As automobiles offered by the major automakers began increasing performance, the lure of hot rods began to wane. For example, the Ontario Ministry of the Environment in its vehicle emissions regulations refers to a Hot Rod as any motorized vehicle that has a replacement engine differing from the factory original. For example, the Ontario Ministry of the Environment in its vehicle emissions regulations refers to a Hot rod as any motorized vehicle that has a replacement engine differing from the factory original. This includes a new breed of traditional Hot ROD builders, artists, and styles, as well as classic style car clubs.
For example, the Ontario Ministry of the Environment in its vehicle emissions regulations refers to a hot rod as any motorized vehicle that has a replacement engine differing from the factory original. This includes a new breed of traditional hot rod builders, artists, and styles, as well as classic style car clubs. Hot rods first appeared in the late 1930s in southern California, where people raced modified cars on dry lake beds northeast of Los Angeles, under the rules of the Southern California Timing Association (SCTA), among other groups. The new postwar America saw a golden time for hot rods which became a hot craze with the young people.
What classifies a car as a hot rod?
At first glance, a Hot rod is an early car with no fenders, lowered in the front, with a great stance and a high-performance motor with three carbs lined up. One theory is that rod means roadster, a lightweight 2-door car which was often used as the basis for early hot rods. My first show was for race cars, but my Buick Kustom and Deuce Hot Rod drew more interest, and the world of hot rodding grew from there. While the official definition doesn't specify a type of car, most understand in everyday parlance that hot rods are old or classic American cars with modified engines.
