With the demand for straight-axle gassers lately, we are proud to bring you this movie classic from 1979 -- Hot Rod a.k.a Rebel of the Road.

 With the demand for straight-axle gassers lately, we are proud to bring you this movie classic from 1979 -- Hot Rod a.k.a Rebel of the Road.

Hot Rod (1979) (a.k.a. Rebel of the Road), a made-for-TV movie, starred Gregg Henry, Grant Goodeve, and Robert Culp. The plot in this one has hero Brian Addison (Henry) heading to the fictional Munn's Rootbeer Drag Race Nationals held in Lyons, California (the racing scenes were filmed at Fremont, CA).