Although I absolutely **** 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 p***ion... 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 ******** 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 do***entaries 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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