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Originally Posted by V8 Bob
According to Dean Batchelor (from his book "The American Hot Rod", no concrete evidence was found suggesting the exact date, but believe the first usage of "hot rod" wasn't until after WW11.
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I recall reading that as well. I may be off the mark, but I thought I recall reading it may have come from the translation of a word the G.I.'s picked up over seas. Didn't some of the G.I.'s hop up their Jeeps on some of the islands?