I'm only 39, and never have been around fixed up cars alot. They have "cruise night" here every year, and this year it was just last friday night. They let anyone with a fixed up car be in it. any car that participated in the parade went through the local hamburger stand and received a free "dash plaque" and went through the ice cream stand and got a free ice cream or something. All the kids liked the fixed up newer mustangs and hondas just as much as the t-buckets and 57 chevys, and all the little kids had a great time watching them. My personal opinion, and all it is , is an opinion, is that to define the term "hot rod" in any strict way would be to alianate or exclude a bunch of good people, who are just trying to have fun. It would be like the Harley Davison riders that say if you don't have a Harley, then it isnt a real bike, don't speek to us, don't come around here, and you'r not good enough. People work with what they have and have fun doing it.

My nephew's helping me with mine and having fun. we spend more time together, and we're both learning alot. Maybe it will turn out to be a nice car, and maybe everyone will like it. but even if none of the "hot rodders" like it, we had fun, and maybe a little kid will smile if I honk my horn and rev my engine for him.

Sam