Although I absolutely suck in the water, I've been enamored with surfing just as long as I have been with hot rods. As I've written in the past, there has always been a correlation between the two for me. I guess it's passion... or freedom... or s... <BR><BR>To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here.
Cool pics. I've also always admired surfing, but have never taken it up. I tell people I'm a terrible swimmer, but an excellent drowner. I do however participate in the land version - skating and have recently switched mainly to longboarding. I've actually been thinking of sticking roof racks on my car to carry my longboard or perhaps a surfboard. I'll actually be moving back to the beach eventually (right near Ron Jon's) so I probably should learn how to surf or least swim well enough to keep afloat.
thats whats so great about southern california, its where both hot rodding and surfing got a start, and before all of those terrible beach blanket movies, surfers were considered just as hardcore and outcast as hotrodders (discovering uncrowded, previously unridden waves just as easily as it was to find a deuce roadster), if only we could have been so lucky to live in such a time. im both a hotrodder and a surfer, and couldnt imagine any better lifestyles.
Probably from Kiwi Kev & hemi ... they posted those pics in the "Surfer Style Wagons" thread HERE & HERE.
1968- Newport Beach Our boards fit in the back, sideways and between the seats, no need for a rack...
Do you still have your Pie truck? I have seen you post it several times, and I have to admit, I love that thing!
Well, I think they were surfing in Hawaii long before hot rodding in SoCal got started, but your point is well taken. The two seem to go together very well.
I have no vintage surf vehicle pics, but on a side note here is a link to a movie that I just saw last week that, in my humble opinion, is one of the best surf documentaries I've ever seen (and I've watched a lot of surf movies). I highly recommend it to anyone interested in surfing. http://www.chasingthelotus.com/indexa.html Here's the trailer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDIoTn2Ny9U
Cool stuff. If you're interested, there are some awesome, vintage surfing photos in the Google LIFE Magazine archives. 1961: 1971:
These guys (surfers) generally don't care about the transportation, just as long as it gets them to where the waves are. If it's a cheap old jalopy and it runs, ok. The cool old cars that we see here, are for the most part, what has been cheaply available in days gone by. Billabong, a large local surf company gets it's Reps cars (current model) serviced and repaired at my work. Without exception they are a disgrace! The surfers that I know couldn't care less about turnin' wrenches, or even keeping their cars tidy.
I'd love to have a Dewey & Weber longboard for my roof, but the 'Nomad' roof just don't look right with a board rack on it...
The Surfing culture is One of the many reasons I moved back to SOCAL . Hot Rods and Surf Culture...now that is pushing it over the limit. This goes on every year. So there is ton of photos. http://www.socalbeachmag.net/2006wavecrestencinitas.html
dunno how this ended up here in Minnesota but it will be toted around on my 32 sedan.. SURFING THE LAND O LAKES
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