Someone who's really into classic cars. Usually the cars are that of the American market, built for speed, used in showcases, and in most cases are extremely rare, and/or have been discontinued.
"Dude, why does Joe have all of those old cars? I mean they're nice and clean but... old and obsolete!"
"That's what Joe does, man. He's really into that kind of thing. He's a hot rodder."
After completing a job at work, one who sits parked in the driveway all afternoon, to the point where the customer calls the 800# because it got kind of weird after 4 hours.
Tech 1 “ i’m gonna sit my ass here and be “Hot Rodding” until 5 o’clock. I don’t want them to put any more jobs on me.
Tech 2 “ it’s 3 o’clock and they still haven’t sent out their stupid OT text yet. I don’t blame you one bit.”