Originally posted by john gemmer
most of the guys would call it a street machine or a street rod I was told a hot rod is from 1950 and earlier but who cares if you want to call it a hot rod then call it as such I use to have a 71 mavrick many yrs ago
hey john, my dictionary says.....Main Entry: hot rod
Function: noun, :an automobile rebuilt or modified for high speed and fast acceleration
- hot-rod /'hät-'räd/ verb
- hot-rod·der /'hät-"rä-d&r/ noun

I thank "hot rod" is the heading and everything else comes in under it, street rod, street machine, round track race car, drag car, or custom. I would take "hot rod" to mean "any" stock automobile rebuilt or modified for high speed and fast acceleration. I doubt cyberpyrot, that your ford would be considered a hot rod, but with some mods.it could be. i don't see the dif. in modifying a car with EFI or modifying a car with a carb., when you finish you have hot roded both of them. thats my story and im sticking to it.