What was your first hot rod?

Nothing newer than 1960 please.
Really want to keep this thread in the 30's 40's and 50's cars and trucks.
I guess bikes would be okay too.

 

In 1951 I bought a 30 A cpe for $25.00..cut the top off,channeled it and installed a v-8 60.....Looked like todays R Rods.......Not a pretty sight to say the least...

 

Don't know if this would necessarily be a hot rod or not (it was to me then!), but the vehicle I'd call my first hot rod was a 1950 Ford Club Coupe that had a modded V-8 flattie, with a 3-speed and O/D. Had the coolest-sounding exhaust on it - dual exhaust with the old-style Thrush straight mufflers and chrome tips. It had the single carb on it. But, it had a mild cam in it that really woke it up.

Owned it for one day...not because of a wreck, though. I was 17 when I bought it for just $300 from a neighbor up the street. I had cash that I had saved for a different car that I wanted ('64 Impala), but this deal was too good to pass on. So, I drove it home and parked it in the driveway, anxious to tell my Dad what a stellar deal I made on it. Plus, HE had a nearly identical car in 1954; same color and everything! A guy drove in the driveway as I was cleaning some stuff out of the trunk, and asked if it was for sale (the FS sign was still in the window),and I said I'd just bought it, but said that $1,500 would let it go! Of course, this guy said nothing, but reached into his pocket and paid me $1,500! Well, shit. He came back just as my Dad got home, and he drove the Ford home with his wife following. Dad asked abouth the car, and I told him the story. He congratulated me on my business prowess, and took a hundred from me in the process!

Me? I went over to where the Impala was and bought IT!

 

1963. Model A frame, axles, brakes(!), 27T tourer body, no guards, 1934 V8 motor and trans. Foam squabs with leopard covers. Brush painted black with straight pipes. Rough as guts.

 

1954 Ford F-100. 351/C4. Ugly yellow paint but was fast...

 

Hell yea Daddy-O!!!

 

My first one was a 1953 Merc 2DR hardtop with a 430ci lincolin motor, a real scary ride. I worked in a wrecking yard at the time(1961)and parts were no problem. Wish I had some of the cars I helped scrap out.

 

In 1991 I got a complete but disassembled 1946 mercury 10 shot years later i was able to drive it

 

56 ford truck got it when I was 15 and drove it home.

 

The 1951 Ford that I am selling right now, owned it for the last 29 years.

 

First car? Hot rod?
Probably the 36 Chevy sedan.
Paid $50.00 way back when- lawn chair for a seat (pipe clamps holding them down). No mufflers, Brightest yellow you ever saw. Mom hated it but hell- she hated all my cars back then.
Looked like this but not near as nice.
I'd like to have it today.....for 50 bucks!

 

34 Dodge sedan running 265 Hemi (Aussie 6 cylinder) aand 3 spd. Swapped it out for 318 & auto (dumb) then swapped that for 360 & auto. Then I sold it due to a business failure. Pissed me off. Neat car.

 

When I was 14 I bought a '51 Merc. That I sold when I was 18.

What an idiot.

 

1959 Ford panel. Bought it at the Colorado springs Police impound auction for $225.00 10 years ago. Fixed a few dents-rustoleum satin white paint-safety red steels and polished dog dish caps- muffler-tires
drove it for three years and sold it for $3000

 

I bought a 32 Ford 5 window in 1960 for $75.00. Had it for about 3 years. Put in a tired old flathead and had a lot of fun. Too bad there aren't deals like that any more.

 

54 belair with hopped up 6 in a row...white tuck and roll and lots of good memories

 

my '31 roadster that I have now, prior to that it was muscle cars......

 

when I was 17 in 1970, had a 27' tall t with 54 lincoln running gear. wide whites, cad. bullet tail lights.

 

47 (or 48) Merc coupe - all grey with stock interior, nice V8. Bought it from a couple of old folks (of course I was only 14+ at the time - they were probably all of 35 or 40).

First thing was dual exhaust, next was floor shift at same time that the hubcaps came off - and were replaced with Chrome reverse wheels and baby moons. That used up every stinkin' dime I had...so that was my driver till I turned 16.

dj

 

mine was a 54 ford. it was nosed,decked frencehed head and tail light with shaved handles. also lowered 3 inches allround. i still own this car. it looks almost nothing like when i first got it but i still have it. john

 

'57 Chevy that I bought with my sister and brother (sorry no pics!)

 

56 panhead hardtail custom bobber.
it was the first bike i ever built from the groud up.
i really miss the hell out of that bike.

 

67 Camaro SS

 

56 chevy 210 2 dr hardtop still got it.....

 

Got this in 2nd grade lol...drove it in high school at 17, I'm 21 now
-Dean

 

55 Bel Air, 235 , 3 speed, India Ivory and Tropical Turquoise, Bought it when I was 17, Had to title it in parents name,They sold the car for $150

 

55' chevy pickup(avatar) still have it and dont plan on losing it!

 

52 Chev 2 door sedan in 1983, had a 327 powerglide and a 55 chevy rearend with 4:10 gears, was a lot of fun for a 19 year old

 

A black primered '56 Chevy I bought for $15.00 in '62 when I was 16. 4-Door with a 235 & three on the tree. No brakes or tires, but I learned how to install new lines, wheel & M/C and bought four used tires at the local junk yard. I installed a floorshift and called it my hot rod.

I drove it for a year, but never took a picture of it. Sure wish I had......................

 

No joke, when you are a punk kid with no money, you take what you can get. Would you believe I had a 1959 Fiat with a flame job?