a household term in the 1920s, that quickly disappeared from the cultural lexicon, except for cars that were stripped of fenders and other heavy useless parts that made the car lighter, more aerodynamic, and faster. Could be derived from "Go job", or from some reference to opium, which doesn't make a lot of sense, but everyone seems to bring it up when asked about the word Gow. Anyway, old term, seldom used, but it's a car that hasn't been hot rodded - as that would be big engine, big tires, double, triple, or 10 times the original power. A gow job is just stripped of the stuff it can do without, but doesn't get much bolted on for more power
Why do they call them "Gowjob's"?
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DeleteCould be derived from "Go job", or from some reference to opium, which doesn't make a lot of sense, but everyone seems to bring it up when asked about the word Gow.
Anyway, old term, seldom used, but it's a car that hasn't been hot rodded - as that would be big engine, big tires, double, triple, or 10 times the original power.
A gow job is just stripped of the stuff it can do without, but doesn't get much bolted on for more power
Okay. Thank you for the explanation Jesse. I finally know what that means.
Deletedialog in an old hot rod movie, one character refers to a modification giving it " a lot of GOW."
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