Another Chip Channel restoration on this page, and of course it is a Tonka Toy. Restoring them strictly for his own pleasure, mr. Chip (if that's his name) again does a perfect job on this Hot Rod.
Another association with the term "Hot Rod" for me comes from a recent rewatch of the Transformers movies, and involves the robotic butler of Anthony Hopkins. His name was "Ot Rod", since he spoke with this funny French accent just because he liked it. Typically something we humans might do...