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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?

00:00 Intro
00:26 Hot Rods Were The Original Tuner Cars
01:52 Liquid I.V.
02:25 Host intros
03:00 What hot rods mean to us
7:18 The genesis of hot rods
12:58 Chime
14:07 Liquid I.V.
15:13 The Flathead V8 and dry lakes racing
25:42 BetterHelp
26:51 WW2 and post-war boom
33:00 The hot rod’s heyday
42:44 Legacy and takeaways
49:31 Listen mail and outro

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Michael Barera
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Bahooka
NHRA
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