Hot Rod 通常指经过重建或改装的美国汽车，其特点是配备更大或更强劲的发动机，专为速度和加速性能而优化。一个常见的定义将 Hot Rod 描述为“一辆被拆解、强化并大幅提升速度的汽车”。
除了机械改装，Hot Rod 文化还发展成为一种独特的文化运动，强调亲手实践的工匠精神、个性表达和社群联系。它起源于20世纪中叶的美国，与青年文化、街头赛车以及诸如 Greaser 等亚文化紧密相关，后来还影响了音乐、电影和视觉设计。
对于什么是 Hot Rod 并没有一个单一且被普遍接受的定义，这个术语被应用于各种各样的车辆和风格。大多数 Hot Rod 都是使用来自多个来源的部件进行个性化设计和制造的，虽然有些是为了竞赛而打造，但许多主要是用于展示或街道行驶。
3-window highboy Deuce coupé with a traditional chop—dropped front axle , sidepipes , bugcatcher scoop (with Mooneyes cover) over dual quads on a tunnel ram —as well as less-traditional shaved door handles and disc brakes
A 1923 Ford T-bucket in the traditional style with lake headers, dog dish hubcaps, dropped "I" beam axle, narrow rubber, and single 4-barrel, but non-traditional disc brakes
![1932 3-window with a classic-style [ 1 ] flame job and Moon tank, reminiscent of Chapouris ' California Kid](https://cdn-gta-images.antwen.cn/earth-online/commons/f/f4/34_3-window_flame_job.JPG)
1932 3-window with a classic-style [ 1 ] flame job and Moon tank, reminiscent of Chapouris ' California Kid
A picture from 1916 of a Ford Model T converted into a speedster .
Ford Popular (also known as an Anglia) 2 door sedan.
Hot-rodded prewar British Rover 10
1933 Ford 5-window coupe, often cited as an example of a street rod
The customized 1933 Ford coupe featured on the cover of ZZ Top’s 1983 album Eliminator , photographed at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The Millennium Falcon , designed with exposed mechanics, asymmetry, and surface wear inspired by hot rod culture
Swedish hot rodders with a 1964 American Plymouth at Power Big Meet
