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Tim liked OL 55's post in the thread Hot Rods BChrismer's Survivor '40 Ford Convertible.
Several years in a row in fact! [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Oct 19, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Tim liked mohr hp's post in the thread Event Coverage Tell about your long trip in a pre-war hot rod!.
[ATTACH] Not prewar, but pretty bold on my part. In 2005 I spent 9 months resurrecting a "behind the barn find" '53 Studebaker, which I...
Oct 19, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Tim liked alchemy's post in the thread Event Coverage Tell about your long trip in a pre-war hot rod!.
As a kid, multiple long trips in the back seat of a chopped 33 tudor from the middle of Iowa to Nationals in Memphis and St Paul,...
Oct 19, 2025 at 1:07 PM -
Tim liked lothiandon1940's post in the thread Event Coverage Tell about your long trip in a pre-war hot rod!.
....Surely hate when those steering wheels come loose.:rolleyes:
Oct 19, 2025 at 1:04 PM -
Tim liked 32fenderless's post in the thread Event Coverage Tell about your long trip in a pre-war hot rod!.
About 10 years ago i was able to buy a hot rod back that I had sold in 2000. It’s a 41 Willys pickup that I finished in ‘95 and had out...
Oct 19, 2025 at 1:04 PM -
Tim liked 1971BB427's post in the thread Event Coverage Tell about your long trip in a pre-war hot rod!.
My longest trip was just one day's drive each way; about 8.5 hrs. non stop. Just stops for food and gas here and there. My '39 Chev had...
Oct 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM -
Tim liked Algoma56's post in the thread Event Coverage Tell about your long trip in a pre-war hot rod!.
My wife and I drove our Model A roadster from our home in Ontario to Spokane, WA in 2 weeks. Mid 60's 225 Buick V6 and Turbo 350 was the...
Oct 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM -
Tim liked Michael Ottavi's post in the thread Event Coverage Tell about your long trip in a pre-war hot rod!.
Quite a few years ago I wondered how fast my 32' fiver would go so I decided to find out. I live in the Catskills now with plenty of...
Oct 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Tim liked MMM1693's post in the thread Event Coverage Tell about your long trip in a pre-war hot rod!.
In my coupe (avatar) about 900 miles round trip is the most I've done. I've broke down twice in this car, once a valve spring and one...
Oct 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM -
Tim liked RMR&C's post in the thread Event Coverage Tell about your long trip in a pre-war hot rod!.
Been driving my avatar coupe to Bonneville for 30 plus years. 700 miles one way. A few years ago I built a teardrop trailer to have...
Oct 19, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Tim liked ydopen's post in the thread Event Coverage Tell about your long trip in a pre-war hot rod!.
My wife and I took a trip to Big Fork Montana from central Illinois in our Model A. 4,000 mile round trip. Leisurely pace. No...
Oct 19, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Tim liked sidevalve8ba's post in the thread Event Coverage Tell about your long trip in a pre-war hot rod!.
I'll bet Squirrel could speak to this subject.
Oct 19, 2025 at 12:37 PM -
Tim liked Just Gary's post in the thread Event Coverage Tell about your long trip in a pre-war hot rod!.
Specifically: -How far? -How many miles per day? -Alone or with a passenger? -Solo or in a caravan? -Tight schedule or leisurely pace?...
Oct 19, 2025 at 12:37 PM -
Tim replied to the thread Event Coverage Tell about your long trip in a pre-war hot rod!.
Well 46’ isn’t pre war but I’ve taken it seven hours each way and the only trouble I’ve ever had on a trip is replacing a water pump or...
Oct 19, 2025 at 11:36 AM -
Tim replied to the thread Projects Building My First Roadster in San Francisco.
I thought he had exhaust on it when he fired it up with out the body on but I looked at the video and he didn’t. I could have sworn he...
Oct 19, 2025 at 11:26 AM
