Hot Rods Tired of homogenized hotrods

http://hotrodderhistory.com/untold/?album=86&album_ses=1


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http://hotrodderhistory.com/untold/?album=128&album_ses=1

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http://hotrodderhistory.com/untold/?album=191&album_ses=1

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http://hotrodderhistory.com/untold/?album=522&album_ses=1

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http://hotrodderhistory.com/untold/?album=241&album_ses=1

This is an ingenious race inspired...Is the front axle upside down...thoughts?

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At first I thought a roof hatch, but on second thought one of the crew had to be a skinny contortionist and use the window!

This is a great thread and has serious "staying" power- love all the stuff showing up on here.

 

@nitrobrother researched entry to this Hotrod racer and he said it had a split just below the rear hinge that went forward to just above the pipe.

I found a better resolution pic and that is one tight seam...perhaps it was on the passenger side only...

Anyhow if anyone has Hotrod June 1958 we could re visit and confirm...



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Wonder how long they had to discuss the cutting of a hole in the door idea.

 

https://dragracingartist.com/products/when-rat-rods-ruled

I have been snooping for data on this Mighty Mopar with a Ford snout
and found this artist captured the 1/4 miler quite nicely and answered the door question

Quoted from the story accompanying the painting;

"The body was channeled six inches and the drivers door was welded shut. The passenger door was cut off so it would open over those long headers."

Motive power Quoted;

"This painting depicts Buggs qualifying for the A/ Altered class, at the 1957 3rd Annual Nationals in Oklahoma City. He was runner-up at that event, loosing only to Carl Grimes in his Fiat altered. The car normally ran a Olds engine on Nitro, but NHRA had banned the use of that fuel. So for this race, engine builder Wayne Roberts dropped in a injected 392 Chrysler Hemi, which ran on gasoline."

Anybody know if this thing was called a Rat Rod in 1957?

Why?

The****le of this artwork is;

"When "Rat Rods" Ruled !"

Quoted below;

"J.E. (Buggs) Threadgill's "Rat Rod" ruled Oklahoma City in 1957. While this little 33 Plymouth coupe might have been the epitome of a Rat Rod stylistically, there was nothing Ratty about it."

Just curious perhaps the saying is much older than****umed...

I don't like the saying but I am reading this and it makes one curious.



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Hotrods in Dearborne Circa 1963ish





At 2:10 there an older roadster/coupster
and there are plenty of other later model goodies...



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NOT a Rat Rod.

 

I totally agree and the artist David Carl Peters eluded that as well despite the****le so it has me asking those that were around the scene in 57 was this car referenced with others as that. You know its kinda like the F word how old is that.

I suppose if it was it meant ruff around the edges and this was a clean well proportioned machine...



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Thoughts?

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Awesome find thanks Rat......is that from your part of town that background car looks European...the Hotrod is Ford...​

 

BL 4019

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Thank You and Thank You...hey so wheres the Roadster you posted from Argentina...?

 

Mmm Roadster from Argentina!! No roadster from Argentina!! I think you're right would be an European one!!

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Need my Honor back!!

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More!

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Perhaps Austrailia as it has fenders which is a requirement for years there albiet England has fenders to.

 

Your a good man......All systems restored Captain
thats a great bunch of oddballs right back on track...

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Yeah!


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Too nice to Jalopy race wow...



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Not Aussie...New Zealand...

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...t-rods-of-the-50s-60s-picture-thread.1036622/​

 

Very unique!

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More! Fenders too!

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http://www.whitelinedesign.com/shadybowl/history.html
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Dayuumm
soo coool....

Credit to Photographer, Owner


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3 Stunners...





http://www.georgeklass.net/index.html



https://ahrf.com/

Credit to Photographers, Owners



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Hamber @rocknrollratfink's Grandpa Harry and his Hotrod Racer ripping up Santa Ana Strip...


https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...and-speed-racing.868864/page-10#post-12437916

Additional footage courtesy of @Jive-Bomber

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/?p=10788





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