So, exactly which race cars are deemed 'Hotrods'?

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So far the main focus of this discussion seems to be the use of modern engines that are large in CC so more HP can be achieved. Is this the only issue with these cars? It appears that is the stance.

So to keep this going a bit more lets talk about other areas that might cause issues with some. What about gearboxes of diffs from other manufactures is this within the spirit of classic racing???

For example a common gearbox that people use in older cars be it a Ford Escort, Jag, Triumph is a Toyota item or a Toyota diff - is this an issue?

The T&C rules allow gearbox and diff changes so long as the parts are period

Gearbox and overdrive may be changed to another that was available in the same period as the car depicts and must have the same number of forward ratios as standard

So I assume no one has issues with these changes as they might only make the car more reliable which is a good thing + the rules allow these changes.

Or would this make some think of these cars as a "hotrod - in the loose sense as we are discussing here"