Hot Rod by Barcrest: a road-themed feature board

Hot Rod uses a road layout to organise the upper game. Two roundabouts break up the route, giving the board a distinctive shape rather than a conventional square trail.

The motoring theme continues through the Barcrest cabinet’s artwork. The photograph shows a 20p/£6 setup, with the three-reel game below the road board.

Those two roundabouts are a useful detail when identifying Hot Rod in older arcade photographs. A clear shot of the complete board also makes it possible to distinguish this design from other racing-themed machines without relying on a remembered title.