Taking standard production model cars and making them faster as well as more distinctive produced its own look, culture, magazines and music, especially among teenagers, from the 1950s onwards. These were displayed in “shows” among peers and in drag races (racing over short distances from a fixed start, illegal when conducted on public streets). This culture permeates contemporary films like Rebel without a Cause (1955) and the later, nostalgic Grease (1978).