Editor's note: The predecessors to today’s hot rods were the cars modified by bootleggers during the dark days of Prohibition. Surely their brave drivers had no idea that their habit of stripping down and souping up cars would lead to a phenomenon of coveted racing cars, collectibles and museum pieces. They had a purpose—evading law enforcement—and their faster, more agile cars helped them do just that. So pour yourself an Old Fashioned, raise a glass to the great-grandaddies of the hot rod, check out this collection and get your Hot Rod wallpaper today!