Details: This is a brand new refrigerator magnet that has a distressed or weathered design, giving it a vintage look. It shows a hot rod and the text reads 'American Hot Rod Garage. Street Rods, Muscle Cars, Classics.'
Hot rods are typically American cars with large engines modified for linear speed. The origin of the term 'hot rod' is unclear. One explanation is that the term is a contraction of 'hot roadster,' meaning a roadster that was modified for speed. Another explanation is that the mufflers were exposed and thus there was a 'hot rod' or hot muffler neck when the vehicle was running. Open roadsters were the cars of choice to modify because they were light. The term can also apply to other items that are 'souped up' for a particular purpose, such as 'hot-rodded amplifier'.