This message board is a forum for TRADITIONAL hot rods and customs.

No. A highboy is a vehicle which sits in the factory position on top of the framerails without fenders. A "lowboy" would be the only slang term for a channeled, fenderless car that I know. It's my understanding that "high boy" comes from it being a "high body" car, and that the "d" just got dropped at some point, kinda like the "r" in "supe job."

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"Hot Rod"?? More like "warm stick"!

 

PREP IT WITH AN AXE,PAINT IT WITH A BROOM!!!
This is the motto of my shop and it fits this place too...Sean

 

Hey Ryan, yep this HAMB is sweet on info, in one post I learned a bunch about tool and how to's, guys like John kelly and Cole and the rest of the tin benders are great to have when your in a jam. Thanks for the HAMB Ryan and the comments to the post.

 

Hmmm, I don't know if I should stay or go. I own a muscle car, BUT, I love the hotrods and kustoms of days gone by. I working on getting a project(waiting for the people to get back from vacation)to work on. I won't say what it is, till I'm definately sure I get it. I'll let ya's all know when I pick it up. later plmczy


PS. Hell I think I'll stay

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"light a candle full of sinners and set the world on fire"

 

If anyone doesn't "get" what traditional is, they should read the rest of TJJ, not just the HAMB. Sorry, just the humble opinion of another newbie......

 

My "car" goes to the extreme ratty ends of Traditional and most lovers of things traditional get queasy just looking at it. It leans toward the ratty side of traditional rodding that isn't embraced by all "traditionalists" in that it isn't finished, doesn't enjoy primer, let alone paint and the engine is tacky with original 1951 dirt and grease....
Just another interpertation of traditional that was in the minority, even back in the late 40's...
But I like it.....

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The right direction. Thanks Ryan!

 

AMEN!, all these o/t and bollox import and to new cars didnt do this board much good, its to hard to focus on the stuff most of us SHOULD come here for
the traditional hotrod and custom things...
when there is to much other stuff to try not to see in the message list

cheers!
Daemon

 

Somehow I think we have been here before....

 

BTTT for those who may have missed it.

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"The backyard strikes again".

 

I am guilty of this and will stop now.

Sorry for wasting space.

 

So, a 66 Olds F85 more door's right on the border. I'm planning on traditional style, scallops, Starburst Moon discs, you know, the whole shebang....worthy of the HAMB or not?

Oh well, still got the '39 to be proud of anyway.

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Beach Party Vietnam, surfing with the Viet Cong, cooking hot dogs with Napalm

 

HillBillytheKid,

The Dead Milkmen are cool, but are they traditional?

 

Thanks Ryan

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Alfster

I thought about being rich but it don't mean much.
Look at Henry Ford, all those millions and he never owned a Cadillac!

 

I guess I'm at a bit of a crossroads. I've read(and re-read)your post Ryan along with the various responses to it and it only leaves me more perplexed.
Without even delving into the boogie-man word,"traditional" what would you consider acceptable topics for discussion:
How to articles
Pix of rods and customs taken no later than 1955
Safety related issues
fill in your own
The one problem(if in fact it is a problem)that I see is this board caters to a wide spectrum of readers who not only share a diversity of age but of musical tastes and bodily decoration(or the lack thereof).In light of this I wouldn't be at all surprised to see an equal diversity of opinions about virtually any subject.
If you felt the need to post this,than I believe that you should set some ground rules for what can or cannot be posted on this site.It's almost like saying,"Now we're going to play a game of(fill in the blank)but I'm not telling you the rules because you should know them already".
That being said,I would like to make a few comments:
I guess I'm as guilty of anyone else on the board of responding to an off-topic post.However I have done so only in the hope of educating somebody so they might not make the same mistake(s)I have made.
I try to contribute information I think will be of benefit to younger members.If someone posts a question I think I can properly answer I will do so.
The car(s)I currently own are probably not considered "traditional" but I enjoy them and hope that others do as well although I will never lose any sleep if they don't.
The cars I enjoy are many;be they "traditional" rods and customs,low riders,antiques,sports cars,muscle cars,VW's,motorcycles,or even imports.
So I guess what it all boils down to Ryan is:If you want to keep the board,"traditional"oriented,then you might want to consider setting down some ground rules;otherwise I fear the o/t posts on tattoos,music,and the like will continue unabated and the membership will decline and rise with the tide.
In respect for your wishes,I will not make or respond to any more posts considered to be off topic.Actually I think it better if I just,"go away"

BTW I see that GERM is being conspicuous by his absence on this post.I wonder why?

Sincerely Ray Smith aka safariknut

 

I agree Ray....nobody seems to know just exactly what Traditional is. No matter what you think the answer is, there always seems to be someone who thinks you are full of it. I agree with your list of wheeled things, but most on this board don't. My favorite car at the autorama this year was a toss up between an almost stock 39 deluxe coupe and the new tbird done by Chip Foose. I know what is traditional to me, and you know what it is to you. Don't leave if you enjoy anything here...what the heck...it's free!!

 

Traditional: (tru-dish-unel) To me would mean rods or customs built by the same parts made in that era. Meaning, using 60's, 50's, 40's, 30's and even 20's parts and not the 2000's version of parts called billet. (never could understand that) if you want shiny...CHROME IT!!!

A traditional custom would be like the cars built by Barris in the 50's.

I hope im right!

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Chopped50Ford
50 Ford Project

[This message has been edited by Chopped50Ford (edited 02-25-2003).]

 

Ya know....Excerpts from(or maybe all of) this post should be part of the user agreement that new members are supposed to read and have to agree to when they sign up. Just my humble opinion.

-Jeff Tanko

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It's an American tradition, like fathers chasing kids around with
power tools.

 

sure PAL,safariknut
my absence on this POST???
come buy my shop sometime to see MY TRADITIONAL lifestyle and what I build,,,

DIE HARD GEARHEAD here,,,, with some knowledge
or RYAN would BOOT me,,,
you ask a QUESTION on here with some INTEREST and I give you an answer.. or ad imput
but if you jerk me off with some GAY CAR.. or the SAME WHAT IS TRADITIONAL QUESTIONS or PHOTOCHOP this and I grow bored
no need to think otherwise,,

I guess I just don't see the need to
have to ask MYSELF or GROUP SEX EACH OTHER to DISCUSS WHAT IS TRADITIONAL,,
I feel comfortable with what I build,,,,

and I don't need to sit here and KISS RYANS ASS,,,
for saying what you are too chickenshit to say when they GAY POSTS come up.....

RYAN ruled it with this quote.....
HE WAS RULER for the WEEK...
maybe you should READ IT.....
cause this is where the POST should HAVE DIED if you had a BRAIN....

"""I'm not gonna get into definitions of what is traditional and what is not. I think any person with reasonable intelligence can do that for themselves."""
RYAN COCHRANE..........

RULER....for the week...

love,
germ

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Well I want to reply to this but dont kow where to start.Maybe this will help bring something to the table.In my family tration or tradional means is to do what we all done for years.You know, put up a green christmas tree, hunt for easter eggs,have a beer on my b-day and stuff like that.This may not be the year era some may chose to box us in with but just keep it simple,straight forward and follow thru with a build plan.Traditional is also a frame of mind too.I think Ryan is correct in setting the record straight and put the HAMB back on track. Heck even as a youngin I knew right from wrong but when I got out of line my dad would put me back on track too.So thats mty 1 and half cents worth.....

 

My christmas tree is chrome , but it is from the 50's so it is traditional !

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www.sacredkarts.org

 

I know im still a newby but ive seen alot of this already, so im sure this wont be the last time this is an issue. I got on on this site to learn and share with guys of the same interest. NOT to look for a dating service or talk about muscle cars, & gold chain draggin crap. If thats what youre into than fine, we all dont have the same interest but please take it else where.

 

Bttt.In case some people missed it the first time.

 

Ryan,

I appreciate this forum you have provided for us and I appreciate the information and friends I have gained from it.

You are doing a great service for this group of people that love traditional cars.

I am just sorry that you have to post this notice every two or three months to keep everyone in line.

Thanks man, Jim

 

I work on my Hot Rods in the dirt, gravel and rain. I don't even have a garage. Been doin it for nearly 50 years. It a fuckin TRADITION to me........OLDBEET

 

Bttt........

Thanks for locking post's lately. They get boring and take up space for learning about cars.

Chris Nelson
Kansas

 

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I work on my Hot Rods in the dirt, gravel and rain. I don't even have a garage. Been doin it for nearly 50 years. It a fuckin TRADITION to me........OLDBEET

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Oh, shit. And how many times did you say, "one of these days, I'm gonna have a garage." This may be a glimpse into my future.

 

This is one of those post that could stay at the top for a reminder.

I'd like to see the jr high mentality post shut down more often.

 

Hurry, some one get old beat a traditional rain coat.been there & done that.even changed transmissions out side in two feet of snow @ 30 degrees. it was so much fun, i never did it again.saved my $$$ and got a garage , but it all took time.

"A dirty mind is a terrible thing to waste"

 

I've dug a hole in a snowbank to crawl under and work on the tranny of my old 58 Superchief, but I didn't do it to be traditional oldbeet. I was just broke, young, and dumb. You suppose if Hirohata had a plasma cutter he would have used it instead of torching and butchering the frame of that lima bean green merc of his?