The term "hoodride" describes an old car that is mechanically sound but visually falling apart. There is no universally accepted definition but it is usually used in reference to an air-cooled Volkswagen that is lowered and has plenty of rust and patina.
An entire culture has sprung up around this style of vehicle with its adherents usually opting to preserve the ugly qualities of their vehicle rather than replacing or hiding them.
The culture has also established a somewhat underground web presence which includes, but is not limited to, a flickr.com group photo pool, Myspace and Facebook groups, and a few dedicated websites, the most current being hoodrider.com.
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