Photographs of the coolest hot rods and custom vehicles. These hand-crafted and modified  automobiles have been resotred and modified with great care and love. These photos would look terriffic in your home office, mancave, or garage.
 
The “Hot Rod,” became a term generally used for vehicles customized for performance. ... The National Street Rod Association defines a hot rod as an “automobile of 1948 or earlier that has undergone some modernization to the engine, transmission, interior, or anything else. A hot rod... is designed for racing.” 
 
There is no consensus on where the phrase “Hot Rod” came from, but it came into widespread usage sometime in the mid-’40s (Hot Rod magazine launched in 1948). Since the 1920’s bootleggers and car enthusiasts had been customizing and enhancing their vehicles. This custom car culture eventually morphed into the first hot-rodders and gained wide acceptance and popularity up until the ’60s. The traditional look of a hot rod comes from the vehicle styles of this era. Once the muscle cars of the 60’s arrived the hot rod wained in popularity for a time.