A "hot rod" need not be a "classic car" and I'm sure that most Europeans don't know nor care about the nuance that we understand as Americans. They mean "that

A "hot rod" need not be a "classic car" and I'm sure that most Europeans don't know nor care about the nuance that we understand as Americans. They mean "that 5.0 Mustang doing burnouts at 2am" not a '32 Ford coupe.