i think that the main problem people seem to over look is how the definition of hot rod gets taken way out of context. a hot rod by definition is anything you want it to be. it can be a pinto with cool wheels or a bada** pro street race car, or it could be a shiny $100k+ show car, basically to me a hot rod is any type of car, truck, or vehicle in general that brings a huge smile to your face and makes you happy to drive it. for me i like galaxies, i enjoy the smell of a vinyl interior or the sound of open exhaust. i love anything old, anything classic. a hot rod is an expresion of the person that owns it. if everybody spent less time and thought trying to call the other guys out then that would be a ton of time and thought we could all devote to building something thats cool as hell. i have respect for anything i see. if i can see that someone has put time and money into it then i can respect it even if its not what i like. even kids my age with ricers. i respect what they do. they are just doing with what they can afford and most of them dont have a lot of experience with working on cars, and they dont have parents that can teach them like i have been blessed with and even if they do it still doesnt give me te right to call them out and be rude just because they like something diffrent form me. so saying that you cant stand the rat rod guys or the million dollar show car guys is just closed minded. people need to stop building cars for everybody else and start building for themselves. it doesnt matter if no one else likes it, if you do then its a hot rod and its cool. i dont really like chevys but im not gonna rag on someone who does, its what they like so what it doesnt hurt me. but if people are gonna build a car that is unsafe thats where i draw the line, never sacrfice saftey for looking cool. and remember a hot rod is anything that you think is cool. its not what everyone else thinks of your car that makes it a hot rod its what you think of it that makes it a hot rod.
thanks
Tyler