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Sadly, around here they like to add aftermarket wheels, stripes, Trak Auto port holes, and the fart mufflers. They are not hot rods in my mind, but in theirs......
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Sadly, around here they like to add aftermarket wheels, stripes, Trak Auto port holes, and the fart mufflers. They are not hot rods in my mind, but in theirs......
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Not really, but eventually I'll get a car for myself again.Yeah, hot rod Toyota doesn't have the same ring to it.
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Sadly, around here they like to add aftermarket wheels, stripes, Trak Auto port holes, and the fart mufflers. They are not hot rods in my mind, but in theirs......
That is an easy one to differentiate----if it has front wheel drive it is definitely NOT a hot rod. lol lol lol
Looks fast enough to me! [video=youtube;Mwaz0qkjbZU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwaz0qkjbZU[/video]
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Sadly, around here they like to add aftermarket wheels, stripes, Trak Auto port holes, and the fart mufflers. They are not hot rods in my mind, but in theirs......
I used to see tons of those things around here, but they seem to have fallen out of favor. I know there's still some around, but honestly I can't recall the last one I saw.
The Crown Vic with giant rims is king these days.
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Yeah, we have those here, too. They are referred to as a "Donk" for some reason. You have to go downtown or into Maryland to see one, though. Across the river in Virginia, we are Donk free.
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Interesting how they made it rear wheel drive. There is nothing stock about it except the body. lol lol
That is no hotrod. By definition:
Hot rods are typically old, classic American cars with large engines modified for linear speed. The origin of the term "hot rod" is unclear. Roadsters were the cars of choice because they were light, were easy to modify, and could be bought for a low price. The term became commonplace in the 1930s or 1940s as the name of a car that had been "hopped up" by modifying the engine in various ways to achieve higher performance. A term that was common in the early days to refer to a hot rod was a "gow job". This has fallen into total disuse except with historians.
The term can also apply to other items that are "souped up" for a particular purpose, such as "hot-rodded amplifier".
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Your to young to know what a Hot Rod was!
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Let's count him out.
This, from a man that owns two of the cars that helped kill the Mustang legend.
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Coming to your neighborhood soon.....................if they are smart, they won't sell right away but wait for the highest bidder.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/autosdecisionguide/cubas-retro-rides/ss-BBgUVfh#image=1
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Great. Classic American cars with tractor engines in them. lol lol You don't think they are still powered by 50 or 60 year old engines do you?
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Great. Classic American cars with tractor engines in them. lol lol You don't think they are still powered by 50 or 60 year old engines do you?
I'm sure most do with home made fabricated replacement parts. I watched a documentary once about how they fabricated parts to keep them running.
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That might last a week.
That and the 6 coats of rattle can paint jobs.
Blasphemy!
At least they are not the Mustang II.
Even Farrah Fawcett, couldn't save the Cobra II!