Hot rods are usually American cars with huge engines modified for linear speed. --Wskyzen (talk) 03:07, 28 January 2014 (UTC)The origin of the term "hot rod" is not clear. Roadsters were the cars of choice because they were light, were simple to change, and could be bought for a low cost. The term became commonplace in the 1930s or 1940s as the name of a automobile that had been "hopped up" by modifying the engine in various ways to accomplish higher performance. A term that was common in the early days to refer to a hot rod was a "gow job". This has fallen in to total disuse except with historians.
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