hot rod
Customized speed machine
A hot rod is a car, typically an older American model, that has been modified for speed and performance.
The modifications usually include a souped-up engine, lowered suspension, and often stripped-down bodywork to reduce weight.
Hot rods emerged from 1930s and 1940s American car culture and remain popular among automotive enthusiasts.
The term also works as a verb: to hot-rod is to drive fast and recklessly, or to modify a vehicle for increased power.
Narrow decorative line work
- choppedCut into pieces
- loweredMoved downward or reduced
- flamesVisible burning combustion
- channeledDirected through specific path
sectioned · frenched · louvered · shaved · tubbed · scoop · hood ornament · suicide doors
Moving at relaxed pace
- car showExhibition of automobiles
- drive-inVenue serving seated motorists
- dinerCasual American eatery
- rockabillyHillbilly-influenced early rock
greaser · nostalgia · flame decals · chrome · Bonneville · swap meet · garage · car club
Rate of mechanical work
- torqueRotational force measurement
- engineMachine producing motion
- V8Eight-cylinder engine layout
- superchargerEngine air compressor
turbo · nitrous · acceleration · camshaft · pistons · exhaust · carburetor · blower
Straight track for acceleration contests
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
- time slipUnintended travel through eras
- Christmas treeDecorated seasonal evergreen display
- stagingPreparing for presentation
roll cage · slicks · parachute · elapsed time · heads-up · gasser · altered · top fuel
Of lasting excellence
- restorationReturning something to condition
- deuce coupeCustomized 1932 Ford roadster
- Model A1927 Ford automobile
- Model TFirst mass-produced automobile
roadster · jalopy · patina · survivor · barn find · original · highboy · fenderless
pinstriping
Narrow decorative line work
channeled · sectioned · frenched · louvered · shaved · tubbed · scoop · hood ornament · suicide doors · lead sled
cruising
Moving at relaxed pace
rockabilly · greaser · nostalgia · flame decals · chrome · Bonneville · swap meet · garage · car club · cruise night
horsepower
Rate of mechanical work
supercharger · turbo · nitrous · acceleration · camshaft · pistons · exhaust · carburetor · blower · headers
dragstrip
Straight track for acceleration contests
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
- time slipUnintended travel through eras
- Christmas treeDecorated seasonal evergreen display
staging · roll cage · slicks · parachute · elapsed time · heads-up · gasser · altered · top fuel · street legal
classic
Of lasting excellence
- restorationReturning something to condition
- deuce coupeCustomized 1932 Ford roadster
- Model A1927 Ford automobile
Model T · roadster · jalopy · patina · survivor · barn find · original · highboy · fenderless · traditional
- auto magazinescar magazines, automobile, autocar, evo, top gear
- custom vehicleslowrider, show car, dragster, chopper, bobber
- automobilescar, truck, SUV, van, sedan
- carscar, auto, automobile, sedan, coupe
- 1950sEisenhower, poodle skirt, Elvis Presley, Rosa Parks, baby boom
- car culturecar meets, muscle car, classic car, classic cars, custom cars
hot rodstock car
Racing-modified production vehicle
barn find · factory stock · stock · stock vehicle · unmodified
hot rodeconomy car
Fuel-efficient, affordable vehicle
slowpoke · clunker · jalopy · econobox · commuter car
hot rodlowrider
Vehicle with dropped chassis
import tuner · ricer · classic car · show car · muscle car
hot, heated, rod, heating, heater, reheat, preheat, hottest, heaters