Thread: Why Hot Rods?

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I AM DOING SOME RESEARCH ON WHY PEOPLE CHOOSE "HOT RODDING?" CAN ANYONE EXPLAIN IT TO ME? WHY DO HOT RODDERS DO WHAT THEY DO TO BUILD THE PERFECT "ROD"?

HEIMI

Are you freakin' insane????

Have you ever SEEN a hot rod? or driven a hot rod?

Why Hot Rod's?

Because no one makes a good home colinoscopy kit, that's why
Jeff (in a mood) Rice

Originally posted by HEIMI
I AM DOING SOME RESEARCH ON WHY PEOPLE CHOOSE "HOT RODDING?" CAN ANYONE EXPLAIN IT TO ME? WHY DO HOT RODDERS DO WHAT THEY DO TO BUILD THE PERFECT "ROD"?

HEIMI

But can you pick up three chicks at once in a pickup truck?
Jeff (No Polly, oral sex is out of the question )Rice

Originally posted by Streets
Research for what reason?? School homework assignment, future website, curiousity, wanna build a rod?? People build rods and drive them mostly for personal satisfaction and recognition of doing something constructive in their time on this rock.. OR it's a great way to pick up sexy chicks on the street.. I do it 'cause I like too...

WHY NOT???

Self expression, personal satisfaction, and by the way, we are America's first recyclers!!!! A survey of hot rodders would show that we represent a very diverse cross section of society and income levels all the way from the poverty level to mega millionaires. Hot Rodding is not what we do, it's a way of life.....

I'm reminded of an old Budwieser commercial..............................Why ask why?

Speaking of which, isn't it your turn to buy a round?

I don't know> I haven't built the perfect street rod yet, but have had alot of fun coming close.

Originally posted by deepnhock
Why Hot Rod's?

Because no one makes a good home colinoscopy kit, that's why
Jeff (in a mood) Rice

I think they got um' on EBAY ?????? HE HE
BUTT, they don't go very fast. no pun intended.

Because stamp collecting is boreing.
Why do people do that?

If you have to ask that question, you probably wouldn't understand the answer anyway...

It's a lifestyle, an obsession, a rush. Alot of people don't understand it, but you can bet that everyone here knows exactly what I mean. These cars (and trucks) are our escape, our salvation, and our vice. It's hard to explain how the sight & sound of these cars & trucks makes me feel (well, not exactly, but I don't want to sound to, er, "graphic")...but when you get the bug, the only cure is to surround yourself in everything you love.
OK, I'm done lecturing...

Cus, it's our thing, Heimi.............

BTW, are you the Heimi from the "lil rascals", or is it that you just can't spell "Hemi", Heimi?

Well you have answers from some authentic rodders, but I will add my two cents. Put on a graph "acceleration experience" from a '31 Ford Model A 4 cyl sedan, a '36 Plymouth straight six low gear, a '47 Ford Convt. 59-AB V8, a '49 Merc 4" stroke V8 sedan, a 272 Ford Y-block in a '55 wagon, and then a '69 Chev 350 V8 two door and it's a little like counting 1,2,...,infinity! Until the Chevy 350 (maybe '69 was the BEST year for SBC) the 4" stroke Merc would have rated an "awesome" and the Ford had a good low gear (subject to breakage at any time), but that '69 350 was the high water mark for me. It is a shame that emissions and fuel limitations "throttled back" the muscle car era, but many of us were already hooked by then. In my case I helped my dad do at least two "driveway rebuilds" on a gravel driveway and I was the one who held the light while he put in rod bearings with the engine in the car (upside down of course). I learned that "clean carbon and grind valves" meant that I scraped crud off the engine before he would hand lap the valves. I am sure that we added a number of moths to the crankcase oil since they flew around the light and then got stuck in the oil. Part of this is familiar to a certain economic class and part of it is due to the carry over from the days when home repairs could be done on simpler machines. Now we are hooked and would still like to think we can be self sufficient. A lot of that is American individualism, and a lot is just being hooked on the acceleration rush, but maybe it is the last vestige of "Yankee Ingenuity" (we can't say that much here in Virginia), but note that U.S. patents have been decreasing in recent years so Hot Rodding and NASCAR may be a last vestige of an American mechanical heritage while the modern technology becomes totally digital. Well that's already too much but maybe I captured some of the situation. I do actually marvel at the soundbite skill of other members of this Forum, but I usually use fifty words when only ten are needed. Are you writing a book?

Best wishes,
Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teenage rodder

Because I drive a Japanese car and it hurts.

You wouldn't understand being a motorhead any more than I would understand being a total Geek! It's about heartbeats per minute and what gets you there!