The HAMB does a good job of focusing on a specific type of car and if it happens to be what you like then great, if not,then people can get pretty bummed out. Its made me notice a lot more detail on stuff and I really know what I like and dislike. I dont think most people , heck not even all car people will know the difference when you say hot rod,street rod and the god awfull rat rod. To me a hot rod is a era specific car, maybe a 32 ford roadster with a hopped up flathead, no fenders and dry lakes dust all over it, straight out of 1949. It could also be a 29 Ford model A coupe with a more modern overhead valve engine, maybe a cadillac, Y-block, nailhead, or even a small block chevy. Wearing multiple carbs, aluminum 5 spokes and cheater slicks, looking like the car could have rolled right out a high school parking lot on its way to the local dragstrip in 1963. The car might not be finished or painted but it looks like the owner has an ambition to take care of all the details. I see street rods as new cars with old sheetmetal, a pastel blue 40 Ford with full suede interior, AC , stereo, power seats, digital guages, new 2008 fuel injection, ect, built for comfort not style. The rat rod, I hate it, a bunch of junk put together to attract attention. A rolling excuse for a tetnus shot.