Past Gas #245: Hot Rods Were The Original Tuner Cars

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Automotive, Leisure, Comedy, History

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🗓️ 8 July 2024

⏱️ 55 minutes

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This week on Past Gas…it’s the history of Hot Rodding! Hot rod culture might seem tame today, and is probably more associated with baby boomer car shows than rebellious street racers. But the engine building and custom aesthetic work hot rodders did during their heyday not only kickstarted the aftermarket performance and car enthusiast media industries- it also set a blueprint for the countless enthusiasts that have followed. How did it go from essentially nothing to a major influence in car culture? How did it create some of the most ubiquitous racing series? And how does it continue to influence car culture today? Thanks to our sponsors: Get 20% off your first order of Liquid I.V. when you go to https://LIQUIDIV.COM and use code GAS at checkout. With Chime’s secure credit card, you can improve your credit scores all summer long. Get started today at https://chime.com/gas This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/PASTGAS and get on your way to being your best self. More about Show: Follow Nolan on IG and Twitter @nolanjsykes. Follow Joe on IG and Twitter @joegweber. Follow James on IG and Twitter @jamespumphrey. Follow Donut @donutmedia, and subscribe to our Youtube and Facebook channels! Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or using this link: http://bit.ly/PastGas. If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be helpful! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: http://bit.ly/PastGas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:27.6	In March 1952,
0:34.5	1952, the brand new National Hot Rod Association published a promotional
0:38.9	pamphlet called The Hot Rod Story.
0:41.9	The promo claimed Hot Roding was quote natively American as
0:45.6	baseball and existed quote in villages towns and great cities throughout the
0:50.2	United States wherever American youth manifested in in inordinate interest in automobiles.
0:56.5	But not even 10 years prior the term hot rod was derogatory.
1:00.1	The hot rodters it was levied at were considered menaces to society.
1:04.0	It was hard to imagine it would ever go mainstream,
1:07.0	but hot rod culture eventually managed to take the country by storm.
1:11.0	Today hot rod culture might seem almost tame and is probably more associated with baby
1:15.7	boomer car shows than rebellious street racers. But the engine building and custom aesthetic
1:20.6	where hot rodters did during the culture's heyday not only
1:23.6	kick-started the aftermarket performance and car enthusiast media
1:26.9	industries it also set a blueprint for the countless enthusiasts that have followed.
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