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His brother Rod Dameron, a skilled bodywork specialist with a knack for hot rods, tackled the car’s body restoration alongside his cousin Rodney Creed, who brought his mechanical skills to the table so that the cars could actually run.
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Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
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.
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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.
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Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2024
Logano — and all of Team Penske — had hot rods at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
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Joseph Wolkin, Forbes, 10 Sep. 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 6 Feb. 2025.
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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