31% American Icon: The Hot Rod
Network:Discovery
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S01E13 - "Hot-Rodding Now and Tomorrow"
Aired on Jan 18, 2011, 5:00 PM
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American Icon: The Hot Rod takes an in-depth look at the history of the hot rod, a uniquely American automotive creation. The story comes full circle from documenting the birth of this Southern Californian craze in the 1950's to the past decades exotic world of million dollar custom creations to the current resurgence back to the retro, minimalist hot rod design.
Episodes (1 Season · 13 Episodes)
E1
Prewar Street and Dry Lakes Racing
Oct 26, 2010
60 min
E2
Postwar Racing and So-Cal Speed Shop
Nov 2, 2010
60 min
E3
Hot Rod Magazine Wally Parks and the NHRA
Nov 9, 2010
60 min
E4
Drag Racing in the 1950s
Nov 16, 2010
60 min
E5
Bonneville in the 1950s
Nov 23, 2010
60 min
E6
The Growth of the Speed Equipment Industry
Nov 30, 2010
60 min
E7
Hot Rod Culture and the Rise of Customizing
Dec 7, 2010
60 min
E8
Innovation in the 1960s
Dec 14, 2010
60 min
E9
Restoration and Preservation
Dec 21, 2010
60 min
E10
Rebirth of So-Cal Speed Shop
Dec 28, 2010
60 min
E11
The Hot Rod
Jan 4, 2011
60 min
E12
The New Generation of Hot Rodders
Jan 11, 2011
60 min
E13
Hot-Rodding Now and Tomorrow
Jan 18, 2011
60 min
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