Hot Rods

Hot rods are part of American & Canadian culture, although there is growing controversy within the automotive hobby over an increasing trend towards the acquisition and irreversible modification of surviving historic , some even very rare vehicles rather than the traditional hot rod concept of the salvage and re-use of junked parts, something that the reproduction fiberglass body market has attempted to ameliorate.
As automobiles offered by the major automakers began increasing performance, the lure of Hot Rods began to wane.
Street Rodding as it was now known was a different phenomenon than Hot Rodding, as Street Rodding was mainly family oriented.
There is still a vibrant hot rod culture worldwide, especially in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Sweden.