The origin's of the term "hot rod" (or "hotrod") are unclear. A contraction of hot roadster? The temperature of the often-exposed exhaust? No matter. They were built (at first) for speed, often on dry lake beds. The earliest examples were not much more than stripped roadsters. Over time, the engines became hotter, and the look of the car came to take on more importance. In time, the hot rod look was adopted by customizers, who built cars as much or more for show, than for go. The California Kustom Kar Kulture grew up in the postwar year, starting off slow, with de-chromed and cleaned-up every day cars. As time marched on, these too became increasingly complex, and often incorporating engine mods that the rodders could appreciate.
In this puzzle, there are pictured 12 hot road and/or kustom cars, from mild to wild. To score points, you'll need to tell me more than just type of car, or the name given by its builder. You'll also have to give me either the builder's name, the shop it came from, or what kind engine motivates it.
Enjoy!
Bill Neumann1932 Ford Roadster / pnegyesi
Barris Mercury Super Marauder / Paul Jaray
Ken Kveseth's '27 Model T 5-Window Coupe / Joćo
Dick Bertolucci 36 Ford Cabriolet / Ray B.
1961 Chevy Impala "Cheemer" by Lars Lindberg / neilshouse
The Alexander Brothers' "69er" 32 Ford / Paul Jaray
Bill Cushenbery Marquis 56 Ford / Paul Jaray
Otto Ryssman's Rocket / Scott Miller
Dave Cunningham's 40 Ford / Ray B.
Greg Gammack's 1923 Model T Roadster with a 1956 Chevrolet V-8 engine / Tom_I
Tony Ivos T-Bucket Hot Rod / Ray B.
Roy Delaney's 1947 Chevy / Ray B.
