Features Corvette hot rods - picture thread

NO-he said it right!!

 

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I saw this for sale on Facebook.

 

I don't know if it's old age, wisdom or pure laziness but for $22,000. I would have to have my head examined to take on that project. I looked up some Corvettes and found this one for $59,000 get in it and drive it home. Could that project be finished in a month or even a year for $36,500 (the difference between the two). I'm just don't have the ambition anymore.

Pat

 

Nice

 

Okidoke

 

Good grief that was a beautiful split window hot rod.

jp

 

Prontito

 

And, there's another reference to "Bill's Garage." I have no idea how many "Bill's Garage" sponsors provided support for racers in the L.A. Basin during the Lion's Drag Strip era but the photographic evidence is proliferating.

c

 

I noticed that too. Either Bill's garage had deep pockets for local sponsorship or he just stuck stickers on cars when the owner wasn't looking

 

I'm reasonably sure that the "Bill's Garage" and "Headers by Doug" notations were both professionally hand-lettered on the car and that leaves me with the impression that the connection between any racer and his/her support system was a little stronger than a "sticker" decal. The "B&M" on the "Hemi Hunter" is a decal although "Sig Erson Cams" is a bit bigger than the run-of-the-mill decal size. As I have mentioned in an earlier post, the Bill's Garage (now, Bill's Dyno) on East Olympic Boulevard in East L.A. was only about a mile from Doug Thorley's muffler shop on Whittier Boulevard and that proximity causes me to draw possibly unwarranted conclusions.

 

Agree, the sneaking a sticker on was an attempt at a joke. Great history there, beautiful car and lettering on it. I love the LA/SoCal race history.

 

Hot rod 70s street car

 

^Saw that '57 in the classifieds. Wish the money tree had more leaves on it!

 

Prontito?! , aye chihuahua!!!

 

Looks like The Rod Shop behind Prontito. This pic is from late 69 I believe. I have said it before probably but that car was one of my favorites to watch. Car pulled the wheels with ease and still ran strong numbers.

 

@loveoftiki, nice shot. I’ve never seen that one before and I wish that I knew more about it.

 

Race Car In Tow
with Connecticut Plates

 

^^^^^^^^WOW MAN, PSYCHEDELIC!^^^^^^^^^^

Pat

 

Far Out Man