Glossary / General

stock car

10 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

Stock cars are race cars that look like regular cars you see on the road. They are made for racing but still have some parts that are similar to the cars you can buy in a dealership.

Technical Definition

A stock car is a type of automobile that is built for racing and is based on a production car. These vehicles are modified for performance but retain many of the original features of the production model.

Hear It Discussed

"Soandthatwasstock,I'msure,fromthefactory. [365.1s] Becausethislookslikeacompletelystockcar. [367.5s] 1941StudebakerCommanderprobablyhasgotaspinelesssix-cylinderinit,wouldbemyguess."
Recalls And Real-World Car Values In Wheel Time Podcast: Your Go-To Automotive Talk Show 06:05

"Built steam shocks, really, really nice build, but looked like a stock car."
🏎️ 🏁 Brad Phillips on The Great Race, Cross-Country Ferraris, and Vintage Porsches To All The Cars I've Loved Before: Classic Car Restoration, JDM, and Automotive History 56:02

"When we see some of the early drag cars with slicks on them, they are most certainly stock car or at the time so-called track racing tires as they were referred to in the 1950s..."
Slicks: The Sticky History of the World's Fastest Racing Tires The Dork-O-Motive Podcast 04:11