What was the first hot rodders car of choice?

Answer 1

This, from MSN Cars

"Most early hot rods were Ford Model T or Model A roadsters—cheap, plentiful, and lightweight, having no top and only a single seat. Standard procedure was to strip off all nonessential parts—fenders, running boards, ornaments, even the windshield—to achieve maximum weight reduction and aerodynamics. Eventually coupes and sedans joined the ranks. Typically, these heavier models underwent drastic surgery to chop their tops lower and slope, or rake, their windshields backward.

Large rear tires were installed on all hot rods to raise the gear ratio for high speed, while standard-size or smaller tires left on the front helped lower the car and rake it forward to decrease wind resistance. Rows of slots, called louvers, were cut into the hood, body, and rear deck lid for engine cooling and to release trapped air. Sometimes flat aluminum discs were fitted over the wheel hubs for further streamlining. "

Answer 2

THAT WOULD BE THE VERY FIRST CAR THE VERY FIRST HOT RODDER HOT RODDED.............THE FIRST WERE STEAM DRIVEN AND THE MORE PRESSURE THEY MADE THE MORE THEY COULD HOT ROD

Answer 3

1932 Ford, was and still is :)