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A stripped-down jalopy gutted for speed by kids who feared boredom more than death.
originBorn from 1930s teens hot-rodding old Fords
dry lakesRacers chased records on California's flat lakebeds
the nameLikely short for hot roadster, stripped for velocity
engine swapBuilders cram huge V8s into tiny bodies
cultureSpawned drag racing and entire car magazines