: an automobile rebuilt or modified for high speed and fast acceleration
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Every Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, proud owners show off their antiques, hot rods, and muscle cars, often while bands perform on the main stage.—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2026 The result is a kind of rudimentary, cyborg turtle hot rod.—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 5 Mar. 2026 Seventy-three years later, the drag strip is the stuff of memories, but the car show, a celebration of custom hot rods and car culture, is still going strong.—Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026 In January 1973, the young filmmaker George Lucas screened a preview of American Graffiti, his movie about hot rods and ’60s kids.—Michael O’Donnell, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hot rod