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What is a HOT ROD?:
So, what exactly is a hot rod? Opinions differ.
Within the broad category, a hot rod can fall into a variety of car classifications defined and upheld by enthusiasts of those particular types of cars. Consider, for example, the healthy rivalry between street rods and rat rods.
The term "hot rod" is sometimes broadly applied to any high performance car. In general, however, the hot rod culture considers a vehicle that (A) was first introduced in a previous era (B) has been modified to make it go faster, and/or (C) embellished to appear more beautiful in the eyes of the owner or others who gaze upon it.
At Red Hot Hotrods, if you call your car a hot rod, we applaud you! We do not reject any vehicle for any reason, except one...
The majority of foreign cars manufactured in the last 35 years will never be accepted into the hot rod classification. And why is that?
Have you ever heard the strange 2 cycle-like sound coming from their exhaust? That irritating popping noise will not fly with hot rod buffs. If you're driving a hot rod, you are feeling that deep, throaty rumble as you cruise down the highway.
There is a growing controversy within the automotive hobby industry over a trend towards acquisition and irreversible modification of surviving historic - some even very rare - vehicles, rather than the traditional hot rodding concept of the salvage and remanufacture of reusable junked parts.
Today, a vibrant hot rod culture exists worldwide, especially in Canada, the United States and Sweden. Not only have traditional hot rod builders, car clubs and artists returned to the roots of hot rodding as a lifestyle, but there is a whole new breed of hot rod builders, artists and styles, as well as classic style car clubs.
Many magazines feature real hot rods, including the upscale Rodders Journal. Commercial magazines include Hot Rod Magazine, Street Rodder, Ol=Skool Rodz, Car Kulture DeLuxe, and Popular Hot Rodding. There television shows such as My Classic Car, and Horsepower TV, and Las Vegas shows featuring hot rods as a permanent part of North American culture.
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