Hot Rods and Hot Babes

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A production car that has been modified by the owner in the attempt to increase acceleration and top end speed. Although the term can be applied to any modified car, it is usually reserved for vehicles produced from 1930 to 1940's.

Typically the engine is modified, and some body panels removed. Many were painted with a design of flames behind the front wheels to give the appearance that this vehicle was "hot" thus the name.

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Hot rods are part of American culture, although there is growing controversy within the automotive hobby over an increasing trend towards the irreversible acquisition and modification of surviving examples of historic - some even very rare - vehicles rather than the traditional hot rodding concept of the salvage and remanufacture of reusable junked parts

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California Woodies: Photos of woodie events, calendar of events, discussion forum. Coverage of Wavecrest, Woodies on the Wharf, and Woodies in the Woods. Calendars, artwork, and collectibles offered.
WebRods.com: Message board, project car feature, event listings, vendor links, and searchable classified ads. [Some features require paid membership.]
Real Street Rods: Rod of the Week feature, rodders' discussion forum. Links to parts suppliers, and cars for sale.
Tony's Rod Shop: Vehicle photos, street rods for sale, and photos, reviews and information from street rod shows and events.
Knight Cruise: Monthly cruise night in Louisville Kentucky. Picture gallery of participating cars. Event schedule for various car events in the area.
Hotrods and Drag: Pictures of hotrods and drag cars from the UK plus message board to post your hotrod and drag car ads and problems.
Hotrod.com.au: The gateway for Australian hot rod associations and clubs to promote themselves and their upcoming shows and events.
New Zealand Hot Rods: Photos, articles, and event information for New Zealand street rod enthusiasts.
Malibu Heaven: '79 Chevy Malibu street machine with a 454 big block. Visitors rides, construction pictures, dragracing pictures.
Hotrodders.com: Hot rod and street rod search engine, as well as pictures and hot rods for sale.
World of Wheels Shows: Information on the World of Wheels and AutoRama national series of car shows presented by Championship Auto Shows. Photo gallery from past shows; spectator and exhibitor information.
PT Cruiser Gallery: Gallery of custom Chrysler PT Cruisers.
Hot Rod Bob's Classic Car Gallery: Displays a picture gallery of muscle cars, hot rods, and antiques. Presents photos of project cars, including Bob's own Chevelle. Automotive news and links to parts suppliers are offered.
Custom PT Cruiser: Pictures and information of modifications made to a PT Cruiser.
Hotrods & Classics: Featured cars, picture gallery, event posting, chat room, links, classifieds and hot rod slang for hot rod and classic car enthusiasts.
Club Hot Rod: Forums and photos for hot rod enthusiasts.
UK Hot Rod Photos: Large library of hot rod photos from the UK in the last 20 years.
Rodders' Registry: A directory of rod and custom owners and their vehicles.
CheetahRaceCars.org: Information, photos, and technical details on the Cheetah, Chevrolet's answer to the Ford Cobra.
StreetRodding.com: Forum with articles, show information, discussions, project cars, photos and classifieds.
West Coast Rods: Hot rod enthusiast photos and event information.
Street Rod Central: Street rod club information, classifieds, and home builders' projects.
Roy's Hot Rod Garage: Step by step information on how to build a low-budget hot rod. Detailed explanations and pictures of the low buck building of a 1946 Plymouth.
OzStreetcar: Australian based community for muscle cars and street cars, catering to Holden, Ford, Chrysler vehicles.
Crankshaft Coalition: Coalition of hotrodding websites. Forums and information for promoting knowledge-sharing among automotive online communities.

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Hot Rod

Amazon Price: $84.62 (as of 05/17/2008)

Hot Rod Pin-ups

by David Perry

Amazon Price: $23.07 (as of 05/17/2008)

Hot Rodder's Bible: The Ultimate Guide to Building Your Dream Machine (Motorbooks Workshop)

by Steve Hendrickson

Burger and Hendrickson have done a great job of covering the process of building a hot rod. With their years of experience, wit, and wisdom it makes for a very enjoyable read. Much of the text is obviously culled from the late, great RODDER'S DIGEST magazine, but it was good then, just as it is now. For anyone who is seriously into hot rods, this is required reading.

Amazon Price: $19.77 (as of 05/17/2008)