Posts Tagged ‘Hot Rods’
History of America’s Favorite Hot Rods
An automotive history of America’s favorite hot rods in the United States is one of the richest in the world. While vehicle manufacturing began in Germany in the 1890s, the United States quickly caught up. Due to the magnitude of the home market and the adoption of mass production, our American automobile industry has witnessed…
Read MorePost War Hot Rods (Part 1)
Since before World War I, hot-rodding as a concept of automobile construction has existed. The early attempts of the pioneers who invented the vehicle bear a strong resemblance to hot-rodding, but they do not fully fit the mold because they were not using used, mass-produced parts. Only until the moving assembly line enabled Ford to…
Read MorePost War Hot Rods (Part 2)
Oldsmobile Super 88 1955 Purchased Rodding Domestic automakers became embroiled in a series of “horsepower wars” beginning in 1949. Manufacturers who offered perhaps two engine options in the 1950s were supplying a multitude of engines with outputs up to 400 horsepower by 1957. Fuel injection, supercharging, and multiple carburetors were no longer exclusively associated with…
Read MoreOH, Mamma Autorama
AutoRama 2022 Detroit Autorama After more than two years of postponements and cancellations, Detroit’s automotive enthusiasts finally have something to look forward to. It was the 69th anniversary of the Autorama, which is one of the country’s largest and most prestigious custom automobile shows, which returned to Detroit’s Huntington Place on Friday. Over 800 customized…
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