Hot rods are typically American automobiles that have been rebuilt or modified with larger or more powerful engines optimized for speed and acceleration. One commonly cited description defines a hot r
3-window highboy Deuce coupé with a traditional chop—dropped front axle, sidepipes, bugcatcher scoop (with Mooneyes cover) over dual quads on a tunnel ram—as well as less-traditional shaved door handles and disc brakes
A 1923 Ford T-bucket in the traditional style with lake headers, dog dish hubcaps, dropped "I" beam axle, narrow rubber, and single 4-barrel, but non-traditional disc brakes
1932 3-window with a classic-style flame job and Moon tank, reminiscent of Chapouris' California Kid
A picture from 1916 of a Ford Model T converted into a speedster.
Greasers are a youth subculture that emerged in the 1950s and early 1960s from predominantly working class and lower-class teenagers and young adults in the United States and Canada. The subculture re
Hot rod
…Originating in the United States during the mid-20th century, it became closely associated with youth culture, street racing, and subcultures such as the greasers, and later influenced music, film, and visual design. There is no single, universally accepted definition of what constitutes a hot rod, and the term…
North American greaser of Quebec, Canada, c. 1960
Greaser revival look in 1974
Valentino evening gown for Audrey Hepburn