Jim,an interesting question,I've had my 1940 Dodge since 1971,hotrodded since 1973,notice I said hotrodded but I use the term hotrod & streetrod,to me the terms are interchangeable & mean the same thing tho' in the 80/90's some of the thought police derided the street rod ..

In Response To: Rich, when DOES a hot rod become a street rod? *NM* ()

term as they felt it tended to refer to the high dollar cars, detailed and built with no expense spared.......we all have our preferences...me I detest what I call "crap rods", rusty heaps of crap that supposedly represent a "hotrod" or something from "back in the day".........back in the day no one was proud to leave their hotrod as an unfinished car......yeh sure cars were driven in primer etc but that was only a temporary thing.......not the finished article............the term "Street Rod' is also NOT a new term, I have seen it used in magazine articles from the 1950's without so much as any complaint.......so whats a hotrod or street rod........to me any car can be "hotrodded" but a hot rod OR streetrod is a 1948 or earlier car, modified by the owner to reflect his or her taste..............I'll get off my soapbox now........Andy Douglas

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What's wrong with this picture??? *PIC*
- That is sweeeeeeet! *NM*
- Well, I don't know, but it is interesting the way the firewall was reversed. *NM*
- '30/'31 5-window coupe body with a deuce style windshield/roof, and a stretched deuce frame with independent front suspension *NM*
- When a hot rod becomes a street rod.😎 *NM*
  - Rich, when DOES a hot rod become a street rod? *NM*
    - Jim,an interesting question,I've had my 1940 Dodge since 1971,hotrodded since 1973,notice I said hotrodded but I use the term hotrod & streetrod,to me the terms are interchangeable & mean the same thing tho' in the 80/90's some of the thought police derided the street rod ..
      - Hot rods for racing, and street rods for cruizing? :-) *NM*
        
        I like that argument, cause that means I have 2 hot rods. Well, only one now, as I got rid of one. *NM*
    - I always thought Hot Rods were pre '48 and Street rods were '48 and newer. *NM*
      - There has been that argument as well. *NM*
        
        Pre-war cars with the fenders removed are definitely "Hot Rods". IMHO. Most all cars with fenders up to the eary '50s are "Street Rods" . IMHO. There is no well-defined "line" however. *NM*
      - When the National Street Rod Association was established in 1969, the cut off for Street Rod was 1948 or older. Street Machine was 1949 and newer.... NSRA has since evolved to a rolling cut off of 30 years.
  - Some would say independent suspension does it, others might say "cowl lamps" or "luggage rack" *NM*
- That photo would make a great garage diorama! *NM*