Keeping this thread alive as it's one of the best on the HAMB........ <a href="http://s614.beta.photobucket.com/user/hotrd32/media/HAMB%20Stuff/29ConwayPub2012.jpg.html" target="_blank"></a>
wow this is the best thread yet it took me almost two day's to read it all im impressed with everyones input im trying to build a 40's period correct roadster for almost 3 years now and just got more motivation thanks everyone!!
Very refreshing to see an A sedan not dragging the ground like the homemade body mounts broke after a poor channeling job! Looks like you are off to a real nice ride there, keep us updated with progress.
Just gone throu the hole thread, what a great thread. The 40´s is my favorit time when it comes to Hotrods...
Yes, I won the bidding on these pics above. I was really hoping to get the channelled '31 roadster pics but missed out, that thing was channelled perfection!
That is the one, such a great proportioned roadster, I am always a sucker for anything channelled. The bumper is a little quirky and a little heavy visually. I have the parts to build a rolling chassis and I may build a similar roadster in the future.
Looks like its got a set of those wacky whitewall spats too. I love the quirkiness of old hot rods even if its not the most visually appealing. Can you tell what the tail lights are from? Its kind of a blurry picture from behind. They kinda look like '41 chev but the bezels look too thin. JohnnyA
I went through the entire thread over the past two days. The amount of inspiration found here can't be measured.
Took out my roadster for my first spring trip... brrr... cold with that snow and ice on the side of the road...
Keepin it alive....my '29 in the Garage..... <a href="http://s614.photobucket.com/user/hotrd32/media/29-Garage-b-w_zps65a5c777.jpg.html" target="_blank"></a>
Some times words are just not enough, am just starting my 32 build and was looking to the forties for inspiration and came to this thread and then to this, WOW stunning
Me too!!!!! BY FAR..... my favorite era was late 1800's through the beginning of WWII. Just blows my mind what a guy could do in a shed with basic hand tools (Harley and Davidson, Henry Ford, etc). There's a pretty funny story about Karl Benz's wife Bertha taking his "motor-wagen" in 1888 on the first road trip to see her mother (supposedly without him knowing). I was stationed at Edwards AFB (Muroc) a ways back, just in time for the first reuniuon. Just incredible to hear the old timer's stories back then about driving out to race with the family..... pulling the car apart to race, then putting it back together to get the family back home. TRUE PIONEERS! This might be a little off topic........ But here is an old Board track/ dirt track car I was involved in displaying a few years ago. Build quality was surprising good for such old "Backyard technology". The firewall was an old aluminum sign. This car was put into storage around the start of WWII and preserved ever since. The guy that owns it has had it since the mid 50's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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