The technology available today are a great phenomenons that designers in the early 1930’s could only dream about. During the early 1930’s the Hot Rod was introduced by teens in Los Angeles, California. According to the article “Hot Rod History” the name (Hot Rod) came from the term “Hot …show more content…
People can really let their imagination run wild when it comes to making their very own dream car. Author Allen B. Ury once said, “ It is simply self expression of one’s personality of bringing junkers back from the dead, in their own creative way.”
The idea of souped up rides came from all the intense modifications to technology already complex for this time period. The owners of these cars would tweak their engines in order to create a faster model. Doing so gave the creators a sudden rush, almost like an on going addiction. The classic Model T was commonly used in racing and motors were most pushed to the limit. The motors generally we’re amazingly long lasting.
The proposition of the certain controversies in which surround the lifestyle, many seen the teens working on cars as a good thing to keep out of trouble. Although others deemed it as shenanigans and looked at the teens as hoodlums. Even though teens used the cars as an outlet that gave them self expression as well as an fascination of being able to fix something of their very