What famous car made the biggest impression on you?

Amen!

 

Any 41 Willys coupe body for $100, WOW. It hard to imagine there was ever such a time. Know of any more?

 

Dave Hales of the S&S Team paid $25.00 for his when he got it. Those were the days

 

If i saw a willys for 25.00 i would would fall over and die

 

The Chizler on it`s 200 mph plus pass.Alton Il, 1960

 

Yeah, I'd have to say this one. Grandpa always had some cool car around, so ALL old cars were "normal" in our family, but CadZZilla? Yeah, that was the stuff.

I STILL have my poster, somewhere....

 

the super bell coupe

 

The fastest car in the valley!

 

I love The Defibrillator. The two guys that teamed to build it, Bob Biehler and Larry Foss, deserve great respect for their artistic talents and as just plain good guys!

 

The California Kid was the epitome of hot rod, but Duane Spencer's deuce, Pierson's Coupe, ............................
I love 'em all

 

BA car too!

 

Milner's 32 Ford, Bob Falfa's 55 Chevy, "Toad's" 58 Chevy and the Batmobile.

 

The Kenz & Lesle 777 Cougar Funny Car at a match race in Denver in 69

 

"sleep at violet springs" Good plug and the only decal I'm running. (Hot Rod) from age 4 on to this very day.

 

I don't even know what year the car was and it was already rotting into the ground at my Grandparents camp in New England when I was 5 or 6. It was a Stutz Bear Cat Roadster. I can still remember sitting behind that round glass drivers windshield cranking on the wheel and pulling on leavers thinking I was the fastest driver in the world.

 

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang-a hot rod that could fly.

 

OH MAN . ohio George , don nicholson , grumpy jenkins , stone woods & cook ,

Jackie Barrone , 32 roadster no.branford ct 1958 .

i,m done for now my brain can't stand this many decisions

 

Sy Gregorich's 55 Crown Victoria & the Dodge Deora. Both cars built by the incomperable Alexander Brothers.

 

Born in So. Cal in the early 40's. I grew up with many of the cars listed, either on the street or on the strip. most of the impressions were never famous. but Ivo's T on the cover of Hot Rod aug 1957 hit me real good.

lot of famous shops in the area built some bad ass cars that never hit a magazine.

The single car that ruined me for life was Bob Porters 32 3-window. after Bob got it from Doyle Gammel he turned that duece into the baddest driver on the street. it was 365 day a year sole transportation. L88 big block 4 speed vette rear end. ran mid 120's in street trim. even used it as TOW CAR for his race car.
I spent time behind the wheel and have never thought of owning any other Duece in the world

 

A local car for me .........Pure Hell

 

Keith Weezner's shoe box. I have been addicted to these cars since I first saw his in print.

 

This one! Well famous to me!

 

I would have to say Watsons grapevine the first edition....buddys dad had a blown up pic on his shop wall when we were young, been bit by the custom bug ever since

 

California Kid and Milner's coupe

 

The Rompin' Redskin at 75-80 dragstrip...circa summer of '63...

 

Zz top eliminator coupe

 

I was blown away by the attention to detail. It was the first time I saw what a car build could be. The Hot Rod cover is the only picture I could find.

 

voodoo larry's voodoo psychosis

 

Lil John's T sedan. Built the model as a 12 yr old, then got a ride in it at 75' Memphis nationals at 13. Didn't get any better for a kid! For those younger than I, that would be John Buttera.