hot rod

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Songs such as Surfin' Safari, Surfin' USA, Fun, Fun, Fun, I Get Around, and Help Me Rhonda celebrated the teenage dreams of surfing, hot rod racing and first romance.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2025

“We had a good race car and what keeps me alive is driving this hot rod and all these fans,” Force said.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 2, 2024

You're like driving a Ferrari where I was used to driving a Toyota and all of a sudden you're in this hot rod.

From Salon • May 9, 2024

Ford Motor is joining rival General Motors in the U.S. supercar ranks with the launch of the 2025 Mustang GTD, a limited-edition, high-performance hot rod priced from $300,000.

From Reuters • Aug. 19, 2023

He decorated in frontier art, pored over western magazines, listened to Gene Autry on the phonograph, and motored around town in a blindingly ostentatious hot rod Studebaker roadster with a bug boy riding shotgun.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand