I gotta agree with you , Dave! IF you can find a '32 "anything" for 18,000 or less it's not going to be much at best. As far as "streetrod" and "hot rod" go, MY opinion is that a streetrod usually uses a lot or all store bought parts ( and has billet mixed in with hot rod parts) and is often built by a builder or shop. A hot rod usually is built using "good old parts", has a "hot rod engine" and sticks to a hot rod theme. I refer to my 32 roadster as a "hot rod" and the same with my '32 coupe, and I've put a LOT of travelling miles on the roadster in 7 years and it's never let me down yet.