rear axle, a tiny block V8 and fiberglass tub, however a number of have been built using for instance a Volvo Duett chassis. For the reason that the Swedish regulations required a crash test even for custom-built passenger cars between 1969 and 1982 the Duett option was often used seeing as it was considered a re-engined Duett rather than a new vehicle. On April 7 , 2005 , Boyd Coddington , famed hot rod designer and star of American Hot Rod , pleaded guilty of perpetrating a " Ship of Theseus " fraud. Coddington's hot rods had been registered as antique automobiles with the aim to avoid emissions and tax liabilities. However, a lot of the vehicles no longer contained any parts from the original cars, and a number of were completely unrelated to their supposed donor vehicles. Interestingly, the majority of his cars were hand built one offs, full with hand fabricated aluminum bodies. Technically, they were often late-model cars with copies of 1930s-'60s bodies on them. New "Retro Inspired" steel bodies
As the supply of original steel bodies dwindles to not a thing, those who reject fiberglass replicas can purchase new reproduction bodies. They're not actual antiques, however in a number of respects they're superior than any previous hot rod bodies. The down side is that $10,000 cost that the greatest bodies command. Buying and Selling Hot Rods and Street Rods
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