hot rod
Example Sentences
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The Kia’s air bags didn’t go off, and Rodabaugh, a lifelong mechanic who enjoyed working on hot rods, died from injuries sustained in the crash.
“We have 11 landfills across California that have been granted waivers by the government to basically ‘hot rod’ the landfill,” Williams said.
From Los Angeles Times
More recently, Couture has become involved with hot rod racing.
From Los Angeles Times
“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
Although hot rods were made popular in the 1970s because of movies such as “American Graffiti” and muscle cars became a staple on Southern California streets, lowriders were designed to be low and slow.
From Los Angeles Times
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