Since the introduction of the first Street Rod in 1949, drivers have been fascinated with the ability to cram greater power and speed into their cars. The Oldsmobile Rocket 88 changed the world when it put a V8 inside a body designed for a six-cylinder engine.

Today, the muscle car has become so much a part of the car industry that it defines an era and an attitude. Essentially, a muscle car is one with a light body and a big engine. After Oldsmobile found a following with the Rocket, other auto manufacturers followed their lead.

• The hot rod is a staple of American history. Often called a street rod, a hot rod is a classic American car with an oversized engine modified for speed. It is this powerful engine that gave the hot rod its name. The term “rod” comes from the connecting rods in the high-power, or “hot,” engine. And so, the name hot rod stuck.

• And there you have it. In just a few short steps, a hot rod could be modified from a traditional vehicle and molded into something unique—a street rod ready for fast-paced street action.

• In that sense, a hot rod was “every man’s car.” It was cheap to make, easy to come by, and performed better than most cars on the market at the time.

The hot rod reached its height in
A custom, souped-up car became the norm on almost every street throughout the US. Hot rodding or street rodding was a fun American pastime. Street rodding was a quintessential rite of passage among the younger generations as it celebrated what America was all about—unconventional self-expression, breaking societal rules, and good, clean fun.

Instances of early hot rods can be traced back to the Great Depression, first called soup-ups or gow jobs. The hot rod was a major attraction during such dire times when car lovers had almost no money to spare. Instead of purchasing a brand spanking new vehicle, enthusiasts would tinker with old cars and pieces of machinery to create a custom soup-up all their own.Early rodders had another motivation that went far beyond an appreciation for fine machinery.

About the Company :- As you will have gathered from our Business Philosophy, as a family business we're committed to the sport of Hot Rodding. We've been involved since 1973 and over that time have built a number of rods including a '37 Ford coupe, '55 F100, '32 Ford roadster, '32 Ford sedan and our '28 Sedan Delivery that attended six Street Rod Nationals. Proof of our belief that street rods should be DRIVEN.