Hot Rods Lil' Deuce Coupe

Something very odd to me about this photo.

 

odd isn't the word I'd use...I have no idea why he would put that there

 

Odd as in? Something on the car or?

Edit:..you guy's a quick.. that's why i asked about something ON the car..
It sticks out like a sore thumb..

 

I hope this doesn't go in the wrong direction, I guess it is more of a why question.

 

I was fortunate enough to eat breakfast with Mr Chili Catalo a few times before his death. He was friends with 3 Deuces ... ( fellow HAMB member ). We at the Nationals a couple of times at the same time and got invited over.

He was a very nice guy and quite humble about his famous 32 3W.

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I noticed that a long time ago when I saw i on the cover of Hot Rod (many years after it had been out). Have the issue around somewere

 

I've never noticed that. Strange.....

 

I hope it doesn't either. i noticed that too a long time ago and always wondered why as well.

 

Since he's dead and we don't know, lets just leave it at that. Anything else would be speculating.....

 

the restored car now has an iron cross there.

 

I think you are right Mazooma......how about somemore photos of the car......If the mods think this should go is OK with me......it just seems strange.

 

There's probably a very innocent explanation. That symbol has been widely used in many, many cultures, including Native American. Check the ""Wickpedia" if you want to see an example of such a use.

 

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Thats true....BUT, that car was built just about 13-14 years after the end of World War II, which, you would think, would make a swastika "off limits", even if you were using it for a reason other than the Nazi version.
If the image is disturbing to some today, I would think that in the late 50's it would have been really offensive, especially to all the veterans who had fought in the European Theater.

I, too, think it was either for another reason or was unintentional in its possible offensive nature. That said, it was still a bad idea....

 

I talked to Chilis son a few years back when I had Hot Rod Vintage Parts.com.He called me looking for some clear blue plug wire for the car when he was restoring it..and we talked about the Swastika..it was some So Cal local Surf thing at the time and originally that wasnt a sign for Nazi Germany...anyways..he wasnt a NAZI or anything weird like that..

 

Back then Swastikas were everywhere.
Remember German type helmets for bikers?
It was the sign of a rebel of sorts.
I'm sure he wasn't a Nazi sympathizer.

 

no big deal,they were everywhere on the 60s....surf nazis,bikers, I think Roth even used them in a couple of his drawings...........now we gotta act all PC..........The car stands on its own merit Didnt Barris claim to do a bunch on the car??

 

Maybe it's a case of someone putting it there for pure shock value, just to piss people off... and then it made it onto a magazine cover!

Why it's there is less puzzling to me then why no one at the magazine caught it and blacked it out or something...

 

The Swastika was a good luck symbol centuries before the Nazi's got a hold of it. Hitler was into the occult big time. I don't think the real objection to Swastikas started in the US until the last 20 or 30 years. They haven't been able to show the symbol on box art for models of Nazi aircraft for a long time in Europe. Same here now. Even the decals are printed in halves or not at all.

 

I saw some in iron railings on some buildings in Sigon Viet Nam in 1971. Thought it was strange then too.

 

Not to be OT, but theres a couple houses in Spokane that has a swastika logo in brick on the chiminys. Houses were built 20's or earlier.

 

The manhole covers in Concord, NC have a swastika on them or did ad least up until a while back. Never was given an answer but I'm sure it wasn't for the political party but more along what seesko said. Although those Beach Boy fellers certainly looked the part of the Nazi youth party!!! Just kidding.

Nice eye Royal.

 

The manhole covers in Concord, NC have a swastika on them or did ad least up until a while back. Never was given an answer but I'm sure it wasn't for the political party but more along what seesko said. Although those Beach Boy fellers certainly looked the part of the Nazi youth party!!! Just kidding.

Nice eye Royal.

 

Why is that all my posts are coming up double!!!

 

I pretty sure you're on to something with the surf nazi thing. I remember that kind of stuff growing up in San Diego...

 

They were ahead of the Beatles on that subliminal message stuff more than we knew.

 

May just be the shock factor just like Jessie James with his bike uses the Maltese cross he just thought it looked cool and it was on the front of a fridge in a shop he used to go to as a kid no bad intentions just cool looking

 

What are you talking about man