Custom Hot Rods

Custom Hot Rods

Custom hot rods are the product of the antique, vintage and classic car years. You can look for custom hot rods in our Classified Ads and you will find dealers for custom hot rods in our Business Directory. You can also search for custom hot rods here.

Hot Rods & Roadsters

The term "Hot Rod" has been used by backyard mechanics every since man has had access to used car parts. In the 1930‚s, after The Great Recession, the ever-popular Model T Ford started to lose favor as automakers produced a variety of new models in assorted colors. And year by year the abundance of used and worn out Model T's found their way into junkyards and the backyards of those who could not afford better, or who could not resist the temptation to experiment for themselves.

The Model T Ford became known as the ‚T-Bucket‚ and from those days forward they have had an irresistible allure to ‚grease monkeys‚ and ‚gearheads‚. As the original parts became impossible to find, new companies surfaced to meet the challenge. Today, you can purchase a Model T fiberglass body and build a brand new hot rod from scratch. But the hot rod was not limited to the Model T. Every hand-made custom car that favored speed can be called a hot rod, or just ‚rod‚.

Vehicles built in the 1940‚s and 1950‚s have been particular favorites. And as car bodies were ‚Chopped‚, ‚lowered‚, ‚sloped‚, ‚raked‚ and ‚channeled‚ the ‚roadster‚ evolved as a favorite hot rod style. Big-block engines, loud headers and big rear tires are hallmarks of a classic hot rod and the more chrome the better. Sun, surf, drive-ins, rock-n-roll and music from the Beach Boys are all part of the hot road scene and many therefore feel Southern California was the birthplace of this now worldwide craze. Today, a hot rod could be any vehicle from the Antique, Vintage or Classic Car Era that has been modified for appearance and performance.