Hot Rods Todays messed up takes on how hot rods were in the 1950s n 60s

7 words can define all the pages.

"You know it when you see it."

 

My limited brain capacity can’t comprehend claiming you like modified rides but stoped participating or attending shows because ya don’t like some of the rides that show up.
I hope I never end up that sad.
But the poodle skirt music. that crap sux.
That’s probably my only car show complaint. But I’ll drive my fake, poser, rusty beater crap to shows regardless.
I’m not apologizing if my style ride is the reason you won’t show up. Not my problem.
I’m the fat guy with the big grin having a ball.

 

Nope, the only thing we used them for was to keep the lifters from falling into the oil pan!

 

"But the poodle skirt music. that crap sux.:

And why does the volume have to be so loud. Now when several of us "oldsters" go we park away from the DJ and close to the pota-potties.
Paul in CT

 

I have to say that back in the day it wasn't how the
Car looked like it was How fast it was.
I hung out at a place called Harveys` on Northern Boulevard
it was a drive in restaurant and the girls were Nice!
If you came in with you Car & wanted to Race the Fasted Guy
there You Had to run the 50 Fordalac first it was a ford/cad engine
if you beat him then you ran me 50 merc if you beat me than you ran
the top dog it was a Buick with a Supercharger on it
across the street was a place called Treasure Island were the motorcycle's
were That was back in the Day!

just my 3.5 cents

live learn & Die a fool

 

I know, RIGHT? Holy crap.

But also... three words:

Betty Frickin' Boop!!!

Holy hell, may as well put a neon light up her nose, wrap her ass in "train-car diner" stainless steel, cover her in red Naugahyde, shove her into a coca-cold cooler, and stuff the whole works into a teal and white '55 Chevy and park everything on a black and white checkered floor!

Oh... wait... That is EVERY car show EVERYWHERE!

 

Getting back on topic.

The thing I think that most people do is over-restore things. Guys on here tend to waterjet parts or CNC new brackets that are within a .0001” tolerance. Beautifully TIG welded, stack of dimes etc.

I marvel at the skills used now to create “new” old cars. I feel like a total hack. Nothing wrong with using these types of machinery, just not really accurate.

With that said, I have restored a few old survivor cars and the skill set was pretty crude back in the day. Most builds were created with an Oxy-Acetylene set and basic hand tools.

I’m not a total 100% period correct builder so I can’t throw rocks. I just made a few observations.

 

personally I like old shit
I always have
must have been the way I was raised
always had antiques in the house, most had stories attached
I have the mid 1800's kitchen clock my great grandmother brought across the Oregon Trail in a Conestoga wagon for example.
I like creating and building shit
its only natural my hobbies include building old cars.
I never try to recreate the past, I just like some of the stuff of the past.

fwiw while my last three builds may primarily incorporate pre '65 parts,
they are not on the Traditional Hot Rod forum,
they are not pure in style or composition.
they are built to fit my style.

 

You know what really burns MY ass .... a flame about waist high

 

Paul's comment x 2.

 

That’s a good point.

I almost forgot about old posers.
I’m fine with those as well.
There’s enough room for all the posers in the car world.

 

Customs: Bill Burnham in one of his "Bill's Eye" columns pointed out that if spot lights came on cars that would be the 1st thing taken off...

 

Definitely one of the coolest antique shops around, lets see how many claim, that the name of the town "PUYALLUP " isn't spelled correctly ! Your bucket T, looks great in front of the store !

 

A couple pics of a T I used to own and some pic's from the late 50's and 60's of it from the previous owner.

 

Your pics don't show .

 

It's always fun to watch a new-to-the-area TV talking head mangle the pronunciation of Puyallup on-air... LOL.

 

So help a non-Washingtonian out, I’d always heard it pronounced “Pie-wall up”.

 

I've always said it PUALLUP

 

It's poo-yal-lup. The U isn't silent which is where most go wrong... Puy isn't the same as Guy.

I grew up there, so I'm a native.

 

Cool, if I ever am in the area and ask directions, I may not be sent on a round trip to nowhere

 

I sure didn't mean to derail this thread.

My point was that I respect what was and the ones that lived it
I see no point in pretending to live in that time.

 

So now it is down to the perception of “era correct” tools and methods and a new build using modern tools is somehow not authentic. Really? I am pretty sure that lathes, milling machines and heli-arc welding are old school, at least they were in my high school shop classes in the early ‘60s.

 

This is all too much.
Where's my prunes??

 

I hope the traditional nazi's that are getting a hard on over this thread are also building traditional houses, complete with traditional lead pipes, 40 amp service, and asbestos insulation, because living in anything less isn't a real traditional house... They should also not be on this board as they shouldn't be using modern advancements in their life like the internet.... blasphemy...

For real guys... be happy other people on this earth share some similar interests, but don't get your panties in a bunch if it isn't 100% to your liking or how you so vividly remember it. Hot rodding is an ideology, not a specific formula. If it were a simple formula, i wouldn't want a part of it as there was no room for personalization and creativity.

 

Might want to edit that “N” word.
The bosses don’t like it.
true traditionalists would be corresponding via snail mail
But one thing that will always be traditional ….bitching

 

How many guys do you think had access to or owned equipment like that. As been stated most guys had a torch and maybe an arc welder. I graduated in 62 and my metal shop certainly didn't have the equipment you mentioned

 

If you welded with T.I.G. in High School in the early 60's you were damn lucky as they did not become readily available to the to the race car world or anyone else outside the Military until the very late 50's, even Indy car chassis and air frames were all gas welded in those years. I think Smokey Yunick was one of the first builders to use T.I.G. around 1958.

 

Taco bell does the trick also.

 

I'll never have a traditional hotrod. I can afford a starter car, I just can't afford all the pre-65 tools needed to build it right. And at 76 I'm not sure I have time to learn how to use them either.