Thread: Who took the "hot" out of hot rod?

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If I might add something interesting I just thought of... You hear these guys talking of "rat rods" and that they are built to drive and not "showcars"... Then why are they all "cleaned up" and at CARSHOWS??!!! Why did they "create" carshows (Billitproof for example) for cars that were never meant to be "shown" in the first place??? So what, now we have shows for "non-show cars" so that they can compete in car shows??? Its all backwards if you ask me. I don't really have a problem with them so much as I have the problem with the reason they used to be called rats and why they are that now. Old looking cars that were built with high dollar budgets to look like old cars???? Personally, if I could come up with an early 50's chevy, I would drop in a v-8, add air, brakes (NOT airbrakes... I knew somebody would say it!!! ) a stereo and use it for my driver. If I wanted a showcar, then thats what I would build. NOT something crappy looking then have to make up with a show for crappy looking cars... Maybe thats why they have done away with the "under construction" class at most shows now...they would have 300 cars in it and 25 finished ones!!! jmo Donny