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This month on June 20, the heart of Encinitas will become a living car museum with classic cars, hot rods and custom vehicles along Highway 101.
—Encinitas Advocate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2024
Photo : Michael Alan Ross This Porsche hot rod started as a 911 with 400,000 miles on it and was transformed into an R Gruppe icon.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2024
Logano — and all of Team Penske — had hot rods at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
—Joseph Wolkin, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
Hagan, a four-time Nitro Funny Car World Champion, brought his 12,000 horsepower hot rod to the track.
—Liam Rappleye, Detroit Free Press, 10 Aug. 2024
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First Known Use
1943, in the meaning defined above
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“Hot rod.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20rod. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
hot rod
noun
: an automobile rebuilt or changed for high speed and fast acceleration
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Nglish: Translation of hot rod for Spanish Speakers
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