Editing Car tuning (section)

==Origin==
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Since their invention, cars have always been subject to modification. Most of the earliest cars were made individually by hand and not by a factory, and as such there was little meaningful distinction yet between factory, custom and [[Automotive aftermarket|aftermarket]] changes to a car. However, as mass production of cars began to rise, this distinction emerged. Some of the earliest examples of cars modified from their original specifications for improved performance were cars modified for [[Auto racing|racing]] or [[off-roading]]. In the early 1900s, some of the most popular cars to modify for racing were [[Ford Model T|Ford Model Ts]] and [[Ford Model A (1927–1931)|Model As]], often modified to race on dirt tracks and dry lake beds.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Conwill |first=David |date=2020-01-23 |title=A Brief History of Hot Rodding |url=https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/a-brief-history-of-hot-rodding |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208064729/https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/a-brief-history-of-hot-rodding |archive-date=2024-02-08 |work=Hemmings}}</ref> Some of the earliest dedicated offroad vehicles were made using the [[Kégresse track]] system, starting in the late 1910s, which affixed tracks to an ordinary car in place of the rear wheels for improved off-road traction.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stanislav Kiriletz |url=http://www.home.no/migreg/norsk/kiriletz.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081231031708/http://www.home.no/migreg/norsk/kiriletz.html |archive-date=2008-12-31 |website=MIG-registeret |language=no, en}}</ref>

The term "tuning" has been in use throughout most of the 20th century to refer to the maintenance and modification of various mechanical systems on a car's engine, with "[[Service (motor vehicle)|tune-ups]]" being a common service offered by mechanics. The terms "tuning" and "tuner car" began to rise in popularity in the United States in the 1980s and 1990s to refer to the rise of people modifying foreign cars, typically Japanese cars. This was contrasted against the previously predominant culture of car customization that grew primarily around customizing domestically produced American cars.