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A hoodride is an old vintage car that's been lowered and has original faded or worn paint. In the best case, the car will also have rust and patina. Mismatched panels, dents and missing parts enhance the look because they add more character and originality. Driving a hoodride is about making use of a car everyone else would avoid because it's "ugly" or "beyond repair" and being able to love it for what it is. It's enjoying your car because you built it the way you want, and not how everyone else thinks it should look.

A hoodride is most often an older model air-cooled Volkswagen, but it doesn't really have to be a VW to qualify for hoodride status--It can be any rusty old car.
Shit man... Now that's a real Hood Ride.

The car sat out in a field for about ten years, and lost several fenders. It's a real hoodride.
hoodride by The Sad Emoticon September 9, 2008
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hoot ride 

Any ride in the local area in which smoking marijuana is the primary objective.
Hey man, let's go for a quick hoot ride.
hoot ride by Philly B November 20, 2007
Slammed rusty, patina'd car usually a aircooled VW.
That hoodride Ghia has some sik petina!
Hoodride by Rustisgood December 9, 2008
1. at the party, you go and fill your pockets with beers from the fridge.
2. you see that fool you cant stand and get in his grill and clown his sorry ass.
3.buckwiling, getting krunk, rolling deep, basically, hooriding...
hooride by devdawgula November 29, 2003
"who - ride" a broken and/or visually unpleasant vehicle. A poor mans car in the ghetto. Slang for "hooptie"
Here comes my people in the hooptie muffler draggin
Ain't been in the hooride long
And the 2 liter of Moon Mist is almost gone

Lyrics by Twiztid from "First Day Out"
hooride by Aaron Krenz September 30, 2005
Term used by Air-cooled VW enthusiasts that refers to someone who has no money and no common sense.
"Hey check out my car. It's lowered and has no front brakes."

"Here's a nickel, go buy a clue hoodrider."
hoodride by Mess Wit It March 1, 2007
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