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hot rod

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hot rod

Automobile rebuilt or modified for high speed, fast acceleration, or sporty appearance. A wide range of automobiles may be called hot rods, including some of those used in drag racing as well as those used in recreational cruising. They may be composed of used or new parts. Some are intended primarily for exhibition.


hot rod
a car with an engine that has been radically modified to produce increased power


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Bands scheduled to perform include Hot Rod Rebels, The Craze, The Southerners, Danny Dean and The Homewreckers, The Black Shadows, Luck of the Draw, and Rhythm Stompers.
The low-slung roof recalls the "chopped" look of a smoking 1950s hot rod, but in side there's surprising headroom and legroom: The Magnum can carry five adults and their gear in comfort.
Ken Sperling, a hot rod enthusiast, started out hand-tooling heads in his Granada Hills garage in the 1960s and began the company in 1970, selling to stock car racers, speed boat racers and hot rod enthusiasts.
 
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