Hot rods
A
hot rod is a
custom made car that is made for good looks, increase of speed, and
acceleration.
Hot
rod builders
Anyone can make a hotrod
if
they have the money to do it. Most people who make hot rods are teenagers
that are looking for attention. Professional carmakers can make them too but
they usually don’t because all hot rods are different, so they would have to
have a lot of different ideas, and they would have to buy or find other
pieces of unused cars. Some people make hot rods because they are sometimes very
fast and they bring them to the racetracks. Most people that make hot rods to
race make a type of a hotrod called a “Funny Car.”
Hot
rod materials
Hot
rods can be made out of a lot of different materials. Some are made from
Fiberglass, so they can move faster. Fiberglass is a
lighter material that
people use as a cars body cover for driving faster. Some are made from a hard
metal like Titanium, so they can withstand a crash. Some have a windshield made
from plastic instead of glass, so if they crash the windshield won’t shatter
on them. Some hot rods even have a plastic body cover!
special features
Some hot rods are
made special, so they can move very fast on the road if they want to. Some hot
rods, when you buy them they could have a really big stereo already installed.
Some of them have
convertible tops so there top can come off and then be put
back on when wanted or needed. Some of the hot rods have a silicone cover on top
of the layer of paint, so they can look very shiny in the light because it will
reflect it.
Hot
rods cost
Hot
rods cost a lot of money because they are hard to make. People didn’t make
machines to make them yet because hot rods are all different. People have to
make it by hand or hire someone to make it. They
also cost a lot because they
take a lot more time to make than regular cars that are made with machines. All
of the custom metal and custom windows and other things cost more because people
have to make them differently than all of the usual metal.
Hot rod styles
Hot rods can look like
any
car in the world. Hot rods
can look like a very old car, but have a
1,000,000$ engine (one million dollars). All of the hot rods are different in
some way. Some are big, some are small, but they are still hot rods. All of the
people who make hot rods have different ideas so they won’t use the same
accessories.
Hot
Rod Safety
If you ever buy,
make, or
sell a hot rod you should always put in all the safety accessories like
in a regular car. Especially a seatbelt. If you are going to be racing you
should probably make it with a light metal, so if you crash you won't get hurt
as much as if you don't have one.

If
your not careful...This could be your car.