Once
customizing post-war cars caught on, many of the practices were extended to
pre-war cars, which were also known as fendered rods. These fendered rods had
more bodywork done on them. An alternate rule for the obvious had developed.
For a hot rod to be classified as a hot rod, the engine must be located behind
the front suspension. Whereas the customs had to have, the engine placed over
the front suspension. The clearest example of this is Fords prior to 1949 had
Henry Ford's old transverse front suspension, while the 1949 models had a more
modern suspension with the engine moved forward. However, what could be the
first true custom, 1932 Clobes can found in an American Museum
